College of Energy and EnvironmentGraduate Programs in Energy Technology and Policy

Deepen your knowledge and boost your credentials, in a way that fits your schedule

Why?

What?

Convenient, interactive online classesRenowned international facultyAffordable Tuition

Certificates include:

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Energy TechnologiesEnergy and Environmental PoliciesEnergy Security and GeopoliticsGreen Jobs, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship

When? Starting Spring 2011

Graduate Certificate ProgramA graduate certificate is a great optionfor both recent college grads who wantto stand out in the job market, and forprofessionals who want to take the nextstep in their careers. The green jobsindustry has already begun to take off,and now is the time for students to get theknowledge and skills they need to takeadvantage of the exciting opportunitiesthat are becoming available.

Applicants to the program shouldhave an undergraduate degree withat least a 3.0 grade point average.

Bridging Nations’ College of Energy and Environment offers top quality graduate programs designed to prepare students for the rapidly expanding green jobs sector.

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By taking classes on weekday evenings and Saturday afternoons, participants in the graduate programs retain the ability to work a full-time job.

Flexible Schedule, Flexible Program

Core Courses

Core Courses

Core Courses

Core Courses

Elective Courses

Elective Courses

Elective Courses

Renewable Energy: Tech, Economics, and Policy

Science of Energy Generation

Climate Change Policy in a Globalizing World

Energy Security and Geopolitics Energy and Environmental Policy in Developing Countries

Nuclear Energy Policies

Innovations, Entrepreneurship, Special TopicsEconomics of RenewablesLeadership and Management of Green Economy

Economics of Renewables

Environmental Impact and Economics

Energy Analysis and Green BuildingsRenewable Energy: Tech, Economics, and Policy

Energy DistributionSpecialized Project

Specialized Project

Specialized Project

Specialized Project

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Nonrenewable Energy Tech & Supply

Certificate in Renewable Energy Technologies (C-RET)

Certificate in Energy & Environmental Policies (C-EEP)

Certificate in Energy Security and Geopolitics (C-ESG)

Certificate in Green Jobs, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (C-GJ)

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The College of Energy and Environment will offer four Certificates. To earn any of the Certificates below, students must successfully complete four (4) courses.

Certificate in Renewable Energy Technologies

Certificate in Energy and Environmental Policies

Certificate in Energy Security and Geopolitics

Certificate in Green Jobs, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship

Students must complete 10 of the 14 courses offered for 30 credits to complete the requirments for a Masters in Energy Technology (M-ET).

Renewable Energy: Technology, Economy, and Policy

Nonrenewable Energy Technology and Supply

Science of Energy Generation

Science of Energy Distribution

Climate Change Policy in a Globalizing World

Environmental Impact and Economics

Energy Analysis and Green Buildings

Energy Security and Geopolitics

Energy and Environmental Policy in Developing Countries

Nuclear Energy Policies

Economics of Renewable Energies

Innovations, Entrepreneurship, Special Topics

Leadership and Management of Green Economy

Specialized Project

Masters in Energy Technology (M-ET)

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Renewable Energy: Technology, Economy, and Policy

Courses and Faculty

Dr. Eric Martinot

Senior research director with theInstitute of Sustainable Energy, TokyoTaught at University ofMaryland and TuftsLead author of annually publishedRenewables Global Status ReportM.A. and Ph.D. from University ofCalifornia-Berkeley, B.S. from MIT

The course is intended to provide an overview of sustainable energy concepts and issues relevant to understanding and analyzing the integration of renewable energy into global energy systems. By the completion of the course, students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of (a) key concepts in understanding energy technology, economics, and policy; (b) how to evaluate and compare renewable and fossil-fuel-based supply technologies and energy-efficiency options; (c) the need for public policy and different perspectives on policy solutions; and (d) how to think realistically about sustainable energy futures. This overview helps to prepare and guide students as they continue their further studies.

Nuclear Energy Policies

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Mr. Vijay Nilekani

Senior Project Manager at theNuclear Energy InstituteManagement positions at majorenergy companiesInternational consulting in SouthAfrica, Canada, Japan, theMiddle East, South America,India and the US.

