PS 1301 - COMPETING PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBAL ENERGY: FROM WESTERN PA TO EASTERN EUROPE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
THIS COURSE PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE FIELDS OF BUSINESS, LAW, ENGINEERING, PUBLIC POLICY AND OTHER AREAS WITH A FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE OF THE GLOBAL IMPACT OF CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NATURAL GAS AND OTHER ENERGY SECTORS. PARTICIPANTS WILL FIRST WITNESS THE EFFECT THAT MARCELLUS SHALE HAS HAD IN WESTERN PA AND THEN SEE HOW THESE DEVELOPMENTS ARE IMPACTING THE US’S FOREIGN POLICY AND TRADE PRACTICES. AFTER THIS, STUDENTS WILL BE FAMILIARIZED WITH A VERY DIFFERENT SIDE OF THE GLOBAL NATURAL GAS AND ENERGY EQUATION BY TRAVELLING TO MOSCOW, WHERE THEY WILL SEE THE KREMLIN’S VIEW OF GLOBAL AND REGIONAL GAS AND ENERGY MARKETS. THE COURSE ENDS WITH AN EXPLORATION OF THE ROLE THAT TRANSIT STATES LIKE BULGARIA PLAY IN GLOBAL ENERGY MARKETS AND EFFORTS BY THESE PLAYERS TO USE THEIR TERRITORY AND ENERGY ALTERNATIVES TO BARGAIN WITH LARGER STATES AT BOTH ENDS OF ENERGY PIPELINES. THROUGHOUT THIS EXPLORATION, STUDENTS WILL BE EXPOSED TO A VARIETY OF STAKEHOLDERS AND A GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF ENERGY’S IMPACT ON DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS, ECONOMIES, SOCIETIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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