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Climate & Sustainability Courses

The Climate & Sustainability Course List External link, though not an exhaustive directory, shows more than 150 offerings across 40 different subjects. The list provides a landscape of university-wide classes with strong connections to climate and sustainability and can serve as an initial roadmap for students interested in engaging more deeply on these issues.

Energy Courses

Use the database below to search for courses with a significant degree of energy-related content. (The requirements for energy degree programs also are helpful for identifying courses that are not specifically about energy but may address relevant skills and knowledge.)

Course syllabi are provided where available. Course listings update frequently and are subject to change. Please visit DukeHub for the latest information.

 

Course Number Title Level Instructor Semester Syllabus
ENERGY 89S Energy & Society Undergraduate Cinq-Mars Spring 25

Yes

ME 490.01 Renewable Energy Technologies Undergraduate Spring 25

No

ME 490.02 Power for Mechanical Systems Undergraduate Knight Spring 25

No

PHYSICS 137S Energy in the 21st Century Undergraduate Teitsworth Spring 25

Yes

ENERGY 579
I&E 579
Climate Tech Startups & Investors Graduate, Undergraduate Wedding Spring 25

Yes

ENERGY 588
ENVIRON 588
Intro to Solar Project Development Graduate, Undergraduate Starr, Huntly Spring 25

Yes

ENERGY 620 Energy Finance Graduate, Undergraduate Wedding Spring 25

Yes

ENVIRON 524
GLHLTH 534
ENERGY 524
ECS 524
Water Quality & Health Graduate, Undergraduate Vengosh Spring 25

Yes

ENVIRON 546
EGR 546
I&E 546
Design Climate II: Develop Graduate, Undergraduate Ledlee Spring 25

Yes

ENVIRON 577
PUBPOL 577
Global Environmental Politics Graduate, Undergraduate Ewing Spring 25

Yes

ENVIRON 631
ENERGY 631
Energy Technology & Impact on the Environment Graduate, Undergraduate Johnson Spring 25

Yes

PUBPOL 572S
ENERGY 572S
Impact Evaluation: Energy & Development Graduate, Undergraduate Meeks Spring 25

Yes

EGRMGMT 590.10 Clean Energy Practicum Graduate Compton Spring 25

Yes

ENRGYENV 629.301 EDGE Seminar Series 2 Graduate Vermeer Spring 25

Yes

ENVIRON 638
ENERGY 638
Environmental Life Cycle Analysis Graduate Hee Spring 25

Yes

ENVIRON 717 Markets for Electric Power Graduate Patino Echeverri Spring 25

Yes

ENVIRON 797
ENERGY 797
Time Series Analysis for Energy & Environment Applications Graduate Lima Spring 25

Yes

ENVIRON 990.01 Sustainable Cities Graduate Sease Spring 25

No

ME 516 Thin-Film Photovoltaic Technology Graduate Mitzi Spring 25

Yes

ME 555.12 Electron Microscopy for Energy & Sustainability Graduate Chi Spring 25

Yes

PUBPOL 754 International Energy System, Sustainable Development & Security Graduate Mirovitskaia Spring 25

No

ECS 568S Integrated Assessment Modeling Graduate Loughlin Spring 25

Yes