3credit hour(s)Pre- or corequisite:IRW 0980 or appropriate placement score + any 1000 or 2000 MATH course or Math Skill Set 4. Introduces students to environmental and natural resource issues of both global and local scale. No prior economics coursework is required; basic economic tools will be introduced and then applied to a variety of environmental problems. This course will cover a variety of topics, including water & energy conservation, pollution taxes, tradable pollution permits and global warming.