Course Syllabus
Environmental Problems in a
Transition Economy
- Иркутский государственный лингвистический университет -
- The School of Russian and Asian Studies - 

This course taught in English  

Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters: 32 academic hours

Courses

1. Types of economic systems
2. The main characteristics and problems of economies in transition
3. The connections between economic and ecological development
4. First and second laws of thermodynamics; Fundamental equation of material balance
5. Economic functions of the environment and the opportunity costs of its use
6. Environmental costs
7. Models for optimal use of the environment
8. Theory of externalities in environmental economics
9. Internalizing externalities in environmental economics: internalization according to the Pigou Model
10. Internalizing externalities according to the Coase Model
11. Economic consequences of environmental degradation
12. Problems of determining environmental quality

Labs

1. Key issues in maintaining the scientific method in the university academic process when transitioning to a new educational model (discussion seminar, instructor–T.I. Grabelnikh)
2. Innovative educational programs: content and requirements (seminar, instructor – I.N. Gutnik)
3. Contemporary models and active forms of education in the academic process (round table discussion, instructor – V.A. Reshetnikov)
4. Information technology and its role in improving teaching quality in university-level fields of social sciences and humanities (discussion seminar, instructor – L.V. Rozhina)
5. Computer lab on using software as a quality-control tool for Russian university-level fields of social sciences and humanities (seminar-workshop, instructor –   N.A. Sablina)