Economics/Environmental Studies, BA

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Combined major offered by the Department of Economics, College of Business and Economics and the Department of Environmental Studies, Huxley College of the Environment.

103-104 credits (preparatory courses and major)

Introduction

Students wishing to complete an Economics/Environmental Studies major in four years should complete all GUR requirements in their first two years. The preparatory courses listed below may be used to fulfill both Huxley College and GUR requirements. All preparatory courses required for admission should be completed on a lettered or numeric grading scale, not P/NP, and must be completed with a grade of C- or better.

Admission and Declaration Process

Admission and Major Declaration

Grade Requirements

A grade of C- or better is required for a student’s major or minor courses, and supporting courses for majors and minors.

Requirements

Preparatory Courses (18-19 credits)

❑ One course from:
BIOL 101 - Introduction to Biology
BIOL 204 - Introduction to Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity
❑ CHEM 121 - General Chemistry I
❑ One course from:
MATH 114 - Precalculus I
MATH 156 - Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics
❑ Additional Lab Science course in BIOL, CHEM, GEOL or PHYS

Major (85 credits)

❑ ECON 206 - Introduction to Microeconomics
❑ ECON 207 - Introduction to Macroeconomics
❑ ECON 303 - The History of Economic Thought
❑ ECON 306 - Intermediate Microeconomics
❑ ECON 307 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
❑ ECON 383 - Environmental Economics
❑ ECON 384 - Energy Economics
❑ ECON 483 - Resource Economics
❑ ECON 493 - Senior Seminar: Economics, the Environment and Natural Resources
❑ ESTU 464 - United States Environmental Policy
❑ ESTU 468 - Environmental Law
❑ One course from:
DSCI 205 - Business Statistics
MATH 240 - Introduction to Statistics
MATH 341 - Probability and Statistical Inference
❑ One course from:
EGEO 310 - Developing World
EGEO 311 - Population and Resources
EGEO 312 - Geography of the World Economy
❑ One course from:
ESCI 302 - Environmental Pollution
ESCI 310 - Environmental Systems
ESCI 325 - Fundamentals of Ecology
ESCI 392 - Introduction to Global Change
❑ One course from:
ESCI 309 - Exploring Environmental Data
ESCI 321 - Oceanography
ESCI 330 - Natural History of the Pacific Northwest
ESCI 333 - Introduction to Environmental Toxicology
ESCI 361 - Water Quality
ESCI 463 - Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
❑ One course from:
ESTU 436 - Environmental Impact Assessment
ESCI 436 - Environmental Impact Assessment
❑ One course from:
MATH 124 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
MATH 157 - Calculus With Applications to Business and Economics
❑ Electives under advisement (15-18 credits)
ECON 300- and 400-level
ESTU 300- and 400-level
❑ Take one Communication Focus (CF) course and a minimum of three writing proficiency points in approved upper-division writing proficiency courses (WP-3 points) at WWU with a minimum grade of C-. The CF course must be taken within the College of Business and Economics, while the WP requirement can be met with courses from any of the combined major departments. These requirements can be completed as part of the above required and elective credits. Consult the Timetable of Classes for the specific course sections that fulfill the CF and WP requirements.

University Graduation Requirements

General University Requirements (GURS)
Writing Proficiency Requirement (WP)
180 Minimum Total Credits
60 Minimum Upper Division Credits
Residency Requirement
Minimum Grade Requirements
Final Quarter Requirement