EPOKA UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE INFORMATIONCourse Title: ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS |
Code | Course Type | Regular Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credits | ECTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ECO 441 | B | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) | NA |
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | Eglantina Hysa |
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | NA |
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: | NA |
Language: | English |
Compulsory/Elective: | Elective |
Classroom and Meeting Time: | |
Course Description: | -The aim of this course is to introduce students to an economic perspective of environmental issues. Students will learn economic theories from the viewpoint of environmental economics and will learn that markets can be used to improve environmental quality. The course will also explore the costs of climate change, will answer question such as “are we running out of natural resources and how can countries have a sustainable development. In addition the course will explore the role of government in the regulations of environment. |
Course Objectives: | The objective of this course is to develop basic knowledge in environmental economic and provide them with an understanding of environmental issues from an economic perspective. |
COURSE OUTLINE
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Week | Topics |
1 | Overview of environmental government issues |
2 | Economic perspectives on the environment |
3 | Environmental externalities |
4 | Environmental valuation |
5 | Resource allocation over time |
6 | Common property and public goods |
7 | Managing renewable resources |
8 | Midterm/Energy and the environment |
9 | Global climate change |
10 | Pollution analysis and policy |
11 | Environmental regulation |
12 | International Environmental Issues and Treaties |
13 | Domestic and International Environmental Institutions |
14 | Sustainable development |
Prerequisite(s): | |
Textbook: | Environmental and Natural Resource Economics: A Contemporary Approach, Second Edition by Jonathan M. Harris, Houghton Mifflin (2006) |
Other References: | |
Laboratory Work: | |
Computer Usage: | |
Others: | No |
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
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1 | Have a detailed understanding on the field of environmental economics. |
2 | Students will be able develop written and verbal skills in communicating an environmental economic perspective. |
3 | They will be able to use economic theory to analyze environmental issues form the economic perspective. |
4 | Students will learn how markets allocate resources and why they sometimes fail to allocates them optimally. |
COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution) |
No | Program Competencies | Cont. |
Master of Science in Banking and Finance Program |
COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
|
Method | Quantity | Percentage |
Midterm Exam(s) |
1
|
40
|
Presentation |
1
|
10
|
Final Exam |
1
|
40
|
Attendance |
10
|
|
Total Percent: | 100% |
ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
|
Activities | Quantity | Duration(Hours) | Total Workload(Hours) |
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Mid-terms | 1 | 12 | 12 |
Assignments | 0 | ||
Final examination | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Other | 2 | 11 | 22 |
Total Work Load:
|
150 | ||
Total Work Load/25(h):
|
6 | ||
ECTS Credit of the Course:
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7.5 |