Energy & Climate suggested courses

The following is our list of potential concentration courses offered in the academic year 2024-2025 for students concentrating in Energy & Climate.

This list of potential concentration courses is non-exhaustive and is intended only as a resource to help students find relevant courses. Students may use courses not included on this list to satisfy their concentration requirement.

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  • ARCH 331 In Ruins: Cultural Dimensions of the Climate Crisis Instructor: V. Rao
  • ECON 331 The Economics of Energy and Climate Change Instructor: W. Nordhaus
  • EENG 406 Photovoltaic Energy Instructor: F. Xia
  • ENV 610 Managing Ecosystems for Climate Change Solutions Instructor: P. Brando
  • ENV 621 The Ministry for the Future: Imagining the Potential for Global Climate Cooperation Instructor: L. Sanford
  • ENV 622 Decarbonization Pathways to Limit Climate Change Instructor: K. Levin
  • ENV 623 The Role of Methane in Global Climate Disruption: The Search for Solutions Instructor: S. Malone
  • ENV 635 Renewable Energy Project Finance Instructor: D. Gross
  • ENV 636 Carbon Removal as a Decarbonization Pathway Instructor: A. O’Rourke
  • ENV 645 Urbanization, Global Change, and Sustainability Instructor: K. Seto
  • ENV 674 Seminar in Forest Ecosystem Health and Stability in a Changing Climate Instructor: M. Ashton
  • ENV 716 Renewable Energy Instructor: M. Oristaglio
  • ENV 718 Climate Change Seminar Instructor: P. Raymond
  • ENV 725 Water, Energy, and Food Interconnections in a Changing Climate Instructor: J.Saiers
  • ENV 761 Negotiating International Agreements: The Case of Climate Change Instructor: S. Biniaz
  • ENV 789 Energy and Development Instructor: N. Rao
  • ENV 800 Energy Economics and Policy Analysis Instructor: K. Gillingham
  • ENV 814 Energy Systems Analysis Instructor: N. Rao
  • ENV 816 Electric Utilities: An Industry in Transition Instructor: L. Reilly
  • ENV 840 Climate Change Policy and Perspectives Instructor: D. Esty/R.Klee
  • ENVE 320 Energy, Engines, and Climate Instructor: A. Gomez
  • ENVE 377 Water-Energy Nexus Instructor: L. Winter
  • ENVE 464 Engineering Solutions to Climate Change Instructor: L. Winter
  • EPS 101 Climate Change Instructor: M. Timmermans
  • EPS S130 Global Climate Change and the Carbon Cycle Instructor: E.Bolton
  • EPS 140 Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Change Instructor: J. Lora
  • EPS 216 Global Warming: Climate Physics Instructor: J. Wettlaufer
  • EPS 274 Fossil Fuels and World Energy Instructor: M. Oristaglio
  • EPS 322 Physics of Weather and Climate Instructor: J. Lora
  • EVST 100 Energy, Environment, and Public Policy Instructor: D. Prober
  • EVST 211 Global Catastrophe since 1750 Instructor: B. Rankin
  • EVST 227 Energy and Environmental Policy Solutions for the Anthropocene Instructor: R. Klee
  • EVST S234 Global Climate Governance Instructor: D.Sprinz
  • EVST 290 Geographic Information Systems Instructor: C. Tomlin
  • EVST 292 Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century: Environment, Energy, and the Economy Instructor: D. Esty
  • EVST 305 Environmental Security in the Middle East Instructor: K. Madani
  • EVST 318 American Energy History Instructor: P. Sabin
  • EVST 340 Economics of Natural Resources Instructor: R. Mendelsohn
  • EVST 362 Observing Earth from Space Instructor: X. Lee
  • EVST 400 Biological Oceanography Instructor: M. Decker
  • EVST 422 Climate and Society: Perspectives from the Social Sciences and Humanities Instructor: M. Dove
  • EVST 431 The Physical Science of Climate Change Instructor: P. Raymond, X. Lee
  • EVST 450 Carbon Containment Instructor: A. O’Rourke, M.Oristaglio, D.Takahashi
  • EVST 473 Climate Change, Societal Collapse, and Resilience Instructor: H.Weiss