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Learn how to assess the economic aspects of resource and environmental issues and find rewarding positions in government, industry, consulting firms, and public interest groups.
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Undergraduate Major

ACE students focus on environmental and resource management issues at local, state, national, and international levels. Promote sustainability from within industries like resource production, agribusiness, and energy.

  • Study challenges in environmental, energy, and resource management from local water pollution to global climate change
  • Address everyday and grand challenges in whatever path you pursue
  • Learn how to use economics to understand those challenges and to design effective policy and management solutions for them
  • Develop data science skills to analyze spatial data and quantify relationships between human well-being, policy, pollution, and resource quality

Delivery: In-Person

Department: Agricultural & Consumer Economics

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Make an Impact

 Conduct independent research on a topic you choose like food waste policy, or the costs and benefits of recycling. Earn your degree in a supportive environment where you’ll receive the personalized attention that nurtures big dreams… for big impact.

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