This course will expand students’general understanding of nuclearenergy in this course through a conciseoverview of the nuclear sector, includingthe interrelation between nonproliferationand waste disposal. Students’knowledge of nuclear power as a welldeveloped hydrocarbon alternativesource will be enhanced by a study ofhow nuclear materials are extractedand controlled in reactor to produceelectricity. Since natural supplies offissile materials are finite and unevenlydistributed throughout the world,alternatives to natural supplies will haveto be explored in this course.

Energy Security and Geopolitics

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Dr. Robert Manning

Senior Advisor to the Atlantic CouncilFormer Senior Counselor forthe Energy, Technology andScience Policy division of theDepartment of StateFormer Director of Asian Studies atthe Council on Foreign RelationsWritten a vast array ofbooks and articles

This course will examine the role ofenergy access in shaping nationalsecurity strategies and economicdevelopment over the course of the 20thcentury to the present day. Studentswill examine national energy policies,the private-public relationship betweengovernments and energy companies,and the relationships between exportersand importers of hydrocarbons, biofuelsand nuclear materials.

Economics of Renewable Energies

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Dr. Michael Trachtenberg

Founder, Chairman, CEO, and ChiefTechnical Officer of Carbozyme, acompany in the final stage of its stateof-the-art carbon dioxide separationand capture system.Held faculty positions at the MedicalSchools of Harvard, Boston University, andthe University of TexasEarned his B.A. in Psychology andBiology from the City University of NewYork, and his Ph.D. in Anatomy andNeurobiology from UCLA.

In this course, students will examinethe structure of energy markets andthe environmental costs of current andfuture energy platforms. Students willlearn how to conduct statistical analysisto understand and develop predictivemodels for future developments in powermarkets, such as price fluctuationsand supply/demand curves. As energyconservation and clean energy policieshave gained ground, energy producershave to consider the costs of convertingfossil fuels to renewable sources

Energy Analysis and Green Buildings

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Dr. David Tilley

Associate Professor,Ecosystem EngineeringDesign Lab, UMDPresident of the InternationalSociety of Emergy ResearchReceived Ph.D. and Master’s degreesfrom the University of Florida’sEnvironmental Sciences program

This course provides an introductionto embodied energy theory (emergy),and its role in understanding thefundamental basis of energy use andproduction with an emphasis on the roleof environmental systems

Science of Energy Generation

Dr. Satish Kulkarni

Professor and Department Head of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Tech University replaces Professor and Department Head of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Tech University

This course focuses on mechanismsof energy conversion: the applicationof broader topics such as physics,engineering or chemistry in the energysector. There are two foci in thiscourse: properties of fuels and systemsefficiency. The first focus is dedicatedto the understanding of the energygenerating properties of fuel sources. These sources include coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear energy, solar energy,hydropower, hydrogen, wind, geothermalenergy, and biomass. The energyefficiency of each of these fuels will bediscussed in detail so that students willbe able to take this knowledge and applyit to the economics of power generation.Chemical and physical properties ofsolid, liquid and nontraditional fuels willbe examined in the context of demandfor affordable energy and the growingemphasis on clean energy.

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Nonrenewable EnergyTechnology and Supply

Dr. Maria Papadakis

Professor, Coordinator ofUrban and RegionalStudies Program, James MadisonUniversityFormer Analyst for the USInternational Trade CommissionResearch published in majortechnology journals, including theNational Science FoundationPh.D. from Indiana University

This course will expand students’general understanding of fossil fuelsthrough an in-depth study of thetechnological infrastructure used tomaintain the global nonrenewablesupply chain, from ground extractionto refinement and distribution. Thegeographic distribution of fossilfuel reserves, refineries, pipelines,and shipping infrastructures will betaught, particularly with regard to theirimplications for world energy geopolitics.Topics in geology will be incorporatedto examine the technologies of fossilfuel exploration and extraction. Thedevelopment of unconventional sourceslike tar sands and oil shale will beexplored, as will the emergence of “cleancoal” concepts and technologies.

