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Environmental Economics and Policy Courses

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EEP 201: Community Economics
View Course Flyer. Policy analysis of state and local government revenues, services, and private business regulation. Impact on resource use, economic development, income distribution and human values. Prerequisites: None. 3 Credits.
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EEP 255: Ecological Economics
View Course Flyer. Relationship between the economy and the natural environment. Economic organization and sustainability. Economic concepts applied to natural resources and agriculture. Recommended background: EC 201. 3 Credits.
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EEP 260: World Food, Population & Poverty
View Course Flyer. Description and analysis of world food, population and poverty problems. Interrelationships between developed and developing countries. Prerequisites: None. 3 Credits.
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EEP 320: Environmental Economics
View Course Flyer. Analytical methods for evaluating economic impacts of environmental policies and understanding the economic causes of environmental problems. Prerequisite: EEP 255. 3 Credits.
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EEP 404: Public Sector Budgeting and Program Evaluation
View Course Flyer. Structure and finance of government. Approaches to public sector budgeting. Evaluation of output of programs and community services. Impact and multiple outcome analysis. Prerequisites: Tier I writing requirement. Recommended Background: (EC 201 or EC 202) and (STT 200 or STT 201 or STT 315). Restrictions: Not open to freshmen or sophomores. 3 Credits.
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EEP/ABM 405: Corporate Environmental Management
View Course Flyer. Integration of environmental protection and pollution prevention with business management. Economic and strategic analysis of environmental protection. Prerequisite: (EEP 255 or ABM 332 or MGT 315 or MGT 325). 3 Credits.
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EEP 453: Women & Work: Issues and Policy Analysis
View Course Flyer. Current and past quantity, quality of women's labor force participation. Major issues include male/female differentials in earnings, occupations, employment discrimination, laws, especially affirmative action, social policy effects, international issues. Prerequisites: Tier I writing requirement. Recommended Background: (EC 201 or EC 202 or EEP 201 or concurrently). Restrictions: Not open to freshmen or sophomores. 3 Credits.
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ESA/EEP 460: Natural Resource Economics
View Course Flyer. Economics of land and related environmental resources. Production and consumption processes. Resource allocations and scarcity. Market failure and externalities. Market and institutional remedial approaches. Prerequisite: EC 201. Recommended Background: EEP 255 or RD 302. 3 Credits.
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EEP 490: Independent Supervised Study of Topics in Environmental Economics and Policy
In-depth independent study of topics affecting environmental economics and policy. Complementary with previous coursework, adapted to career aspirations. A student may earn a maximum of 7 credits in all enrollments for this course. Prerequisite: (EEP 201 or EEP 255). Restrictions: Open only to Environmental Economics and Policy majors. Approval of department; application required. Fall, Spring and Summer semesters. Variable 1-6 Credits.
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EEP 493: Professional Internship in Environmental Economics and Policy
Supervised professional experience in agencies and businesses related to environmental economics and policy. Recommended Background: EEP 201. Restrictions: Open only to juniors or seniors in the Environmental Economics and Policy major. Approval of Department; application required. Fall, Spring and Summer semesters. Reenrollment Information: A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course. Variable 1-3 Credits.
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