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Energy Studies Minor

Union College · Schenectady, NY

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Program
Award
Minor
Catalog edition
Academic Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
This program of study is available to students as a minor. Students take two core technical courses, two core policy courses and then choose two additional courses from a list of electives. This minor is designed for students in any major who are interested in energy related issues. Students completing this minor will gain both a technical and policy background which will help them to understand the technical, economic, sociological and policy issues surrounding energy and energy usage. Students are encouraged to participate in the New Zealand mini-term abroad as part of this program.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196866
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196866_98c61c77
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements for the Minor

0 items

    Required Technical Core Course (2)

    4 items
    1. CHM 101
      Introductory Chemistry 1
      As published: “Introductory Chemistry 1 offered every term, multiple sections”
      1.0
    2. and
      Not resolved to a course
    3. one of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
    4. MER 231
      Thermodynamics 1
      or: CEE 260 - Thermo-Fluids w/Lab
      1.0

    Required Policy Core Course: (2)

    3 items
    1. ECO 228
      1.0
    2. one of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
    3. ANT 241
      Environmental Anthropology
      or: HST 225 - American Environmental History
      or: PHL 273 - Environmental Ethics
      or: PSC 272 - The Environment, Energy, and US Politics
      or: SOC 270 - Social Movements, the Environment, and Society
      or: SOC 359 - Environmental Policy and Resource Management
      1.0

    Elective Courses

    0 items

      Engineering Courses

      8 items
      1. ECE 341
        1.0
      2. ECE 342
        1.0
      3. ECE 344
        1.0
      4. ENS 200
        1.0
      5. ENS 209
        1.0
      6. ENS 253
        1.0
      7. MER 232
        1.0
      8. MER 471
        1.0

      Science Courses

      2 items
      1. GEO 112
        1.0
      2. GEO 120
        1.0

      Social Science/Humanities Courses

      9 items
      1. ANT 241
        1.0
      2. EGL 280
        1.0
      3. HST 225
        1.0
      4. MLT 209
        1.0
      5. PHL 273
        1.0
      6. PSC 272
        1.0
      7. SOC 270
        1.0
      8. SOC 359
        1.0
      9. TAB 333T
        New Zealand Mini-Term Abroad
        As published: “New Zealand Mini-Term Abroad (offered every year)”
        1
      Source. Union College, catalog Academic Catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.union.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=29&poid=7214. Captured page pages/0233.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.