Environment and the Economy

Course code 72395

Course is not currently open for enrolment

This course links environmental decision making with the economy. It considers how monetary value can be assigned to environmental goods and services.

How to enrol

Before enrolling in this course you need to:

Choose the qualification you will study the course under. See the Work towards tab below for qualification options.
Check the order that courses in the qualification should be studied in the Qualification Structure table. This is in the Choose courses tab on the qualification page.

Level 7

Credits 20
Study type Trimester

EFTS 0.1667
Availability
Delivery type
Fees

2018 :

NZ students $730 + $60 annual administration fee
International students $2,254 + $60 annual administration fee
Prerequisites
- 20 Credits or more at Level 6 and Above.
If you need to discuss prerequisites for this course contact us

What's in the course

Topics covered include:

public and private property rights in the environment
valuation techniques for environmental goods and services; and
the extent to which economic matters can influence government policy and decision making with respect to the environment.

Admission requirements

Students enrolling in the course as part of the Bachelor of Applied Science must have completed at least one 20-credit environment course at level 6. Students enrolling in the course as part of a qualification offered by the School of Business have successfully completed 71120 Economic Reasoning.

Other requirements

To study this course you will need access to a computer, the Internet and email.

Set texts

There are no set texts required for this course.

Lecturer / Tutor

Rick Fisher

Assessment and exams

Assessment 100% In-course.