BSc Agriculture - Agriculture and Resource Economics Major Approved Program Electives (APE)
Guidelines
Approved Program Electives (APE) must be selected according to the following directions:
- The following courses are accepted as APEs and do not require approval
- Any courses on this list already taken as required program courses cannot be used as APEs
- Students must have any prerequisites listed in the calendar before taking a course; credit may be denied for courses without the appropriate prerequisites
- Courses not listed may be accepted as APEs subject to written approval (Course Substitution Form) from the student advisor prior to registration
- Students should not use old versions of the APE lists when selecting APEs
- The total 100 and 200 level APEs cannot be greater than 2 courses (*6)
- An extra course (any category) must be taken in addition to the requirements below
- Always refer to Bear Tracks for the most up-to-date course information
Agricultural and Environmental Economics and Policy
(3 Courses/*9 Credits)Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
(2 Courses/*6 Credits, only one of which can be at the 100-level)
- AN SC - Any course
- PL SC - Any course
- ENCS 356 - Principles of Rangeland Conservation and Habitat Management
- REN R 341 - Soil Formation and Landscape Processes
- REN R 414 - Agroforestry Systems
- REN R 442 - Soil Biogeochemistry
- REN R 443 - Soil Physics
- REN R 444 - Soil Environmental Chemistry
- REN R 445 - Soil Fertility
- REN R 446 - Climates and Ecosystems
- REN R 450 - Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture
Breadth Component
(2 Courses/*6 Credits)
- ECON - Any course at the 300/400 Level
- AREC 250 - Social Economics Issues in Food Biotechnology
- ECON 384 - Intermediate microeconomic theory II
- ECON 385 - Intermediate macroeconomic theory II
- ECON 386 - Applications of mathematics to economics I
- ENCS 352 - Natural Resource and Environmental Law
- ENCS 473 - Environmental and Conservation Policy
- NS 110 - Historical Perspectives in Native Studies
- NS 111 - Contemporary Perspectives in Native Studies
- NS 330 - Native Economic Development
- NS 345 - Management of Aboriginal Natural Resources
- PHIL 355 - Philosophy of the Environment
- R SOC 355 - Rural Communities and Global Economics
- R SOC 365 - Sociology of Environment and Development
- R SOC 443 - Resilience and Global Change
- R SOC 450 - Environmental Sociology
- R SOC 460 - Perspectives on Traditional Knowledge
- SUST 201 - Introduction to Sustainability
- SUST 202 - Global Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals
- SUST 300 - Topics in Sustainability
Students who are interested in pursuing graduate studies in agricultural and resource economics are encouraged to consider including the following courses as APEs in their program: