Energy courses at Duke are offered through six schools (subject code links in parentheses):

Use the database below to search for specific classes, or download a handout that lists all energy-related courses offered at Duke:

Undergraduate Advising Sheet
Graduate Advising Sheet

This database includes courses with a significant degree of energy-related content. For a broader sense of courses relevant to the study of energy, see the course requirements associated with the energy degree programs.

For a list of Bass Connections in Energy and Environment project teams, visit the Bass Connections in Energy and Environment site.

Course syllabi are provided where available. Course offerings are subject to change, so students should also consult the current university course schedule.

Courses Database

Course Name & Number
Title
Course Level
Instructor
Semester
Syllabus
PHYSICS 362D
Electricity & Magnetism
Haravifard
Fall 23
EGR 95FS
Emerging Materials and Technologies for Energy Future
Hotz
Fall 23
ENVIRON 231
EOS 231
ENERGY 231
ECS 231
Energy & Environment
Johnson
Fall 23
ME 461
Energy Engineering & the Environment
Knight
Fall 23
No
ENERGY 178FS
Energy Policy for a Changing World
Murray
Fall 23
ENERGY 188FS
History of Energy Use and Power Generation
Cinq-Mars
Fall 23
ME 490.04
Modern Power Systems
Simmons
Fall 23
No
PHYSICS 139S
Nuclear Energy
Howell
Fall 23
EGR 95FS
Sustainable Energy Project: Engineering Design and Communication
Staff
Fall 23
ENVIRON 590.05
ENERGY 590.05
Economics of Modern Power Systems
Lima
Fall 23
ENVIRON 635
ENERGY 635
Energy Economics & Policy
Bennear
Fall 23
ENERGY 578
ECON 578
ESG Investing
Wedding
Fall 23
ECS 590.01
Geothermal Topics & Practice
Malin, Klein
Fall 23
No
ENERGY 588
ENVIRON 588
Intro to Solar Project Development
Starr, Lima
Fall 23
ENVIRON 723A
MARSCI 323A
Offshore Renewable Energy
Nowacek
Fall 23
No
ENVIRON 520
ECON 530
PUBPOL 576
ENERGY 520
Resource & Environmental Economics I
Bennear
Fall 23
ENVIRON 811
ENERGY 811
Business & Environment
Pare, Emerson
Fall 23
ENERGY 790-1
Emerging Energy Technologies: From Lab to Market
Rohlfing, Henshall
Fall 23
ENVIRON 711
ENERGY 711
Energy and the Environment
Johnson
Fall 23
No
CEE 690.03
Modeling Environmental, Chemical, Biological, & Energy Processes
Deshusses
Fall 23
No
ENVIRON 716L
ENERGY 716L
Modeling for Energy Systems
Lima, Patino Echeverri
Fall 23
ME 555.06
Solar Thermal Energy Applications
Knight
Fall 23
No
EGRMGMT 590.08
Sustainable Products for Green Energy Transitions
Grune
Fall 23

Mailing Address

Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Box 90467
Durham, NC 27708

Street / Delivery Address

Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability
140 Science Drive
Gross Hall, Suite 101
Durham, NC 27708

919-613-1305