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Energy and Society
Academic Bulletin
The Energy and Society minor is an interdivisional minor. Students may choose any major to satisfy the college requirement that the major and minor be in different divisions.
Students who are interested in the following topics may be good candidates in pursuing an Energy and Society minor:
- Natural resources (energy, water, metals, etc.)
- Sustainability
- Climate change
- Domestic and international political systems
- Economics of energy resources (fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables)
- Community, ethics, and social justice
- Global health and well-being
The Energy and Society minor consists of 24 credit hours with four required courses and a minimum of eight elective credit hours. It is recommended that students begin by taking ENERG 105: Introduction to Energy and Society or ENERG 115: The Science of Energy. ENERG 105 provides a broad overview of society’s energy systems and allows a student to get a feel for the field of energy, and has distribution tags of Quantitative Reasoning (QR) and Social Behavior and Institutions (SB). ENERG 115 provides a broad overview of the fundamental chemical, physical, and biological concepts behind the energy systems used in society, and has distribution tags of Quantitative Reasoning (QR) and Scientific Process and Knowledge (SP)
For future course planning purposes, it should be noted the frequency of when the foundational courses will likely be offered. ENERG 105: Introduction to Energy and Society and ENERG 115: The Science of Energy have no prerequisite courses, and they are typically offered one time per academic year. ENVSC 385: Introduction to Sustainable Energy has prerequisites of either ENERG 105 or ENVSC 110, and is typically offered every academic year (usually the spring semester). ENERG 485: Applied Energy Analysis has prerequisites of ENERG 115 or ENVSC 385, and is typically offered every other year.
Elective courses related to the minor are in areas of Ethics and Social Justice, Communication, Economic Systems, and Political Systems. Students may use a credit-bearing internship to fulfill up to 4 credit hours of their 8 credit hour elective requirement.
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