GCC 5011 is also offered in Spring 2023
GCC 5011 is also offered in Spring 2022
Spring 2021 | GCC 5011 Section 001: Pathways to Renewable Energy (59820)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F only
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Primarily Online
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
- Meets With:
GCC 3011 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
- Enrollment Status:
Open (0 of 7 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This interdisciplinary course will examine obstacles to energy transitions at different scales. It will explore the role of energy in society, the physics of energy, how energy systems were created and how they function, and how the markets, policies, and regulatory frameworks for energy systems in the US developed. The course will closely examine the Realpolitik of energy and the technical, legal, regulatory, and policy underpinnings of renewable energy in the US and Minnesota. Students will learn the drivers that can lead global systems to change despite powerful constraints and how local and institutional action enables broader reform. Students will put their learning into action by developing a proposal and then working on a project to accelerate the energy transition and to ensure that the energy transition benefits people in a just and equitable way. This is a Grand Challenge Curriculum course.
- Class Notes:
- Lectures to be offered synchronously online on Tu/Th at 1:00-2:15pm, but students should be aware that a few of those class periods may be optional in-person field trips off-campus.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/59820/1213
ClassInfo Links - Spring 2021 Grand Challenge Curriculum Classes