ENVR 325 - Energy in the World

CR: 3
Prerequisite: One 200-level ENVR course. Modern technology, from transportation to industry to individual homes, is completely dependent upon energy to function, yet most of the energy currently being used in much of the world is non-renewable and will be gone in a few decades. This course takes an in-depth look at renewable and non-renewable energy sources and production, focusing on the science of energy production and exploring environmental, social, political, and economc consequences of energy production and consumption in the U.S. and globally. Offered alternate years.