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Science of Energy Distribution

Dr. Wolfgang Kröger

Professor at the UniversityETH ZurichManaging Director of theETH Zurich’s Institute ofEnergy TechnologyFounder of International RiskGovernance CouncilPh.D. from the RWTHAachenin Germany

This course explores the technology forthe storage and transport of electricityas well as the infrastructure needed totransport energy resources betweenproducers and consumers. Studentswill first learn the mechanism of energystorage and electrical distribution,building on their knowledge of energygeneration for different types of fuel.Power grid systems used to manageenergy distribution will be discussedto provide an understanding of howelectricity is priced and consumed.

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Climate Change Policy in a Globalizing World

Dr. Yda Schreuder

Associate Professor of Geography,University of DelawareSenior Policy Fellow at the Center forEnergy and Environmental Policy atthe University of DelawareAlso taught at the Universityof Wisconsin and theUniversity of MarylandPh.D. from the University of Wisconsin

This course will provide studentswith an understanding of thescientific techniques used to predictand measure climate change aswell as the policy debates over theimplementation of climate changelegislation. Resource driven-conflictswill then be examined in order todemonstrate the direct links betweenclimate change and global instability,including the possibility of resourcedrivenconflicts in the near future.

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Energy and EnvironmentalPolicy in Developing Countries

Dr. Carla Freeman

Associate Director of theChina Studies program atJohns Hopkins SAISFormer Director of Global Studies andInternational Affairs at AlvernoCollege in Milwaukee, WisconsinAuthor of numerous papers onChina and AsiaPh.D. from Johns Hopkins SAIS

With particular focus on the world’slargest developing economies, Chinaand India, this course examines policyresponses to addressing the tradeoffbetween economic developmentand related energy consumption forsustainable development. The coursewill consider the roles of nationaland local governments, internationalagencies and regimes, and also that ofinternational and local nongovernmentalorganizations in shaping theseresponses, placing emphasis on theissues of state capacity to implementeffective policies, sources of innovationin these societies, and the role ofpluralism in effecting change.

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Innovations, Entrepreneurship, Special Topics

This course focuses on the roleof innovation as a driving factor ofeconomic growth and progress.Guest lecturers will provide studentswith instruction relating to a specifictopic relating to alternative energyand innovation. The goal of thiscourse is to provide students withthe knowledge and inspirationneeded to think as entrepreneursand innovations. Students will get abetter understanding of how to thinkcreatively and develop new solutionswhich break down existing barriersto advancement. Possible topicsinclude: Clean Technology Start-ups;Clean Technology Venture Capital;Hybrid & Electric cars; Space-BasedSolar Power; Green/SustainableArchitecture; and many more.

Dr. PrakashAmbegaonkar

Globally active entrepreneurand philanthropistEstablished several internationallycompetitive high tech companies.Founded Bridging NationsFoundation as a nonprofit policyand advocacy organization inWashington, D.C. (2002).Active for many years in philanthropicand policy affairs.

Courses and Faculty

Industry Project

Various Professors will be involved in the instruction of this course.

This course constitutes the solutionscomponent of the Graduate Certificateprogram. Students will be able to selecttopics they feel are relevant to advancingthe development of cleaner energytechnologies and policies and will chosea firm or agency with which to pursuetheir research.Over the course of one semester, thestudent will work with an organizationpartner to analyze energy issuesproblems within the industry or agencyand develop solutions to them. Studentswill not be required to work on-sitewith their organization partner, butwill be graded by a supervisor in theorganization partner upon completionof their project. This course providesstudents with the professionalexperience to analyze problems anddevelop solutions to them that will workin a professional environment.

One of the most unique aspects of the Energy Technology and Policy program is our Corporate Mentorship Program. Mentorship is a proven learning enhancement technique that will help guide students towards prospective career paths in clean energy applications by linking them with skilled experts in the professional world.

Our mentorship coordinators will connectstudents with a mentorship organization.The mentorship organization will thenassign students to one of their employeesto serve as a student’s mentor.

We envision a learning methodologyin which the mentor will become likea “Big Brother” to the student mentee.Mentors and mentees will be in contactvia phone and email, and in personwhenever possible through face-tofaceappointments. The mentors and mentees will first meet at our Meet-and-Greet Session prior to the beginning of an academic year. This will help ensure mentees’ academic success at BNU, as well as give them invaluable access to the “insider” view ofthe corporate structure.

Mentorship Program

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