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Program objectives includes strengthening effectiveness in one’s personal and professional life by providing the basic foundation for addressing questions like
- How much time should I allocate to study versus leisure activities if I want a 3.0+ this semester?
- How may I determine my “market value” upon graduation?
- How can my company be environmentally responsible and remain competitive in the global economy?
The Minor in Environmental & Business Economics (373)
is designed to help one answer the preceding questions and to achieve personal and career goals in a measured and responsible manner. Whether our interests lie within business, government or other organizations, we are challenged to use scarce resources wisely and allocate them in ways to achieve the maximum satisfaction of our various goals.
The minor, open to all undergraduate students at Rutgers other than majors in the program, consists of 21-23 credits as follows:
Required Courses (12 credits)
11:373:121 Principles & Applications of Microeconomics (3)*
11:373:122 Principles & Applications of Macroeconomics (3)*
11:373:241 Introduction to Management (3)
*NOTE: 11:373:101 Economics, People, and Environment cannot substitute for the two semesters in micro- and macroeconomics, but these two courses will fulfill the “economic” portion of the school’s Area V requirement.
Plus one of the following:
11:373:361 Land Economics (3)
11:373:362 Natural Resource Economics (3)
11:373:363 Environmental Economics (3)
Elective Courses (9 credits)
Select any three of the following courses (other than one taken above) for which prerequisites are fulfilled or the instructor’s permission is granted:
11:373:210 Business Decision Computer Tools (4)
11:373:231 Introduction to Marketing (3)
11:373:321 Economics of Production (3)
11:373:323 Public Policy Toward Food Industry (3)
11:373:331 Economics Food Marketing System (3)
11:373:341 Mgmt.: Human Systems Dev. (3)
11:373:351 Business Finance I (3)
11:373:352 Economics of Futures Markets (3)
11:373:353 Personal Finance (3)
11:373:361 Land Economics (3)
11:373:362 Natural Resource Economics (3)
11:373:363 Environmental Economics (3)
11:373:371 Food Health & Safety Policy (3)
11:373:402 Global Marketing (3)
11:373:403 Innovation & Entrepreneurship (3)
11:373:404 BioScience Policy (3)
11:373:422 Demand & Price Analysis (3)
11:373:425 Econometric Applications (3)
11:373:451 Business Finance II (3)
11:373:465 Marketing Research (3)
Elective Courses
selected from the list above are typically chosen according to one’s interests, major and career goals. For example:
- To strengthen your understanding of “environmental policy issues,” when your major is Environmental Policy, Institutions, & Behavior (374), Environmental Sciences (375), or Natural Resource Management (704), electives selected typically include Land Economics, Environmental Economics, and Natural Resources Economics (one of which will have been taken as a “required course”).
- To strengthen your opportunity for a career in a “business” environment, if your major is one of the above or another such as Agricultural Science (017), Animal Science (067), Biotechnology (126), Computer Science (198), Environmental Planning & Design (573), Exercise Science & Sports Studies (377), Food Science (400), Nutritional Sciences (709), or Plant Science (766), then courses such as management, marketing, finance, and computer tools should be considered.
Admission
to the minor is fairly simple:
Log in to mymajor.sebs.rutgers.edu and click “I would like to change my First Minor / Certificate” under First Minor/Certificate. Indicate the minor choice as “373: Environmental and Business Economics” and submit the request.
For More Information
about the minor or “major” in Environmental & Business Economics, please contact
Dr. Isaac Vellangany
Room 112, Cook Office Building Cook Campus
Email: isaacv@sebs.rutgers.edu
Phone: 848-932-9131
Fax: 732-932-8887
or
Ramu Govindasamy, Professor and Chair
Room 103
Cook Office Building
Cook Campus
Phone: 848-932-9192