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Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences [B.Sc.(Env.)]

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Environmental Economics and Policy (EEP:C)

Department of Economics, College of Management and Economics

Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, Ontario Agricultural College

Major

Semester 1 - Fall
BIOL*1070 [0.50] Discovering Biodiversity
CHEM*1040 [0.50] General Chemistry I
ENVS*1030 [1.00] Introduction to Environmental Sciences
MATH*1080 [0.50] Elements of Calculus I
Semester 2 - Winter
BIOL*1090 [0.50] Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology
CHEM*1050 [0.50] General Chemistry II
COOP*1100 [0.00] Introduction to Co-operative Education
FARE*1040 [1.00] Intro to Environmental Economics, Law & Policy
GEOG*1300 [0.50] Introduction to the Biophysical Environment
Semester 3 - Fall
ECON*1100 [0.50] Introductory Macroeconomics
ECON*2100 [0.50] Economic Growth and Environmental Quality
ENVS*2150 [0.50] Terrestrial Systems
FARE*2700 [0.50] Survey of Natural Resource Economics
One of:
BIOC*2580 [0.50] Introduction to Biochemistry
BIOL*2060 [0.50] Ecology
ENVS*1050 [0.50] Geology and the Environment
ENVS*2110 [0.50] Earth Material Science
ENVS*2310 [0.50] Current Issues in Earth Surface Processes
ENVS*2330 [0.50] Current Issues in Ecosystem Science and Biodiversity
GEOG*2480 [0.50] Mapping and GIS
PHYS*1070 [0.50] Introductory Physics for Life Sciences
PHYS*1080 [0.50] Physics for Life Sciences
TOX*2000 [0.50] Principles of Toxicology
Winter Semester
COOP*1000 [0.00] Co-op Work Term I
Semester 4 - Summer
ECON*2310 [0.50] Intermediate Microeconomics
ECON*2410 [0.50] Intermediate Macroeconomics
ECON*2770 [0.50] Introductory Mathematical Economics
STAT*2040 [0.50] Statistics I
0.50 electives or restricted electives
Note: ECON*2740 may be substituted for STAT*2040.
Fall Semester
COOP*2000 [0.00] Co-op Work Term II
Semester 5 - Winter
ECON*3740 [0.50] Introduction to Econometrics
FARE*3170 [0.50] Cost-Benefit Analysis
One of:
BIOC*2580 [0.50] Introduction to Biochemistry
BIOL*2060 [0.50] Ecology
ENVS*2020 [0.50] Agrometeorology
ENVS*2320 [0.50] Current Issues in Microbial and Molecular Science
ENVS*2340 [0.50] Current Issues in Agriculture and Landscape Mgmt
ENVS*3150 [0.50] Aquatic Systems
GEOG*2110 [0.50] Climate and the Biophysical Environment
GEOG*2480 [0.50] Mapping and GIS
PHYS*1070 [0.50] Introductory Physics for Life Sciences
PHYS*1080 [0.50] Physics for Life Sciences
PHYS*1130 [0.50] Physics with Applications
1.00 electives or restricted electives
Note: Students who wish to pursue graduate studies in Economics should take the following courses: ECON*3810, ECON*4710, ECON*4810 and ECON*4640.
Summer Semester
COOP*3000 [0.00] Co-op Work Term III
Semester 6 - Fall
ECON*3710 [0.50] Advanced Microeconomics
ENVS*4001 [0.50] Project in Environmental Sciences
FARE*4290 [0.50] Land Economics
1.00 electives or restricted electives
Note: FARE*4290 is taught in even-numbered years.
Semester 7 - Winter
ECON*4930 [0.50] Environmental Economics
ENVS*4002 [0.50] Project in Environmental Sciences
FARE*4310 [0.50] Resource Economics
1.00 electives or restricted electives
Summer Semester (Optional)
COOP*4000 [0.00] Co-op Work Term IV
Semester 8 - Fall
2.50 electives or restricted electives
Restricted Electives

Students in the Environmental Economics and Policy major are required to choose 2.50 additional credits from Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (FARE*XXXX) or Economics (ECON*XXXX) at the 3000 or 4000 level. Students must also take 5.00 additional credits in science courses. A list of acceptable science courses, which includes ECON and FARE courses to simultaneously meet the additional FARE and ECON restricted electives, is available at http://www.bsc.uoguelph.ca/Approved_electives.shtml.

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