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Resource and Agricultural Policy in Economic Development
Minor in Resource and Agricultural Policy in Economic Development
Students in the minor in Resource and Agricultural Policy in Economic Development learn how economic analysis can be used to understand agricultural and resource issues in developing countries. Students examine the relationships between food supply, population and world hunger; and between agricultural development, population and the environment. They will investigate the importance of incentives in the exploitation of natural resources and how economics can help inform public policies in developing countries. Students will address questions such as: What population control policies have proven effective? What does economics have to tell us about how to achieve economic growth? What are various approaches to water policy that may improve agricultural productivity in developing countries? This minor is open to students of all majors, with the usual stipulation that no more than six credits can be used to meet requirements of a major and of a minor.
The courses listed below are required for this minor.
AREC 250 Elements of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
AREC 365 World Hunger, Population and Food Supplies
Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
AREC 433 Food and Agricultural Policy
Prerequisites: ECON 306, which has prerequisites: ECON 200, 201, MATH 220
Credits: 3
AREC 445 Agricultural Development, Population Growth, and the Environment
Prerequisites: ECON 306, which has prerequisites: ECON 200, 201, MATH 220
Credits: 3
AREC 453 Natural Resources and Public Policy
Prerequisites: ECON 306, which has prerequisites: ECON 200, 201, MATH 220
Credits: 3
Total Credits: 15
Another AREC course can be substituted for one of the courses listed with permission of the AREC Undergraduate Coordinator.
Declaring the minor:
To ensure appropriate academic advising, students who wish to pursue this minor should inform both the college responsible for their major and the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics as early as possible, but in no case later than one full academic year before the expected date of graduation. When a student has completed all requirements for the Minor, the Department shall notify the student's college, which verifies that the student has met all requirements and officially notifies the Registrar's Office. The completion of the Minor is posted on the student's official transcript only when the student completes all requirements for the bachelor's degree.
In order to enroll in the minor, you must schedule an appointment. Please use the link below.
Make an appointment onlineIf you have questions about the minor, please send an email to Adaire Parker, aparker@arec.umd.edu.
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Last updated: 05/1/2012