BA in Environmental Economics and Sustainability: Governance or Management
The environmental economics and sustainability majors are ideal for students who want to learn about environmental problems, seek training in economics, and aim to promote social justice. The majors address the vital need to train professionals knowledgeable about sustainability problems and economic analysis.
Students studying environmental economics and sustainability gain an interdisciplinary understanding of the connections between the economics, the environment, and social systems.
Pairing economics with a sustainability consciousness trains students to recognize the dependence of economic activity on environmental resources, the relationship between economic activity and social welfare, and the potential for government policy to reduce environmental harm and produce public goods. These majors produce alumni who think about sustainability critically and holistically by blending economic and ecological knowledge.
Students who major in environmental economics and sustainability select a concentration in governance or management. The governance concentration is designed for students seeking careers in government, nongovernmental organizations, or law. The management concentration is intended for students interested in careers in business or consulting. Students who complete one of these degrees will also be prepared to enroll in law school or graduate programs in public policy, agricultural economics, applied economics, environmental management, sustainable business, and other fields.
Program learning outcomes for the environmental economics and sustainability management and governance degrees are:
- Explain the interconnections between human development, the economy, and the environment (both concentrations).
- Understand how economic theory and analysis can be used to evaluate social and economic outcomes (both concentrations).
- Understand who benefits or is harmed by economic and environmental outcomes (both concentrations).
- Concentration-specific outcomes:
- Describe how policy affects business and economic activity to achieve human development and environmental sustainability goals (governance concentration).
- Describe the impacts of business and industry on social outcomes, the economy, and environmental sustainability (management concentration).
Curriculum
Explore the curriculum in the Loyola course catalogue here:
Admission
To apply for admission and scholarship consideration, please visit the Office of Undergraduate Admission and indicate your interest in this program on your application. For more information, see the following resources:
The environmental economics and sustainability majors are ideal for students who want to learn about environmental problems, seek training in economics, and aim to promote social justice. The majors address the vital need to train professionals knowledgeable about sustainability problems and economic analysis.
Pairing economics with a sustainability consciousness trains students to recognize the dependence of economic activity on environmental resources, the relationship between economic activity and social welfare, and the potential for government policy to reduce environmental harm and produce public goods. These majors produce alumni who think about sustainability critically and holistically by blending economic and ecological knowledge.
Students who major in environmental economics and sustainability select a concentration in governance or management. The governance concentration is designed for students seeking careers in government, nongovernmental organizations, or law. The management concentration is intended for students interested in careers in business or consulting. Students who complete one of these degrees will also be prepared to enroll in law school or graduate programs in public policy, agricultural economics, applied economics, environmental management, sustainable business, and other fields.
Program learning outcomes for the environmental economics and sustainability management and governance degrees are:
- Explain the interconnections between human development, the economy, and the environment (both concentrations).
- Understand how economic theory and analysis can be used to evaluate social and economic outcomes (both concentrations).
- Understand who benefits or is harmed by economic and environmental outcomes (both concentrations).
- Concentration-specific outcomes:
- Describe how policy affects business and economic activity to achieve human development and environmental sustainability goals (governance concentration).
- Describe the impacts of business and industry on social outcomes, the economy, and environmental sustainability (management concentration).
Curriculum
Explore the curriculum in the Loyola course catalogue here:
Admission
To apply for admission and scholarship consideration, please visit the Office of Undergraduate Admission and indicate your interest in this program on your application. For more information, see the following resources: