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Introduction
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| Unit name | Environmental and Resource Economics |
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| Unit code | BEA308 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Business & Economics Tasmanian School of Business and Economics |
| Discipline | Economics and Finance |
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Availability
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Learning Outcomes
| LO1 | Examine environmental and natural resource issues and policies using the economic way of thinking. |
| LO2 | Apply economic concepts and techniques to a range of specific environmental and natural resource issues and evaluate various policies. |
| LO3 | Analyse environmental and resource problems as failures of the economic system to properly coordinate people's incentives and actions. |
| LO4 | Incorporate broader biological, social and political factors that also shape environmental and natural resource policy management. |
| LO5 | Communicate economics in oral and written format. |
Fees
Requisites
BEA111 Principles of Economics 1 is the pre-requisite for this unit. Students are also expected to have the following knowledge/skills:
- Arithmetic Skills, Basic Algebra Skills
- Ability to interpret and construct simple graphs
- Academic writing skills
Prerequisites
BEA111
Co-requisites
N/A
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
N/A
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Please see the unit outline for details. |
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| Assessment | Presentation (10%), Mid-Semester Test (10%), Essay (40%), Final exam (40%). |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | Please see the unit outline for details. |
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