The major in Environmental and Business Economics is a program of study for students interested in careers in business and management.  Students learn to think strategically about the business environment within which firms, government agencies and non-governmental organizations operate and devise appropriate responses to gain a strategic advantage within such an environment.  The major provides:

  • a foundation in the principles of economics
  • a knowledge of practical economic & analytical problem-solving techniques including the use of computer tools and applications
  • an ability to apply economic concepts to the analysis of public & private policy issues
  • an understanding of the institutional factors that underlie & influence policy decisions.
  • an understanding of fundamental management concepts
  • the capacity to understand sound financial and accounting principles