{"id":289,"date":"2021-10-25T17:21:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T21:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre-draft\/?page_id=289"},"modified":"2024-01-29T12:54:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T17:54:26","slug":"enre-minor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/academics\/environmental-and-natural-resource-economics\/enre-minor\/","title":{"rendered":"Minor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minor in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\">Courses in the Environmental and Natural Resource Economics program reflect an interdisciplinary approach which integrates environmental policy, management and business, and environmental sciences. This program empowers students to address a wide spectrum of environmental and natural resource challenges, from local to global scales, using the powerful tools and concepts of economics. Designed for students aspiring to careers in the corporate sector, government agencies, energy, environmental planning, and beyond, this minor is a gateway to impactful opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To complete the minor you need to take at least 18 credits in an approved set of courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You can obtain a minor in&nbsp;Environmental and Natural Resource Economics&nbsp;by taking the following courses:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>EEC 105 \u2013 Introduction to Resource Economics (3 credits-Spring\/Fall)<\/li><li>EEC 205 \u2013 Resource Management and Conservation (3 credits-Spring)<\/li><li>EEC 310 \u2013 Economics for Environmental Resource Management and Policy (3 credits-Fall)<\/li><li>EEC 432 \u2013 Environmental Economics and Policy (3 credits-Spring)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">and then choose 2 courses from among the following:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>EEC 320 \u2013 Shipping and Ports (3 credits-Fall)<\/li><li>EEC 345G \u2013 Sustainable Development, Trade and the Environment (3 credits-Fall)<\/li><li>EEC 350G \u2013 Sustainable Energy Economics and Policy (3 credits-Fall)<\/li><li>EEC 352G &#8211; Economics of Small-Scale Renewable Energy Systems (3 credits-Spring)<\/li><li>EEC 355 \u2013 Economics of Climate Change (3 credits-Spring)<\/li><li>EEC 430 \u2013 \u00a0Water Resource Economics (3 credits-Fall)<\/li><li>EEC 440 \u2013 Benefit-Cost Analysis (3 credits-Fall)<\/li><li>EEC 450 \u2013 Experimental Economics (3 credits-Fall)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Undergraduate advisors<\/h3>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/meet\/todd-guilfoos\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2086\/Todd-Guilfoos.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI Environmental and Natural Resource Economics faculty member, Todd Guilfoos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2086\/Todd-Guilfoos.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2086\/Todd-Guilfoos-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2086\/Todd-Guilfoos-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2086\/Todd-Guilfoos-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/meet\/todd-guilfoos\/\">Todd Guilfoos<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor, Director of the SimLab, Graduate Program Director<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Coastal Institute 219<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4398<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:guilfoos@uri.edu\">guilfoos@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/meet\/pengfei-liu\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2086\/Pengfei-Liu-1.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI Environmental and Natural Resource Economics faculty member, Pengfei Liu\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2086\/Pengfei-Liu-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2086\/Pengfei-Liu-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2086\/Pengfei-Liu-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2086\/Pengfei-Liu-1-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/meet\/pengfei-liu\/\">Pengfei Liu<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Coastal Institute 211<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4061<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:pengfei_liu@uri.edu\">pengfei_liu@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/meet\/simona-trandafir\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2086\/Simona-Trandafir.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI Environmental and Natural Resource Economics faculty member, Simona Trandafir\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2086\/Simona-Trandafir.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2086\/Simona-Trandafir-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2086\/Simona-Trandafir-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2086\/Simona-Trandafir-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/meet\/simona-trandafir\/\">Simona Trandafir<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor, Undergraduate Program Director<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Coastal Institue 212<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.7428<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:simona@uri.edu\">simona@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/meet\/hirotsugu-uchida\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2086\/Hirotsugu-Uchida.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI Environmental and Natural Resource Economics faculty member, Hirotsugu Uchida\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2086\/Hirotsugu-Uchida.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2086\/Hirotsugu-Uchida-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2086\/Hirotsugu-Uchida-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2086\/Hirotsugu-Uchida-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/meet\/hirotsugu-uchida\/\">Hirotsugu Uchida<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Coastal Institute 216<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.2238<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" 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