Energy Policy Certificate

The Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs offers an Energy Policy Certificate in partnership with the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics in the Herbert College of Agriculture. The Energy Policy Certificate consists of 12 credit hours of coursework.

Campus: Knoxville

Undergraduate Certificate Type: Add-On, Stand-Alone

Academic Standards/Procedures

Students seeking admission to the Undergraduate Certificate must meet the admissions standards established by the Undergraduate Council.

Prerequisites

Students who are currently degree-seeking undergraduates must have a minimum of 2.5 GPA to enter the certificate program. Students are recommended to have taken HBS 101* (Solving Public Problems). Students who have earned their bachelor degree or who are currently enrolled at another accredited four-year institution are recommended to have completed at least an introductory course in American Government with a C grade or better.

Required Courses

AREC 270* - Economic Perspectives on Natural Resource and Environmental Issues 3 Credit Hours (prerequisite to AREC 345)
AREC 345 - Climate Change and Renewable Energy Economics 3 Credit Hours
HBS 424 - Energy Markets and Economics 3 Credit Hours
HBS 443 - Energy Transitions 3 Credit Hours

Non-Course Requirements

Students may pursue this Undergraduate Certificate on a full-time or part-time basis. They must earn all hours of this program at the University of Tennessee.

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirement.

Undergraduates

Graduate Students