Courses

Resource use decisions and their effect on local, national, and global development.

The aim of this course is to introduce fundamental concepts of financial management and illustrate their global applications.

Methods of economic analysis and their use; price determination; theory of the firm; distribution.

The course covers engineering evaluation of geo-resources, present value and rate of return analysis, mineral property and reserve estimation, and cost estimation and engineering economy concepts applied to geo-resources including energy and minerals.

Descriptive Statistics, frequency distributions, probability and normal distributions, statistical inference, linear regression, and correlation.

Relations, functions, graphs; polynomial, rational functions, graphs; word problems; nonlinear inequalities; inverse functions; exponential, logarithmic functions; conic sections; simultaneous equations.

Introduces and develops the mathematical skills required for analyzing change, and the underlying mathematical behaviors that model real-life economics and financial applications. Develops student knowledge of calculus techniques, and how to use a calculus framework to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Introduces and develops the mathematical skills required for analyzing change and creating mathematical models that replicate real-life phenomena. Develops student knowledge of calculus techniques and how to use the calculus environment to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Energy utilization and technological development, energy resources, conversion and consequences on the local and global environment, and future energy alternatives.

Exposure to energy efficiency in day-to-day life to save money and energy, and thereby protect the environment.

Survey of the commercial development of the world petroleum industry from various international, historical, business, and cultural perspectives.

Energy is in transition, with increased international energy demand and increasing environmental pressures. Energy transitions, approaches, and outcomes are addressed.

Industry perspective on the resources, technologies, engineering approaches, and externalities involved in satisfying worldwide energy demand profitably and sustainably.

The human use of resources and ecosystems and social causes and consequences of environmental degradation in different parts of the world; development of environmental policy and management strategies.

Designed for students to understand the natural processes of aquatic ecosystems, management of water resources, and threats to sustaining water quantity and quality, for all types of freshwater surface, groundwater, rivers, lakes, wetlands.

Analysis, formulation, implementation, and impacts of energy-related policies, regulations, and initiatives.

Roles of geographic information systems in energy siting decisions focusing on electric energy transmission networks.

Covers the structure of the electricity industry, regulatory institutions that oversee the industry, and the new market institutions that have been put into place since electricity restructuring.