General entry requirements + Civics 1b / 1a1 +1a2. Or: Civics A, English B.

The aim of the course is for the student to develop basic knowledge in environmental economics. The student will develop an understanding of the relationship between sustainable use of resources and economic driving forces and the relationship between environmental economics and sustainable development.

The course contents include:

After finishing the course the students shall be able to demonstrate:

1. account for basic concepts, theories and relationships in the environmental economy

2. identify and explain the economic driving forces and its implications for the economy and ecological balance

3. account for how different economic institutions and actors affect the environment

4. account for and use tools to determine the goals of sustainable resource management

5. account for different environmental policy instruments and their effect on sustainable resource allocation

After finishing the course, the student shall be able to:

6. analyze environmental problems from an environmental economic perspective

7. use and apply environmental economics models and theories on environmental problems

After finishing the course, the student shall be able to:

8. critically assess sustainable development from an environmental economic perspective

9. evaluate and critical review environmental financial documents as the basis for environmental policy decisions and putting these in an ethical perspective

10. reflect independently about their own work and reflect on the results of this work as well as reflect independently on their own development of knowledge and take responsibility for the use of the results of this knowledge

The course learning activities are based on lectures, compulsory seminar with active oral participation and own work. In addition to the scheduled teaching time, students are expected to work independently and in groups with information retrieval and knowledge acquisition.

Individual written exam (6 hp) (all learning outcomes) (grading scale A-E,U)

Literature seminar with written submission (1,5 hp) (learning outcomes 1-6 and 8) (grading scale UG)

To pass the course total at least the grade pass (E) respectively G is necessary.

The course grade will be determined by the individually written exam.

Additional readings (articles etc.) to be determined by the principal course instructor and made available on the course website or equivalent. About 500 pages.

The University provides students participating in or upon completion of a course with the opportunity to relay their experiences of and opinions on the course through a course evaluation which is administered by the University. The University compiles and summarizes the course evaluations and informs students of the results and any decisions relating to measures made on the basis of the course evaluations. Results are made available to students (HF 1:14)

If a course is no longer offered or has undergone major changes, students are offered two re-take sessions based on the syllabus in force at registration during a period of one year from the date of the implementation of the changes.