Accounting units are also available to sufficiently qualified students. It is not unusual for a number of BAgrEc graduates to join the major accounting firms. You don't need us to tell you about the growing importance of the health of the environment, the quality of our drinking water, the preservation of plant and animal species. And the pressure on our natural resources will intensify further. The problems will not be solved by science alone.
Tradeoffs have to be made.
It costs to have a clean environment. This is where economists come in, helping to analyse alternatives and devising incentives. Both programs can equip you for working with resources. The typical resource economist will likely work closely with scientists on resource management problems and to do so effectively the BResEc provides you with the basic science needed. On the other hand, if you are particularly interested in the marketing or business side of the minerals industry, you should consider the BAgrEc which offers you a broader economics, less scientific program.