POLS 380 - Energy Politics

Credits: 3

This course provides an introduction to the politics, economics, and history of energy policy in the United States. Students will consider trade-offs, such as those between regulation and free-market operations, between competing sources of energy, and between competing political objectives. We will incorporate discussion of global issues that influence domestic policy decisions. Letter grade. This course is part of the university’s Writing Across the Curriculum/Writing in the Disciplines program.

Offered: Spring, odd years