Please note that this program has been updated as of the Fall 2026 semester.
Students who entered the program prior to Fall 2026 and are planning to complete the previous version of the program (including the Numeracy/Basic Science requirements) should refer to the applicable listing found in the听eCalendar/Course Catalogue听for that year.
How does economics influence the decisions we make as a society about resource extraction and waste management?
This program focuses on the fundamentals of economics as applied to the effects of economic choices on the Earth's environment, including the economic effects of public policy toward resource industries and methods of waste disposal, and the potential effects of climate change on the global economics. Students will also study an introduction to the fundamentals of earth sciences including minerals, rocks, soils, and waters that define much of the Earth's environment and how these materials interact with each other and with the atmosphere, as well as the effects of mineral and energy extraction on the environment and how industrial waste interacts with solids and liquids in the environment.
Program Requirements
NOTE: Students may take up to 30 credits at the 200 level and must take no fewer than 12 credits at the 400 level or higher. This includes required and complementary courses.
Required Courses (27 credits)
Complementary Courses (27 credits)
Senior Research Project
3 credits from:
(6 cr) (M) (in Barbados)
(3 cr)
(6 cr) (in Panama)
(6 cr) (in Barbados)
* Only 3 credits will be applied to the program; extra credits will count as electives.
Statistics:
3 credits from:
(M)
or equivalent
Economics:
9 credits from:
(M)
Development / Environmental Management
6 credits from:
(M) (in Barbados)
(M) (offered alternate years, in Panama)
* (in Africa)
* (in Africa)
(M)
* (M)
(offered alternate years, May term)
(offered alternate years, May term)
*
听
(in Africa)
* (in Africa)
(offered alternate years, in Panama)
(offered alternate years, in Panama)
* (M) (in Africa)
*Note: You can take ENVB 529 or GEOG 201 but not both; you can take BIOL 451 or NRSC 451 but not both; you can take ANTH 451 or GEOG 451 but not both.
Environmental Resources
6 credits from:
*
* (M)
* (M)
(offered in alternate Winter semesters)
*
*Note: You can take BREE 217 or GEOG 322; you can take ENVB 305 or BIOL 308.