Cancelled for 2024 season
Summer Term: dates include travel
This course focuses holistically on a hands-on and critical analysis of energy resources, including coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, solar, wind, hydro, and energy efficiency, conservation and storage. Students will learn about historic, current and forecasted energy resource use by society; the economics, politics and policies at the local, state, national and international level that affect energy resource availability; the science and engineering of fossil fuel and renewable energy resources; and natural and anthropogenic climate forcing as they relate to energy resource use. The instructors are Adam Simon, professor in Earth & Environmental Sciences, and Mike Shriberg, Regional Executive Director of the National Wildlife Federation Great Lakes Regional Center. Mike earned his PhD in the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan and worked for the Graham Sustainability Institute at U-M prior to joining NWF, where he works directly on energy and climate policy. Adam and Mike have taught this course together for seven years. The summer course will combine tours of energy mines and production facilities, conversations with professionals involved in the fossil fuel mining and energy production industries, professionals working in renewable energy, and professionals in the government and non-profit sectors working on energy infrastructure and legislation. The class will utilize new data to assess the environmental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Instructors: Earth 344 will be team taught by two Professors and two graduate student instructors. Faculty for summer include: Prof. Adam Simon U-M E&ES, Prof. Mike Shriberg U-M SEAS.
Prerequisites: No prerequisites are required. Graduating high school seniors and university students are encouraged to apply. Entering first-year students could arrive on campus in the fall term with 4 hours of science credit already earned studying ecology in the west.
Fulfill Requirements:
Satisfies 4 LS&A Natural Science credits
May satisfy the PITE Specialization requirement with permission from advisor.
Costs:
Tuition – All Camp Davis courses are considered Summer Half Term. Tuition rates for all Camp Davis courses are set by the Registrar’s office and are billed the 2nd week in June and due June 30th. Students will be billed for 4 credits at a rate consistent with the student’s residency status (in-state/out-of-state), the College or School that the student is enrolled in, and the student’s academic standing (lower-level/upper-level). Please visit the UM Tuition & Fees web page for current tuition rates.
Course Fees – In addition to tuition, course fees will be assessed at a rate of $1533 to cover travel, meals, lodging, course materials, and other course-related expenses. Course fees will be billed by the 2nd week in June and due June 30th.
Financial Aid: Multiple forms of funding are available to most qualifying students. Strict deadlines vary between sources. Please visit our financial aid & scholarships web page to apply.
Frequently Asked Questions: Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page for answers and additional information. Please feel free to contact us directly with any additional questions or concerns. Phone: 734-615-8600/ Text Message: 734-678-1564/ Email: campdavis@umich.edu
