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Environmental and Resource Economics
MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE ENVIRONMENT
Our environment is filled with scarce and finite resources — including clean air and water, fertile land, critical minerals, and energy resources — that are all impacted by human decisions. Environmental and resource economics students are trained to examine and understand relationships between producer and consumer decisions, environmental conditions, climate change, and resource availability in our changing world. Students work to answer key questions that help them identify sustainable solutions for global challenges facing society. How do human behavior and decisions affect the environment? How do resource scarcities, like water scarcity, affect our natural world and our communities? How are people responding to climate change? And how can we innovate and spearhead solutions to overcome those challenges? If you have an interest in solving these questions, building strong quantitative skills, a passion for the environment, and a curiosity to understand human decision making, our environmental and resource economics major is for you.
AREAS OF STUDY
- Resource Economics
- Environmental Economics
- Environmental Law
- Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
- Economics of Biotechnology and New Technologies
- Surveys and Economic Experiments
- Statistical Research Methods
- Agricultural and Natural Resource Policy
- Geographic Information Systems
- Community Economic Development
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Natural Sciences
CAREER OPTIONS
- Economic Consultant
- Environmental Consultant
- Database Management
- Environmental Lawyer
- Public Policy Analyst
- Geographic Information System Analyst
- Peace Corps Volunteer
Economic Resource Service (and other U.S. government agencies)
- Environmental Scientist
- Environmental Protection Specialist
- Natural Resource Educator
- Natural Resource and Environmental Control
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
- Economics
- Resource Economics
- Environmental Law
- Urban Affairs and Public Policy
- Statistics
- Economic Policy Analysis
What’s special about this program?
You can choose to concentrate in either 1) economics of sustainability and policy or 2) natural resource management. Opportunities abound for hands-on undergraduate research experience with UD’s Center for Experimental and Applied Economics. Here, you engage with faculty one on one to learn about their research and how it is affecting the environment. Our environmental and resource economics faculty specialize in experimental and behavioral economics. Our team aims to nurture a diverse and inclusive community to dig into environmental challenges and conduct research that can inform environmental and agricultural policy. After graduation, many of our environmental and resource economics majors choose to pursue graduate programs, including degrees in economics, business, environmental science, and law. Others immediately enter careers in consulting, non-profits, education and government.
“With the tools students learn in our program, they are well positioned to get a job immediately after graduation. Our graduates are ready to tackle important societal challenges, and they have the tools to identify solutions that will make a meaningful impact.” – Leah Palm-Forster, associate professor of applied economics and director of the Center for Experimental and Applied Economics
Get Involved
Ag Ambassadors
Agricultural College Council (AgCC)
Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity (AGR)
Alpha Zeta (AZ)
American Society of Landscape Architects Student Chapter
Animal Science Club
Beekeeping Club
Blue Hen Birding
Collegiate 4-H
Collegiate FFA
Entomology Club
Equestrian Team
Food Marketing Club
Food Recovery Network
Food Science Club
Horticulture Club
Hydroponics Club
Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANNRS)
Pre-Veterinary Club
Philadelphia Flower Show Club
Sigma Alpha Sorority (SA)
Students for the Environment
The Wildlife Society
UNIV101
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First Year Experience |
APEC100 | Sustainable Development
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APEC135 | Introduction to Data Analysis
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APEC150 | Economics of Agriculture and Natural Resources
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MATH221 | Calculus I
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ECON101 | Introduction to Microeconomics
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ENGL110 | Seminar in Composition
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ENWC201 | Wildlife Conservation Ecology
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Foreign Language Course
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University and College Breadth Course
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ECON103 | Introduction to Macroeconomics
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COMM212 | Oral Communications in Business
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ENGL312 | Written Communications in Business
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ECON308 | Banking and Monetary Policy
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STAT200 | Basic Statistical Practice
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Physical Science Requirement
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University Multicultural Requirement
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University and College Breadth Requirements
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APEC429 | Community Economic Development OR
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APEC406 | Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy
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APEC324 | Introduction to Resource Economics
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ECON300 | Intermediate Microeconomic Theory OR
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ECON301 | Quantitative Microeconomic Theory
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APEC343 | Environmental Economics
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Course in the College of Business and Economics
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Physical Science Requirement
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University and College Breadth Requirements |
APEC409 | Research Methods II |
ECON303 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory |
APEC480 | Geographical Information Systems in Natural Resources Management |
Course in the College of Business and Economics | |
Electives |
Sample curriculum - Natural Resource Management Concentration
APEC135
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Introduction to Data Analysis |
APEC150 | Economics of Agriculture and Natural Resources
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CHEM101/103 or 102/104 |
General Chemistry
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ENGL110 | Seminar in Composition
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ENWC201
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Wildlife Conservation and Ecology |
MATH221
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Calculus I |
MATH222 | Calculus II
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UNIV101
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First Year Experience
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University and College Breadth Courses
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APEC100 | Sustainable Development
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BISC207 | Introductory Biology I
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BISC208 | Introductory Biology II
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ECON101 |
Introduction to Microeconomics
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ECON103 | Introduction to Macroeconomics
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PLSC204/205 | Introduction to Soil Science and lab
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Group Requirement
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University and College Breadth Courses |
APEC324 | Resource Economics
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APEC343 | Environmental Economics
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APEC480 | Geographic Information Systems in Natural Resource Management
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Group Requirements
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University and College Breadth Courses
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APEC450 | Topics in Environmental Law
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Group Requirements
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Electives
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University and College Breadth Courses
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