 | | Course ID: | ENVM 2060. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Green Economics | Course
Description: | Green economics involves an exploration of the world of work,
human desires, the Earth's resources, and how they mesh
together most harmoniously. It is primarily about "use-value,"
not "exchange-value" or money. It is about quality, not
quantity; about regeneration of individuals, communities and
ecosystems, not about accumulation of either money or material. | | Athena Title: | Green Economics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ENVM 3060, ENVM 3060E | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AAEC(ENVM) 3020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Analytical and Computational Tools for Applied Economics | Course
Description: | Designed to teach analytical and computational tools for applied
economics. These tools and concepts include partial derivation,
constrained optimization, integration, spreadsheet analysis, and
statistical modeling. | | Athena Title: | Analytical and Comp Tools Econ | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in AAEC 3020E | | Prerequisite: | (MATH 2200 or MATH 2200H or MATH 2250 or MATH 2250E) and (STAT 2000 or STAT 2100H) | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENVM 3060. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Principles of Resource Economics | Course
Description: | Basic theoretical concepts and analytical tools necessary to evaluate resource use, allocation, and policy. Emphasis is placed upon theoretical applications to natural, rural, and agricultural resources which impact both public sector and private sector economic activities. | | Athena Title: | Resource Economics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ENVM 2060, ENVM 3060E | | Prerequisite: | AAEC 2580 or AAEC 2580E or ECON 2106 or ECON 2106E or ECON 2106H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENVM 3060E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Principles of Resource Economics | Course
Description: | Basic theoretical concepts and analytical tools necessary to
evaluate resource use, allocation, and policy. Emphasis is
placed upon theoretical applications to natural, rural, and
agricultural resources which impact both public sector and
private sector economic activities. | | Athena Title: | Principles of Resource Econ | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ENVM 2060, ENVM 3060 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | AAEC 2580 or AAEC 2580E or ECON 2106 or ECON 2106H or ECON 2106E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AAEC(ENVM) 3300S. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Outreach and Service-Learning in Applied Economics | Course
Description: | An overview of outreach and service-learning in applied
economics. Students participate in a guided study and practice in
developing and implementing applied economics educational
programs for the public in local communities across the State of
Georgia, which includes identifying needs, establishing
objectives, as well as designing and evaluating educational
programs in applied economics. | | Athena Title: | Applied Econ Service | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester
that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or
teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives.
Students will be involved in the planning and implementation of
the project(s) and may spend time outside of the classroom.
Students will be engaged in the service-learning component for
approximately 25-50% of overall instructional time. | | Prerequisite: | AAEC 2580 or 2580E or ECON 2106 or ECON 2106E or ECON 2106H or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AAEC(ENVM) 3910. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Internships | Course
Description: | Educational experience gained while performing an internship for an agribusiness, governmental, environmental management, or natural resource agency or organization. | | Athena Title: | Internships | | Nontraditional Format: | Student will be required to work 200 hours with an approved
company or organization, during the semester registered, to
earn 3 hours credit. | | Prerequisite: | Third or fourth year standing and (ENVM 3060 or ENVM 3060E or AAEC 3100 or AAEC 3040 or AAEC 3400) and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENVM(AAEC) 4150. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Energy Economics | Course
Description: | Fundamental issues related to energy resources and the economic
concepts and tools relevant to their allocation and use.
