Energy Resource Management Minor

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The School of Energy Resources offers undergraduate students a minor in Energy Resource Management (ERM). This minor allows University of Wyoming (UW) students in other programs to broaden their knowledge with supplemental multidisciplinary training in energy resources.

Minor - 12 credit hours

Core Courses- 6 credit hours

ERS 1000 - Energy and Society Credits: 3 (USP:PN)
or ENR 1000 - Energy and Society Credits: 3 (USP:PN)
AND
ERS 3400 - Energy Markets & Policy Credits: 3
or ECON 3400 - Energy Markets & Policy Credits: 3

Elective Courses- 6 credit hours

AGCM 1010 - Principals of Agricultural Communications Credits: 3 (USP:H)
AGCM 4010 - Advanced Campaign Design in Agricultural Communications Credits: 3
AGEC 3750 - Natural Resource Planning and Economics Credits: 3
or ENR 3750 - Natural Resource Planning and Economics Credits: 3
AGEC 4450 - Negotiation Credits: 3
or ENR 4450 - Negotiation Credits: 3
AGEC 4550 - Negotiation Analysis Credits: 3
or ENR 4550 - Negotiation Analysis Credits: 3
AMST 4052 - Federal Land Politics Credits: 3
or ENR 4052 - Federal Land Politics Credits: 3
or GEOG 4052 - Federal Land Politics Credits: 3
or POLS 4052 - Federal Land Politics Credits: 3
or REWM 4052 - Federal Land Politics Credits: 3
ATSC 2100 - Global Warming: The Science of Humankinds’ Energy Consumption Impacting Climate Credits: 3 (USP:PN)
BKCH 3021 - Fundamentals of Blockchain Credits: 3
CE 3400 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering Credits: 3
CE 4430 - Green Chemistry and Global Environmental Problems Credits: 3
or CHE 4430 - Green Chemistry and Global Environmental Problems Credits: 3
or ENR 4430 - Green Chemistry and Global Environmental Problems Credits: 3
CHEM 4050 - Solar Energy Conversion Credits: 3
CM 3140 - Built Environment Markets Credits: 3
ECON 1200 - Economics, Law and Government Credits: 3 (USP:V)
ECON 1300 - Oil: Business, Culture, and Power Credits: 3 (USP:H)
or ERS 1300 - Oil: Business, Culture, and Power Credits: 3 (USP:H)
EDSE 3040 - Energy and Power Technology Credits: 3
EE 2220 - Circuits and Signals Credits: 4
EE 3510 - Electric Machines and Power Systems Credits: 4
EE 4510 - Power Systems Credits: 3
ENR 4320 - Experience of Place Credits: 3
ENR 4600 - Community Sustainability Credits: 3
ENR 4750 - ENR Law and Policy Credits: 3
ERS 2010 - Introduction to Land Management Credits: 3
ERS 3000 - Energy Project Outreach and Communications Credits: 3 (USP:C2)
ERS 3010 - Air Quality Management Credits: 3
ERS 4050 - Solar Energy Conversion Credits: 3
ERS 4100 - Property I Credits: 3
ERS 4105 - Property II Credits: 3
ERS 4110 - Contract Law Credits: 3
ERS 4120 - Federal Public Land Law Credits: 3
ERS 4130 - Oil and Gas and the Law of Subsurface Property Credits: 3
ERS 4135 - Advanced Energy Law Credits: 3 (USP:C3)
ERS 4200 - Law and Nuclear Technology Credits: 3
ERS 4201 - Nuclear Fuel Cycles Credits: 3
or CHEM 4201 - Nuclear Fuel Cycles Credits: 3
ERS 4202 - Nuclear Forensics Credits: 3
or CHEM 4202 - Nuclear Forensics Credits: 3
ERS 4203 - Nuclear Materials Credits: 3
or ME 4203 - Nuclear Materials Credits: 3
ERS 4204 - Nuclear Energy Physics Credits: 3
or ME 4204 - Nuclear Energy Physics Credits: 3
ERS 4205 - Nuclear Power Systems Credits: 3
or ME 4205 - Nuclear Power Systems Credits: 3
ERS 4480 - Carbon Capture and Storage Credits: 3
or CE 4480 - Carbon Capture and Storage Credits: 3
ERS 4481 - Geological Carbon Sequestration Credits: 3
or CHE 4481 - Geological Carbon Sequestration Credits: 3
ERS 4482 - Global Climate Governance Credits: 3 (USP:H)
ERS 4502 - Energy Finance Credits: 3
ERS 4960 - Energy Field Studies Credits: 1-3
ERS 4965 - Undergraduate Research Credits: 1-6
ERS 4970 - Internship Credits: 1-6
ERS 4975 - Global Experience in Energy Credits: 1-6
ERS 4985 - Seminar Credits: 1-6
