Economics Area

A sustainable balance must be made between economic gain and protection of natural resources. Governments must determine policy and institute laws to provide the necessary protection of natural resources, and provide the guidelines for any development. This Area will provide the students with training in the interconnectedness of economics, policy and development. The students will have the freedom to select clusters of courses suited to their career goals. For example, students anticipating careers in business may select courses related to economics and those planning to go to Law School may focus on policy courses.

Area Requirements

Students who choose Economics as their primary track must take ECO 201 as part of their required 15 credit hours.

ECO 201 - PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS I Credit(s): 3
AEC 302 - AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES Credit(s): 4
AEC 303 - MICROECONOMIC CONCEPTS IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS Credit(s): 3
AEC 305 - FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL MARKETING PRINCIPLES Credit(s): 3
AEC 324 - AGRICULTURAL LAW Credit(s): 3
AEC 326 - PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Credit(s): 3
AEC 445G - INTRODUCTION TO RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS Credit(s): 3
AEC 479 - PUBLIC ECONOMICS Credit(s): 3
OR
ECO 479 - PUBLIC ECONOMICS Credit(s): 3
AEC 483 - REGIONAL ECONOMICS Credit(s): 3
AEC 532 - AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD POLICY Credit(s): 3
AEC 545 - RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS Credit(s): 3
OR
NRE 545 - RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS Credit(s): 3
ANT 225 - CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND GLOBAL ISSUES Credit(s): 3
ANT 311 - ANTHROPOLOGY OF GLOBALIZATION Credit(s): 3
ANT 322 - ANCIENT MEXICAN CIVILIZATIONS Credit(s): 3
ANT 338 - ECONOMIC ANTHROPOLOGY Credit(s): 3
ECO 202 - PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS II Credit(s): 3
ECO 327 - STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING: AN INTRODUCTION TO GAME THEORY Credit(s): 3
OR
MA 327 - STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING: AN INTRODUCTION TO GAME THEORY Credit(s): 3
ECO 365 - SOCIAL ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION Credit(s): 3
ECO 370 - THE GLOBAL ECONOMY Credit(s): 3
ECO 381 - ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS Credit(s): 3
ECO 401 - INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMIC THEORY Credit(s): 3
ECO 410 - CURRENT ISSUES IN ECONOMICS (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
ECO 450G - THE ECONOMICS OF POVERTY AND INEQUALITY Credit(s): 3
ECO 473G - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Credit(s): 3
ENS 300 - SPECIAL TOPICS (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
ENS 395 - INDEPENDENT WORK Credit(s): 1 - 4 (Variable)
ENS 399 - INTERNSHIP IN ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY Credit(s): 3
FOR 280 - FOREST RESOURCE POLICY AND LAW Credit(s): 3
FOR 325 - ECONOMIC BOTANY: PLANTS AND HUMAN AFFAIRS Credit(s): 3
GEO 255 - GEOGRAPHY OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY Credit(s): 3
GEO 285 - INTRODUCTION TO PLANNING Credit(s): 3
GEO 309 - INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
GEO 316 - ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT Credit(s): 3
GEO 365 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
GEO 431 - POLITICAL ECOLOGY Credit(s): 3
GEO 442G - POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GEO 455 - GLOBALIZATION AND THE CHANGING WORLD ECONOMY Credit(s): 3
NRE 201 - INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Credit(s): 3
NRE 381 - NATURAL RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ANALYSIS Credit(s): 3
STA 210 - MAKING SENSE OF UNCERTAINTY: AN INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING Credit(s): 3
STA 296 - STATISTICAL METHODS AND MOTIVATIONS Credit(s): 3
STA 320 - INTRODUCTORY PROBABILITY Credit(s): 3