Renewable and non-renewable energy resources are discussed, as
are the opportunities for and challenges to moving to cleaner
sources of energy. | | Athena Title: | Energy Economics | | Prerequisite: | AAEC 2580 or AAEC 2580E or ECON 2106 or ECON 2106E or ECON 2106H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENVM(EHSC) 4250/6250. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Environmental and Public Health Law | Course
Description: | Basic legal principles and procedures as they relate to environmental regulations and public health. Coverage of common law, torts, nuisances, regulatory standards, and state and federal environmental laws. Delineation of significant constitutional and federal regulations that affect managerial decisions. | | Athena Title: | Environmental Publ Health Law | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ENVM 4930, AAEC 4930, AAEC 4930E, ENVM 4930E, ENVM 4770H, ECOL 4770H, FANR 4770H, EHSC 4770H or ENVM 6930, AAEC 6930, AAEC 6930E, ENVM 6930E | | Prerequisite: | Third-year student standing and (POLS 1101 or HIST 2111 or HIST 2112) | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENVM 4380. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Environmental Management and Sustainable Business Practices | Course
Description: | An overview of the regulatory, policy, economics, and science
which serve as the foundation for an environmental professional,
as well as the tools needed to support sustainability in decision-
making. Students are introduced to measuring, evaluating, and
managing environmental performance and exploring the challenges
in supporting sustainability goals. | | Athena Title: | Env Mgmt and Sustain Bus Pract | | Prerequisite: | (AAEC 2580 or AAEC 2580E or ECON 2106 or ECON 2106E or ECON 2106H) and ENVM 3060 or ENVM 3060E or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AAEC(ENVM) 4510/6510. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Land Economics | Course
Description: | Examine land-use decisions and how economic models are used to predict the spatial land-use patterns. Review of applied research topics in the intersection of land use and environment. Study how researchers utilize spatial data and analyze the relationship between land-use decisions and environmental outcomes. | | Athena Title: | Land Economics | | Prerequisite: | AAEC 2580 or AAEC 2580E or ECON 2106 or ECON 2106E or ECON 2106H | | Pre or Corequisite: | AAEC 3580-3580L or AAEC 3580E or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENVM 4650/6650. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Environmental Economics | Course
Description: | Application of the principles and methods of economics to the
study of how scarce environmental resources are allocated by
individuals and society. Focus on the role of incentives to
manage the natural environment and on how to design economic
mechanisms to bring into balance environmental impacts with human
desires. | | Athena Title: | Environmental Economics | | Prerequisite: | AAEC 2580 or AAEC 2580E or ECON 2106 or ECON 2106E or ECON 2106H | | Pre or Corequisite: | AAEC 3580-3580L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENVM 4660. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Environmental Valuation: Methods and Applications | Course
Description: | Introduces alternative frameworks to provide environmental,
economic, and social valuations of human activities with
environmental impacts. Emphasis is placed on benefit-cost
analysis and on the methods available for estimating economic
benefits and costs of environmental policy decisions. | | Athena Title: | ENV VALUATION | | Prerequisite: | AAEC 3580-3580L | | Pre or Corequisite: | AAEC 4610-4610L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AAEC(ENVM) 4710/6710. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Rural Economic Development and Growth | Course
Description: | Inputs and outputs between agriculture and agricultural businesses; analysis of factors affecting development and economic growth in developing areas. | | Athena Title: | Rural Econ Develop and Growth | | Prerequisite: | Third year standing and (AAEC 2580 or AAEC 2580E or ECON 2106 or ECON 2106E or ECON 2106H) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AAEC(AFST)(ENVM) 4720. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Applied International Development Economics | Course
Description: | Most of the world's population is poor, lives in developing
countries, and depends on agriculture and/or natural resources
for its livelihood. In this course, students will apply economic
theory and techniques to better understand global poverty,
constraints to exiting poverty, and policies and programs
intended to accelerate economic development. | | Athena Title: | Applied Intl Develop Econ | | Prerequisite: | AAEC 3580 or AAEC 3580E or ECON 4010 | | Pre or Corequisite: | AAEC 4610-4610L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENVM(ECOL)(FANR)(EHSC) 4770H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Business of Environmental Law (Honors) | Course
Description: | Discussion of economic and political choices regarding
environmental quality that involve trade-offs. Environmental
laws and regulatory actions that necessitate costly actions
will be reviewed. The liability causes of action that create
potential costs that affect business performance will also be
