Energy Courses
Stanford offers over 300 energy courses. Link below to current listings.
We hope to see you at the weekly cross-campus Energy Seminar on Mondays during the academic year at 4:30-5:20pm in NVIDIA Auditorium. Students may take the Energy Seminar for credit or drop in for talks of interest.
Incoming graduate and professional school students may enroll in a week-long energy course Energy@Stanford&SLAC, that runs September 8-11, 2015.
For lifelong learners, the Stanford Center for Professional Development offers an Energy Innovation and Emerging Technologies Certificate.
If you notice any omissions or inaccuracies in the listing please email: precourt_institute@stanford.edu. Thank you.
2015 - 2016 Academic Year
| Department |
Course Code |
Course Title | Description | General Education Requirement(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EARTHSYS | 112 | Human Society and Environmental Change (ESS 112, HISTORY 103D) | Interdisciplinary approaches to understanding human-environment interactions with a focus on economics, policy, culture, history, and the role of the state. Prerequisite: ECON 1. | WAY-SI |
| HUMBIO | 111M | Marine Resource Economics and Conservation (EARTHSYS 156M, ECON 156) | Economic and ecological frameworks to understand the causes of and potential solutions to marine resource degradation. Focus on conservation of marine biodiversity and ecosystem-based management.... | WAY-SI |
| EARTHSYS | 111 | Biology and Global Change (BIO 117, ESS 111) | The biological causes and consequences of anthropogenic and natural changes in the atmosphere, oceans, and terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. Topics: glacial cycles and marine circulation,... | GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA |
| ESS | 111 | Biology and Global Change (BIO 117, EARTHSYS 111) | The biological causes and consequences of anthropogenic and natural changes in the atmosphere, oceans, and terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. Topics: glacial cycles and marine circulation,... | GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA |
| ENERGY | 110 | Engineering Economics | The success of energy projects and companies is judged by technical, economic and financial criteria. This course will introduce concepts of engineering economy, e.g., time value of money, life... | |
| CEE | 109 | Creating a Green Student Workforce to Help Implement Stanford's Sustainability Vision (EARTHSYS 109, ENVRINST 109) | Examination of program-based local actions that promote resource resource conservation and an educational environment for sustainability. Examination of building-level actions that contribute to... | |
| EARTHSYS | 109 | Creating a Green Student Workforce to Help Implement Stanford's Sustainability Vision (CEE 109, ENVRINST 109) | Examination of program-based local actions that promote resource resource conservation and an educational environment for sustainability. Examination of building-level actions that contribute to... | |
| ENVRINST | 109 | Creating a Green Student Workforce to Help Implement Stanford's Sustainability Vision (CEE 109, EARTHSYS 109) | Examination of program-based local actions that promote resource resource conservation and an educational environment for sustainability. Examination of building-level actions that contribute to... | |
| CEE | 107W | Understanding Energy -- Workshop (CEE 207W, EARTHSYS 103W) | Interactive workshop that goes in depth into cross-cutting energy topics touched on by CEE 107A/207A & EARTHSYS 103 - Understanding Energy. Topics covered include energy and... | |
| CEE | 107S | Energy Resources: Fuels and Tools (CEE 207S) | Energy is a vital part of our daily lives. This course examines where that energy comes from, and the advantages and disadvantages across different fuels. Contextual analysis of energy decisions for... | |
| CEE | 107F | Understanding Energy -- Field Trips (CEE 207F, EARTHSYS 103F) | Understanding Energy - Field Trips takes students on trips to major energy resource sites located within a few hours of Stanford University. Students visit at least two of the many field trips... | |
| CEE | 107A | Understanding Energy (CEE 207A, EARTHSYS 103) | Energy is one of the world's main drivers of opportunity and development for human beings. At the same time, our energy system has significant consequences for our society, political system, economy... | GER:DB-EngrAppSci |
| ECON | 106 | World Food Economy (EARTHSYS 106, EARTHSYS 206, ECON 206, ESS 106, ESS 206) | The economics of food production, consumption, and trade. The micro- and macro- determinants of food supply and demand, including the interrelationship among food, income, population, and public-... | WAY-SI |
| ENGR | 105 | Feedback Control Design | Design of linear feedback control systems for command-following error, stability, and dynamic response specifications. Root-locus and frequency response design techniques. Examples from a variety of... | GER:DB-EngrAppSci |
| ENERGY | 104 | Sustainable Energy for 9 Billion | This course explores the transition to a sustainable energy system at large scales (national and global), and over long time periods (decades). Explores the drivers of global energy demand and the... | WAY-AQR |
| SIS | 103Q | Stanford Introductory Seminar : Pros and Cons of Energy Options in the 21st Century | ||
| HISTORY | 103E | The International History of Nuclear Weapons (POLISCI 116) | An introduction to the history of nuclear weapons from World War II to the present. The focus is on politics, but the role of technology transfer ¿ whether legal or illicit ¿ in the... | GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI |
| HISTORY | 103D | Human Society and Environmental Change (EARTHSYS 112, ESS 112) | Interdisciplinary approaches to understanding human-environment interactions with a focus on economics, policy, culture, history, and the role of the state. Prerequisite: ECON 1. | WAY-SI |
| EARTHSYS | 103 | Understanding Energy (CEE 107A, CEE 207A) | Energy is one of the world's main drivers of opportunity and development for human beings. At the same time, our energy system has significant consequences for our society, political system, economy... | GER:DB-EngrAppSci |
| EARTHSYS | 102 | Renewable Energy Sources and Greener Energy Processes (ENERGY 102) | Do you want a much better understanding of renewable power technologies? Did you know that wind and solar are the fastest growing forms of electricity generation? Are you interested in hearing about... | GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-SMA |
| ENERGY | 102 | Renewable Energy Sources and Greener Energy Processes (EARTHSYS 102) | Do you want a much better understanding of renewable power technologies? Did you know that wind and solar are the fastest growing forms of electricity generation? Are you interested in hearing about... | GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-SMA |
| CEE | 101B | Mechanics of Fluids | Physical properties of fluids and their effect on flow behavior; equations of motion for incompressible ideal flow, including the special case of hydrostatics; continuity, energy, and momentum... | GER:DB-EngrAppSci |
| ENERGY | 101A | Energizing California | A weekend field trip featuring renewable and nonrenewable energy installations in Northern California. Tour geothermal, bioenergy, and natural gas field sites with expert guides from the Department... | |
| EARTHSYS | 101 | Energy and the Environment (ENERGY 101) | Energy use in modern society and the consequences of current and future energy use patterns. Case studies illustrate resource estimation, engineering analysis of energy systems, and options for... | GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA |
| ENERGY | 101 | Energy and the Environment (EARTHSYS 101) | Energy use in modern society and the consequences of current and future energy use patterns. Case studies illustrate resource estimation, engineering analysis of energy systems, and options for... | GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA |
| CEE | 100 | Managing Sustainable Building Projects | Managing the life cycle of buildings from the owner, designer, and contractor perspectives emphasizing sustainability goals; methods to define, communicate, coordinate, and manage multidisciplinary... | GER:DB-EngrAppSci |
| EARTHSYS | 10 | Introduction to Earth Systems | For non-majors and prospective Earth Systems majors. Multidisciplinary approach using the principles of geology, biology, engineering, and economics to describe how the Earth operates as an... | GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA |
| OSPAUSTL | 10 | Coral Reef Ecosystems | Key organisms and processes, and the complexity of coral reef ecosystems. Students explore the Great Barrier Reef from the southern end which demonstrates the physical factors that limit coral reefs... | GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-SMA |
