Students are taught to weigh options and make important decisions concerning the protection, restoration, development, and use of our natural resources. They develop an academic foundation in both the natural and social sciences so as to understand the interactions between human society and our natural or environmental resources.

The major is designed as a blend of the existing majors of Environmental Science and Management and Resource Economics and Commerce.

REQUIREMENTS
All students admitted to the University of Rhode Island are eligible to major in Environmental Economics & Management.

The program requires:
In addition to satisfying general education requirement, students must take:

31-33 credits in the basic sciences
24 credits of concentration courses
12 supporting electives
9 credits in introductory professional courses
9 credits in communication skills
6 credits in free electives

Within the 24-credit concentration, students are required to take:

2 courses in forestry and wildlife
2 courses in water and soil science

for a total of 12 credits in the natural sciences.

Students must also earn a minimum of 12 concentration credits in environmental and resource economics, including:

- Economics for Environmental Resource Management
- Policy and Economics of Land and Water Resources
- Two other courses selected according to the student’s interests.

A minimum of 120 credits is required for the Bachelor of Science degree.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
This major prepares students for professional careers in the public and private sector which address environmental and natural resource management, business, or public policy.

The degree qualifies graduates for employment in government settings, industry, environmental activism, or economic analysis.

Environmental Economics & Management graduates go on to become:

- Environmentalists who discover where regulations and reforms are needed and work to bring about change.
- Politicians who create regulations and policies that will create jobs while protecting the environment.
- Business people who utilize natural resources efficiently and profitably within the regulations.
- Lawyers who examine the constitutionality of national regulations and legality of individual company policies.

FURTHER STUDIES
Environmental Economics & Management majors are well prepared to pursue more specialized study at the graduate level.

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