discussed. | | Athena Title: | Business of Environ Law Honors | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in AAEC 4050, AAEC 4050E, ENVM 4250, EHSC 4250, ENVM 4930, AAEC 4930, ENVM 4930E, AAEC 4930E, AAEC 6050, AAEC 6050E, ENVM 6250, EHSC 6250, ENVM 6930, AAEC 6930, ENVM 6930E, AAEC 6930E | | Prerequisite: | Third year standing and (POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H or HIST 2111 or HIST 2111E or HIST 2111H or HIST 2112 or HIST 2112E or HIST 2112H) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENVM 4800/6800. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Water Resource Economics and Management | Course
Description: | Economic concepts and tools relevant to water allocation and
use; connections between hydrologic cycle, economic activity,
and ecological health. Research project analyzes spatial and
temporal dimensions of water use, economic growth, population
growth, legal institutions. Models of water use and crop
growth provide insight into economic decisions of agricultural
producers. | | Athena Title: | Water Resource Econ and Mgmt | | Prerequisite: | Third or fourth year standing and (AAEC 2580 or AAEC 2580E or ECON 2106 or ECON 2106E or ECON 2106H) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENVM(AAEC) 4930/6930. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Environmental Law and Governmental Regulation | Course
Description: | Regulatory theory, externalities and market failures, definition of key regulations affecting agribusiness, overview of local government law, and delineation of environmental laws relating to agriculture. Current environmental issues are related to statutory, administrative, and regulatory authorities. | | Athena Title: | Environ Law and Govt Reg | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ENVM 4930E, AAEC 4930E, ENVM 4250, EHSC 4250, ENVM 4770H, ECOL 4770H, FANR 4770H, EHSC 4770H or ENVM 6930E, AAEC 6930E, ENVM 6250, EHSC 6250 | | Prerequisite: | Third year standing and (POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H or HIST 2111 or HIST 2111E or HIST 2111H or HIST 2112 or HIST 2112E or HIST 2112H) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENVM(AAEC) 4930E/6930E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Environmental Law and Governmental Regulation | Course
Description: | Principles of law involved in environmental issues,
externalities and market failures, environmental litigation,
legislation, and administrative rulings. Environmental issues
are related to statutory, administrative, and regulatory
authorities. | | Athena Title: | Environ Law and Govt Reg | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ENVM 4770H, ECOL 4770H, FANR 4770H, EHSC 4770H, ENVM 4930, AAEC 4930, ENVM 4250, EHSC 4250 or ENVM 6930, AAEC 6930, ENVM 6250, EHSC 6250 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | Third year standing and (POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H or HIST 2111 or HIST 2111E or HIST 2111H or HIST 2112 or HIST 2112E or HIST 2112H) | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENVM 4960. 4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research | Course
Description: | Independent research outside of the classroom in applied
economics under direction of individual faculty members. A
research prospectus and final report are required. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will provide academic credit to undergraduate
students for conducting an independent research project from the
prospectus to final report stages under the direction of faculty
members. The scope of the research project is commensurate with
4 credit hours. | | Prerequisite: | AAEC 2580 or AAEC 2580E or ECON 2106 or ECON 2106E or ECON 2106H or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENVM 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AAEC(ENVM) 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENVM 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AAEC(ENVM) 4990E. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Agricultural and Applied Economics | Course
Description: | Special problems in agricultural, environmental, or other
economics analysis, decision making, and policy studies. | | Athena Title: | Special Topics in AAEC | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in AAEC 4990, AAEC 4990R, ENVM 4990, ENVM 4990R | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | Junior standing and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AAEC(ENVM) 4990. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Agricultural and Applied Economics | Course
Description: | Special problems in agricultural, environmental, or other applied economics analysis, decision making, and policy studies. | | Athena Title: | Special Topics in AAEC | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in AAEC 4990E, AAEC 4990R, ENVM 4990E, ENVM 4990R | | Nontraditional Format: | Individual course of study/research as determined by
supervising faculty. | | Prerequisite: | Junior standing and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AAEC(ENVM) 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in AAEC 4990, AAEC 4990E, ENVM 4990, ENVM 4990E | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the 4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENVM 6800L. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Water Resources Economics Lab | Course
Description: | Taken in conjunction with Water Resource Economics and Management, students will learn how to use the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Institute of Water Resources Planning Suite for conducting cost-effectiveness and incremental cost analyses related to water resource management. | | Athena Title: | Water Res Econ Lab | | Pre or Corequisite: | ENVM 4800/6800 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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