Students focus on the influence of policy and economics on the development of the energy sector with a special emphasis on sustainable energy development. Students learn public policy and economics , and how the private and public sectors can support sustainable energy and the environment. The concentration includes coursework across discipline's to prepare students for careers in research, environment and energy economics, and policy economics.
Curriculum
In addition to the standard requirements for the B.S. in Energy and Environmental Policy, students concentrating in Energy, Economics, and Public Policy must also complete the following advanced coursework.
Required Advanced Courses
Choose 18 credit selected from:
ECON 300 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (3 credits) Group C Breadth Requirement
ENEP 402 Electricity Policy and Planning (3 credits)
FREC 343/
ECON 343 Environmental Economics (3 credits)
POSC 350 Politics and the Environment (3 credits)
Students may only choose one of the following (3 credits):
ENEP 468 Research in Global Energy Policies (3 credits)
ENEP 470 Readings in U.S. Energy Policy (3 credits)
Students may only choose one of the following (3 credits):
ECON 422 Econometric Methods and Models I (3 credits)
MATH 201 Introduction to Statistical Methods (3 credits)
POSC 300 Data Analysis for Political Sciences (3 credits)
STAT 370 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (3 credits)
Advanced Course Electives
Choose 30 credits from ENEP approved list. See Undergraduate Handbook