Academics
BERC takes an active role in supporting academic programs and curriculum in energy and resources at UC Berkeley.
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REcommended Courses in Energy & Resources
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links to additional course listings
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Curriculum Development
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Certificate Programs
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SEMINARS & COLLOQUIA
REcommended Courses in Energy & Resources
View the BERC Course Guide for Recommended UC Berkeley Courses in Energy and Resources.
The guide is constantly evolving & always a "work in progress". If you would like to recommend a new course to be included in the guide, or would like to submit a comment about one of the courses already listed, please email berc.leaders@gmail.com with the subject "Course Guide".
LInks to additional Course Listings
- Agriculture and Resource Economics
- Berkeley Institute of the Environment - Environmental Courses Across Campus
- Energy @ Berkeley Course Listing
- Energy & Resources Group
- ESPM - Graduate Courses
- Management of Technology Program
- School of Law - Environmental Law Program; Law & Technology Program
Curriculum Development - Education Through Involvement
BERC students have helped pioneer new interdisciplinary curriculum around energy and resources issues.
BERC helped spur the creation of a new Center for Energy & Environmental Innovation (CEEI), through which members will have the opportunity to work on real projects for the private and public sector. We have also turned our Cleantech to Market (C2M) program into a curricular offering available to all graduate students. Many students are additionally eligible for indenpendent study credit for participation in our BERC Innovative Solutions (BIS) consulting program.
Additionally, the following courses were instigated by BERC student members:
- ChemE 295F – Battery Technologies
- ER 299 – Cal Climate Action Partnership Seminar
- LAW247 – Energy and Infrastructure Project Financing
- MBA290T/ENG298A/INFO290 – Energy, Sustainability, and Business Innovation
- MBA294.6 – Alternative Energy Speaker Series
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
Complimenting the various undergraduate majors and graduate degree programs, the university offers the following certificate programs to allow students the opportunity to develop a specialty in the areas of energy and resources:
- For undergraduates: Minor in Energy and Resources.
- For PhD students: Designated Emphasis in Energy Science and Technology.
- For Graduate students: Certificate in Engineering and Business for Sustainability.
- For Business students: Certificate in Energy & Environmental Innovation.
- For Law students: Certificate of Specialization in Green Technology Law.
SEMINARS & COLLOQUIA
- The Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory (RAEL) holds weekly lunch talks on Wednesdays, 12:00 – 1:00 PM, 4152 Etcheverry Hall.
- The University of California Energy Institute (UCEI) holds occasional seminars on various topics
- The Environmental Energy Technologies Division of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory holds occasional brown bag lunch seminars from 12:00 - 1:00 PM in LBNL Building 90.
- The Department of Nuclear Engineering holds weekly seminars on Monday afternoons.
- The Joint Center for Transportation Sustainability Research will hold a biofuels seminar in the fall each Monday from 4-5 in 310 Barrows.
- The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics holds seminars at noon on Wednesday.
