Environment and the Economy

Course code 72395

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 Enrol by 14 Feb 2017 to start 27 Feb 2017.
Enrol by 25 Jun 2017 to start 3 Jul 2017.
Delivery type Trimester 1 & 2 Print only
Workload
Allow approximately 10-12 hours study time per week for each 20 credit course. This may be higher around assessment due dates or exam time.
Fees

2017 :

NZ students $730 + $60 annual administration fee
International students $2,254 + $60 annual administration fee
Prerequisites Check entry and other requirements under the qualification you are studying

What you need to know about this course

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 is a textbook required for this course. Visit our textbook page for more information.

Lecturer / Tutor

Rick Fisher

Assessment and exams

Assessment 100% In-course.