Environmental Economics
ECO22
Overview
Level of study: What does Undergraduate Level 2 mean?
Undergraduate Level 2
EFTSL: What does EFTSL mean?
0.125
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Fully Online
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
Duration:
13 weeks
Domestic student fee:
$1,178.00 (AUD)
HECS student fee:
$1,178.00 (AUD)
International student fee:
$1,403.00 (AUD)
Description
ECO22 Environmental Economics has three broad aims. The first is to demonstrate the important contribution economic principles can make in relation to managing the environment. This unit also aims to raise your consciousness of environmental issues. Finally the unit aims to broaden your understanding of the main causes and effects of modern environmental problems.
Please note: Assessment values are indicative only; details will be advised at the start of the unit.
Prerequisites
Mandatory prerequisites
You must have successfully completed the following unit(s) before starting this unit:
- ECO11 — Principles of Economics (Previously Microeconomics 1)
If you have completed equivalent study at another university, please contact a Student Advisor for advice.
Assessment
- Invigilated Exam — (50%-60%)
- Online Discussion — (15%-25%)
- Research Essay — (20%-30%)
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this unit students will be able to:
- appreciate and understand the application of economic tools to the management of the environment
- appreciate and understand the nature of current environmental issues
- appreciate and understand how environmental issues can impact on individuals, companies, governments and the planet.
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to environmental economics |
| 2 | Market efficiency |
| 3 | Market failure |
| 4 | Valuing the environment |
| 5 | Instruments for environmental management |
| 6 | The macroeconomics of the environment |
| 7 | The environmental movement and regulatory process in Australia; corporate sustainable development |
| 8 | Energy and waste; ozone depletion and global warming; water and other contemporary issues |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Print based materials
- Welcome Letter
Online materials
- Printable format materials
Textbooks are subject to change within the academic year. Students are advised to purchase their books no earlier than one to two months before the start of a unit.
Click on the titles of the listed books below to find out more:
Required textbooks
By:Callan Scott J
ISBN: -
Format:Print
Supplier:Go to Unibooks
Recommended textbooks
Relevant Courses
This unit is part of a major, minor, stream or specialisation in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Technology (Computing Studies), RMIT University
- Bachelor of Business, Swinburne University of Tnlgy
This unit is an approved elective in the following courses:
This unit may be eligible for credit towards other courses:
- Many undergraduate courses on offer through OUA include 'open elective' where any OUA unit can be credited to the course. You need to check the Award Requirements on the course page for the number of allowed open electives and any level limitations.
- In other cases, the content of this unit might be relevant to a course on offer through OUA or elsewhere. In order to receive credit for this unit in the course you will need to supply the provider institution with a copy of the Unit Profile in the approved format, which you can download here. Note that the Unit Profile is set at the start of the year, and if textbooks change this may not match the Unibooks textbook list.