ERS 4990 - Topics in Energy Resource Development and Management Credits: 1-6
ESS 4950 - Environmental Systems Synthesis Credits: 3 (USP:C3)
GEOG 3480 - Environmental Change Credits: 3
or ESS 3480 - Environmental Change Credits: 3
or GEOL 3480 - Environmental Change Credits: 3
GEOL 1310 - The Water-Energy-Climate Nexus Credits: 3 (USP:PN)
or ERS 1310 - The Water-Energy-Climate Nexus Credits: 3 (USP:PN)
GEOL 1320 - Global Sustainability: Managing Earth’s Resources Credits: 4
GEOL 2400 - Exploring the Inaccessible Earth - Geophysics and the Environment Credits: 3
GEOL 3600 - Earth and Mineral Resources Credits: 4 (USP:PN)
GEOL 3650 - Energy for Society: Addressing the Energy Grand Challenge Credits: 4 (USP:PN)
GEOL 4001 - Modeling the Earth System Credits: 4
GEOL 4010 - Exploration Geoscience Credits: 3
or ERS 4010 - Exploration Geoscience Credits: 3
GEOL 4020 - Global Biogeochemistry Credits: 3
GEOL 4080 - Field Methods in Geology Credits: 2
GEOL 4190 - Petroleum Geology Credits: 3
GEOL 4210 - Topics in Geophysics Credits: 1‑3
GEOL 4525 - Environmental Data Analysis Credits: 4
or ENR 4525 - Environmental Data Analysis Credits: 4
GEOL 4720 - Ore Deposits Credits: 4
GIST 2200 - Spatial Data Visualization Credits: 3
GIST 2310 - Intro to Geographic Information Systems Credits: 4
HIST 4535 - History of Oil Credits: 3
INST 4455 - Energy Security Credits: 3
or POLS 4455 - Energy Security Credits: 3
LS 2110 - Real Property Law Credits: 3
LS 2400 - Basic Geodesy for Surveyors Credits: 2
LS 2410 - GIS in Surveying Credits: 3
LS 2499 - Sophomore Land Surveying Topics Credits: 1-6
LS 3100 - Real Property Descriptions Credits: 2
LS 3110 - Boundary Evidence Credits: 2
LS 3120 - Boundary Principles Credits: 2
LS 3130 - Public Land Surveys Credits: 3
LS 3200 - Route Surveying Credits: 3
LS 3210 - Advanced Surveying Credits: 4
LS 3230 - Applied Least Squares Adjustments Credits: 4
LS 3300 - Ethics for the Professional Surveyor Credits: 1
ME 1000 - Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Credits: 1
ME 2065 - Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design Credits: 2
ME 3400 - Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning of Buildings Credits: 3
or ARE 3400 - Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning of Buildings Credits: 3
ME 3450 - Properties of Materials Credits: 3
ME 3975 - Internship Credits: 3
ME 4340 - Gas Turbine Engines Credits: 3
ME 4430 - HVAC Systems Analysis and Design Credits: 3
or ARE 4430 - HVAC Systems Analysis and Design Credits: 3
ME 4455 - Combustion Engineering Credits: 3
or ME 4470 - Wind and Ocean Energy Engineering Credits: 3
MGT 3410 - Human Resources Management Credits: 3
MGT 3420 - Organizational Behavior and Leadership Credits: 3
MGT 4470 - Negotiations and Conflict Resolution Credits: 3
NAIS 3300 - Federal Indian Law Credits: 3
NAIS 4100 - Tribal Government Credits: 3
NAIS 4340 - Natural Resource Management on Western Reservations Credits: 3
PETE 2050 - Fundamentals of Petroleum Engineering Credits: 3
PETE 4860 - Energy, Environment, and Materials Credits: 3
PHYS 2250 - Themodynamic Systems in Energy Science Credits: 4
POLS 4051 - Environmental Politics Credits: 3
or AMST 4051 - Environmental Politics Credits: 3
or ENR 4051 - Environmental Politics Credits: 3
or GEOG 4051 - Environmental Politics Credits: 3
or REWM 4051 - Environmental Politics Credits: 3
POLS 4350 - Sustainable Development and Global Policy Credits: 3
RMAL 2040 - Quantitative Tools for Managing Agricultural Resources Credits: 3
RMAL 3110 - Foundations for Leadership Credits: 3
or LEAD 3110 - Foundations for Leadership Credits: 3
RMAL 4700 - Elements of Leadership Credits: 3
RNEW 4775 - Forest Ecology Credits: 4
or BOT 4775 - Forest Ecology Credits: 4
SOC 3950 - Environmental Sociology Credits: 3
or ENR 3950 - Environmental Sociology Credits: 3
SOIL 4100 - Soil Physics Credits: 3