All students must complete the SEBS core requirements appropriate for students majoring in environmental and business economics (Areas I through VII below), plus the additional major requirements (Area VIII A below, and one of the options described in Area VIII B below).
Majors must complete all required courses in Area VIII A with grades of C or better. No more than one D is allowed in the option courses (Area VIII B).
I. School Mission: Interdisciplinary Critical Analysis (3 credits)
One 3-credit Junior/Senior Colloquium (See the Degree Requirements chapter for a description of this requirement.)
II. Introductory Life and Physical Sciences
A. Life Sciences (4-8 credits)
01:119:103 Principles of Biology (4) [Note: 01:119:101-102 General Biology (4,4) is required in the food science and management economics option.]
B. Physical Sciences (3-13 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter. [01:160:161-162 General Chemistry (4,4), 01:160:171 Introduction to Experimentation (1) and 01:750:161 Elements of Physics (4) are required in the food science and management economics option.]
III. Humanities and the Arts (6 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.
IV. Multicultural and International Studies (6 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.
V. Human Behavior, Economic Systems, and Political Processes
A. Human Behavior (3 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.
B. Economic Systems (6 credits)
11:373:121 Principles and Applications of Microeconomics (3) or 01:220:102 Introduction to Microeconomics (3)
11:373:122 Principles and Applications of Macroeconomics (3) or 01:220:103 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3)
C. Political Processes (3 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.
VI. Oral and Written Communication (9 credits)
01:355:101 Expository Writing (3) or equivalent
01:355:202 Technical Writing Essentials (3) or 01:355:203 Business Writing Essentials (3) or 01:355:303 Writing for Business and the Professions (3) or 01:355:302 Scientific and Technical Writing (3)
and one of the following:
01:355:201 Research in the Disciplines (3) (See majors' handbook or adviser for suggested topics.)
04:192:220 Fundamentals of Speaking and Listening (3)
VII. Experience-Based Education (3-4 credits)
Each student consults with the academic adviser in planning to meet this requirement. This requirement can be fulfilled with any of the following: appropriate cooperative education placements, approved internships, 11:373:402 Global Marketing (3), 11:373:403 Innovation and Entrepreneurship (3), 11:373:465 Marketing Research (4), or 11:373:491,492 Research Problems, or equivalents.
VIII. Proficiency in Environmental and Business Economics (55-70 credits)
A. REQUIRED COURSES (22-23)
Majors must complete all VIII A requirements with a grade of C or better.
Quantitative Skills (10)
01:640:1__ CALC1 (4)
01:960:285 Introductory Statistics for Business (3) or 01:960:211 Statistics I (3)
33:010:272 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3)
Computer and Information Technology Competence (3-4)
11:373:210 Business Decision Computer Tools (4) or 01:198:170 Computer Applications for Business (3)
Professional Ethics
See VIII B, Option requirements.
Additional Requirements (9)
11:373:241 Introduction to Management (3)
11:373:321 Economics of Production (3)
11:373:422 Demand and Price Analysis (3)
B. OPTIONS (33-44)
Majors must complete all option-required courses with a grade of C or better. No more than one grade of D is allowed in the remaining option elective courses.
1. Business Economics (33-35)
Required courses (12)
01:730:251 Ethics and Business (3) or equivalent
11:373:231 Introduction to Marketing (3)
11:373:341 Management: Human Systems Development (3)
11:373:351 Business Finance I (3)
Electives (21-23)
At least three of the following business/economics courses:
01:220:300 International Economics (3)
01:220:301 Money and Banking (3)
01:220:302 Labor Economics (3)
01:220:308 Introduction to Managerial Economics (3)
01:220:311 Methods of Cost Benefit Analysis (3)
01:220:322 Econometrics (3)
01:220:394 Economics of Capital Markets (3)
01:220:415 Portfolio Theory (3)
11:373:331 Economics of Food Marketing Systems (3)
11:373:352 Economics of Futures Markets (3)
11:373:402 Global Marketing (3)*
11:373:403 Innovation and Entrepreneurship (3)*
11:373:425 Econometric Applications (3)
11:373:451 Business Finance II (3)
11:373:465 Marketing Research (4)*
At least two of the following policy courses:
11:373:323 Public Policy toward the Food Industry (3)
11:373:361 Land Economics (3)
11:373:362 Natural Resource Economics (3)
11:373:363 Environmental Economics (3)
11:373:371 Food Health and Safety Policy (3)
11:373:404 Bioscience Policy (3)
11:374:313 Environmental Policy and Institutions (3)
11:374:314 Human Dimensions of Natural Resource
Management (3)
01:790:237 Political Economy and Society (3)
01:790:305 Public Policy Formation (3)
01:790:327 International Political Economy (3)
01:790:337 American Political Economy (3)
01:790:338 Government and Business (3)
11:374:315 International Environmental Policy (3)
At least two additional courses in environmental and business economics (373), economics (220), or Calculus II.
2. Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (33-34)
Required courses (12)
01:730:251 Ethics and Business (3) or equivalent
11:373:361 Land Economics (3)
11:373:362 Natural Resource Economics (3)
11:373:363 Environmental Economics (3) or 01:220:332 Environmental Economics (3)
Electives (21-22)
At least three of the following courses in problem solving or policy analysis:
01:220:311 Methods of Cost Benefit Analysis (3)
01:220:386 Operations Research I (3)
01:220:395 Law and Economics (3)
01:790:305 Public Policy Formation (3)
01:960:337 Managerial Statistics (3)
11:372:232 Fundamentals of Environmental Geomatics (3)
11:373:351 Business Finance I (3)
11:373:425 Application of Econometrics in Agricultural Economics (3)
11:375:333 Environmental Law I (3)
11:375:409 Environmental Statement and Impact (3)
At least one of the following courses in policy applications:
01:450:140 The Greenhouse Effect (3)
01:450:370 Global and Regional Climate Change (3)
11:373:231 Introduction to Marketing (3)
11:373:404 Bioscience Policy (3)
11:374:315 International Environmental Policy (3)
11:375:301 Environment and Health (3)
11:375:410 Workshop in Environmental Assessment and Impact (3)
11:375:421 Air Pollution (3)
11:628:401 Science in Shoreline Management (3)
11:704:451 Ecosystems Ecology and Global Change (3)
At least one of the following interdisciplinary courses:
01:512:323,324 History of the North American Environment (3,3)
10:975:315 Theory and Methods of Land-Use Planning (3)
11:372:231 Fundamentals of Environmental Planning (3)
11:372:384 A Systems Approach to Environmental and Agricultural Issues (3)
11:375:333,334 Environmental Law I,II (3,3)
11:704:351 Principles of Ecology (3)
Two additional courses in environmental and business economics (373), economics (220), or Calculus II.
3. Food Industry Economics (33-35)
Required courses (12)
01:730:251 Ethics and Business (3) or equivalent
11:373:231 Introduction to Marketing (3)
11:373:331 Economics of Food Marketing Systems (3)
11:373:341 Management: Human Systems Development (3)
Electives (21-23)
Four of the following courses, of which at least three must come from group A:
A. Courses in business strategy/policy
11:373:323 Public Policy toward the Food Industry (3)
11:373:351 Business Finance I (3)
11:373:352 Economics of Futures Markets (3)
11:373:371 Food Health and Safety Policy (3)
11:373:402 Global Marketing (3)*
11:373:403 Innovation and Entrepreneurship (3)*
11:373:425 Econometric Applications (3) or 01:220:322 Econometrics (3)
11:373:451 Business Finance II (3)
11:373:465 Marketing Research (4)*
B. Courses in environmental/resource economics
11:373:361 Land Economics (3)
11:373:362 Natural Resource Economics (3)
11:373:363 Environmental Economics (3)
At least 3 credits of courses in one of the following areas: animal science (067), soils (in environmental sciences 375), food science (400), nutritional sciences (709), or plant science (776).
At least two additional courses in environmental and business economics (373), economics (220) or Calculus II.
4. Food Science and Management Economics (43-44)
Required courses in the sciences (26)
01:160:209 Elementary Organic Chemistry (3)
11:400:201 Principles of Food Science (3)
11:400:301 Food Processing Technologies (4)
11:400:405 Sensory Evaluation of Foods (3)
11:400:411 Food Chemistry (3)
11:400:412 Food Product Development (3)
11:400:423 Food Microbiology (3)
11:680:390 General Microbiology (4)
Required courses related to business management (17-18)
01:730:251 Ethics and Business (3) or 11:400:314 Current Issues in Food Science (2) or equivalent
11:373:231 Introduction to Marketing (3)
11:373:323 Public Policy toward the Food Industry (3) or 11:373:371 Food Health and Safety Policy (3)
11:373:351 Business Finance I (3)
11:373:3__ Food Systems Management and Operations (3)
11:373:4__ Business Strategy (3)
IX. Unspecified Electives (0-27 credits)
In addition to courses meeting the above requirements, students can take any other courses offered by the university, for which they meet the course eligibility requirements, to bring their total number of credits to the minimum of 128 required for graduation.
