Introduction to Energy and the Environment

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

History of energy technologies, energetics of natural systems and agriculture, formation, extraction, and transformations of fossil fuels, renewables such as biomass, solar and wind; and the electricity system, environmental impacts of energy systems, technical options for transforming energy systems to reduce environmental impacts. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Minor in Energy and Environment Engineering (Schulich School of Engineering) or the Energy Sciences Concentration (Faculty of Science) or the Energy Engineering Program (Schulich School of Engineering) or Sustainable Systems Engineering (Schulich School of Engineering).