Form C4
1. Course
Code
Heriot-Watt University - Course Descriptor
2. Course
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
C20NR
Title
School of Management and Languages
5. School
7. Delivery:
Location &
Semester
3. SCQF
Level
6. Course
TBC
Co-ordinator
10
4. Credits
15
Edin
SBC
Orkney
Dubai
IDL
Collaborative Partner
Approved Learning Partner
Sem…2
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8. Pre-requisites
Intermediate Economics 1: Theory & Techniques (C28IN)
9. Linked Courses
(specify if synoptic)
10. Excluded Courses
None
11. Replacement Courses
C20EN Environmental Economics C20EF Energy and Natural Resource Economics
Code:
12. Degrees for which
this is a core course
Date Of Replacement:
13. The course may be
delivered to:
UG only
PG only
UG & PG
14. Available as an Elective?
Yes
No
15. Aims
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the theoretical and empirical economics on natural resources and the environment. In particular it will:
- demonstrate how particular analytical techniques may be applied to natural resource and environmental problems,
- enable students to apply the tools of analysis to a range of models,
- enable students to relate differences in natural resource and environmental policy recommendations to differences in the theoretical and empirical features of the economic analysis which
underlie such recommendations
16. Syllabus
The course would include the following topics:
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foundations of energy and environmental economics
economics of renewable and non-renewable resources
markets and energy
markets and environmental regulations
valuation of the environment
issues in energy efficiency
policies relating energy
policies relating environment
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Form C4
Heriot-Watt University - Course Descriptor
17. Learning Outcomes (HWU Core Skills: Employability and Professional Career Readiness)
Subject Mastery
Personal Abilities
Understanding, Knowledge and Cognitive
Skills
Scholarship, Enquiry and Research (Research-Informed Learning)
On completion of this course students should be able to:
- understand the key concepts in energy and
environmental economics
- apply the tools of economic analysis to problems of
energy and environment
- understand the key issues involved in dealing with
the environmental pollution
- understand the problems of exhaustible resources
and the externalities associated with energy
- understand the principles of environmental valuation
- understand the policy context regarding both
environment and energy.
Students should be able to:
- able to discriminate between different theories
- put the latest advances in the subject in their proper context
- formulate hypotheses for reasoned debates and discussions.
Industrial, Commercial & Professional Practice
Students should be able to:
- Develop analytical skills that are
extensively applied in a wide range
of industrial, commercial and
professional practice.
Autonomy, Accountability & Working with Others
Communication, Numeracy & ICT
Students should be able to:
Students should be able to:
- plan and manage own study and learning
- communicate effectively (via
(private study, use of information resources,
seminar presentations, essay
organisation, etc.)
writing, seminar participation, etc.)
– work with others (via group presentations
- develop skills in interpreting and
in seminars)
understanding statistical data.
19. Re-assessment Methods
18. Assessment Methods
Method
Duration of Exam
Weighting (%)
Synoptic courses?
Method
(if applicable)
Written Exam
Coursework
2 hours
Duration of Exam
(if applicable)
70
30
no
Written exam
2 hours
20. Date and Version 1 September 2015
Date of Proposal
10 March 2015
Date of Approval by
School Committee
Date of
Implementation
Version
Number
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Diet(s)