| While there are a number of fine energy | | | | a laboratory class on solar radiation |
| courses and certified or degreed | | | | and its use as a renewable energy. |
| programs in the various universities and | | | | The University actually offers a |
| colleges for those who want to make | | | | complete program of environmental |
| energy efficiency their career in some | | | | studies. Building on a tradition several |
| form or other, there are also free | | | | decades long of research and activism in |
| energy courses for those who simply want | | | | the area of energy efficiency and |
| to make some energy-efficient | | | | environment improvements, the Oregon |
| improvements in their own homes. Here | | | | campuses have packaged their energy |
| are some ideas on where to find these | | | | courses into a complete environmental |
| credit or non-credit energy courses. | | | | program. Its mission is to train |
| The University of Oregon, for example, | | | | energy-efficiency leaders who can |
| offers online energy courses as part of | | | | creatively solve program, think |
| its degreed program for graduates as | | | | critically, and, after empowering and |
| well as undergraduates. Its commitment | | | | instructional energy courses, become |
| to a healthy and energy efficient | | | | responsible and productive citizens. |
| environment is spelled out on its Web | | | | The University of Oregon energy courses |
| site. Pointing out that the way in which | | | | and environmental program are actually |
| we are exponential using a finite amount | | | | interdisciplinary, promoting dialogue |
| of fossil fuel and other non-renewable | | | | that crosses borders and promotes |
| resources is dooming our successors, the | | | | collaboration. More than 100 faculty |
| University offers energy courses for | | | | members participate in these energy |
| those who want to stop this harmful | | | | courses and activities. They are |
| tide. | | | | scattered over thirty campuses and |
| Included in these energy courses are a | | | | dozens of departments. This degree |
| basic physics course that teaches the | | | | program enables students to not only |
| ins and outs of how energy and the | | | | take energy courses from scholars of |
| environment work in concert with each | | | | world class renown but also work and |
| other. The next course teaches students | | | | learn along side noted researchers. They |
| about renewable energy resources and the | | | | can develop concrete energy efficiency |
| other green energy resources that can be | | | | skills and analytic capabilities as well |
| put into place. An environment studies | | | | as gain valuable and relevant hands on |
| course follows these prerequisites, | | | | skills. These energy courses and this |
| teaching quantitative methods of | | | | program can then lead to government |
| improving the environment. The study of | | | | careers, or work in various non-profit |
| our population growth and its impact on | | | | organizations, teaching institutions or |
| finite resources is the topic of another | | | | private industries. |
| of the energy courses. One course is | | | | Energy courses can help one homeowner |
| dedicated to the study of the depletion | | | | save her or his own money and energy. |
| of our ozone. One of the basic energy | | | | They can help a green-energy enthusiast |
| courses offered on the Web or in Oregon | | | | start a satisfying and lucrative career |
| classrooms is a brief look at the basics | | | | in energy efficiency and assessment. |
| of fossil fuel � how it works, how | | | | They can also help save the environment |
| much we have of it, and how it harms the | | | | for us all. |
| environment. The University also teaches | | | | |