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Energy Analysis and Policy
The EAP Certificate and LaFollette School of Public Affairs
Admission Information
Sample Curriculum for MPA & MIPA students earning EAP
EAP Courses
Link to Nelson Institute Energy Analysis Certificate (EAP)
Energy Analysis Certificate and the MPA or MIPA
The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies offers a Certificate in Energy Analysis and Policy that may be completed while working on a La Follette MPA or MIPA degree. The Energy Analysis and Policy Curriculum (EAP) is a 21 credit masters level curriculum available only through specific academic departments, including the La Follette School.
The Energy Analysis and Policy curriculum prepares students for professional work with governments, utilities, consulting firms, academia, nonprofits and other organizations concerned with energy issues.
The EAP certificate requirements are consistent with the La Follette School degree requirements. Completing the EAP requirements does not normally require additional semesters beyond the two years required to complete the La Follette program.
MPA or MIPA students complete the La Follette core course requirements and take the 21-credit core course curriculum of the EAP as electives to earn their Masters and the Certificate.
Admissions Information
A student may seek admission to the EAP after admission to La Follette up to the end of their first semester at La Follette by requesting an application from the Institute for Environmental Studies. Please contact:
Richard Shaten
EAP Coordinator
Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
550 North Park Street, 84 Science Hall
Phone: (608) 265-0521
E-mail: rjshaten@wisc.edu
EAP Sample Curriculum for MPA and MIPA students
Course Descriptions
PA 866 Global Environmental Governance (Crosslisted with Envir St, Poli Sci) 3 cr. In-depth examination of the political and policy challenges posed by global environmental degradation. Analysis of international institutions for managing the global environment. P: Grad st or cons inst.
PA 881 Cost Benefit Analysis (Crosslisted with AAE, Envir St) 3 cr. This course will present the welfare economics underpinnings for evaluating the social benefits and costs of government activities. Issues such as uncertainty, the social discount rate, and welfare weights will be discussed; case studies from the environmental, social policy, and agricultural areas will be studied. P: One yr intro econ or one semester intermed econ or Pub Affr 880.
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EnvSt 761 Energy Economics (Crosslisted with AAE, Econ, Urb R Pl, Tran P U) 3 cr. The method, application, and limitations of traditional economic approaches to the study of energy problems. Topics include microeconomic foundations of energy demand and supply; optimal pricing and allocation of energy resources; energy market structure, conduct, and performance; macro linkages of energy and the economy; and the economics of regulatory and other public policy approaches to the social control of energy. P: Sr or Grad st and intermed econ or appropriate substitute per cons inst.
PA 809 Energy Analysis and Policy Seminar. (Crosslisted with Pub Affr, Urb R Pl) 1-3 cr. Interdisciplinary seminar for the Energy Analysis and Policy Curriculum. Strategy and policy problems in energy policy, both national and international. P: Grad st & admission to Energy Anal and Policy curric or cons inst.
EnvSt 539 Air Resources Science and Policy. 3 cr. Overview of modern scientific methods, state-of-understanding, and current policy problems related to weather prediction, climate change, air pollution, and energy use. Problem sets, discussion, final paper with drafts. P: So st or cons inst.
EnvSt 367 Renewable Energy Systems. (Crosslisted with BSE) 3 cr. Students will learn about the state-of-the-art in renewable energy applications including biomass for heat, electric power and liquid fuels as well as geo-energy sources such as wind, solar, and hydro power. Students will do engineering calculations of power and energy availability of renewable energy sources and learn about requirements for integrating renewable energy sources into production, distribution and end-use systems. P: College algebra, college-level phys sci crse
PA 810 Energy Analysis Seminar. (Crosslisted with Pub Affr, Urb R Pl) 1-3 cr. Interdisciplinary seminar for the Energy Analysis and Policy Curriculum. Quantitative energy content and energy flows as an aid to problem analysis and policy formulation. P: Grad st & admission to Energy Anal and Policy Curric or cons inst.
Energy Technology Elective (please consult with Professor Richard Shaten or Professor Greg Nemet) Possibilities include:
EnvSt 472 Scientific Background to Global Environmental Problems. (Crosslisted with Atm Ocn, Physics) 3 cr. A one-semester course designed to provide those elements of physics, atmospheric sciences, chemistry, biology and geology which are essential to a scientific understanding of global environmental problems. Specific examples of such problems include global warming, stratospheric ozone depletion, acid rain and environmental toxins. Three lectures per week. P: HS algebra & 1 sem college level chem or physics, or cons inst.
Bus 725 Public Utilities. 3 cr. Development of public utilities in the United States; evolution of public utility concept and emerging role of regulation; regulatory and public policy issues with emphasis on the pricing of utility services; relation of environmental and conservation goals to economic objectives of public utility sector. P: Grad st & Econ 101.