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