Arizona State University Rob Walton College of Global Futures 8 courses 84 total credits
Society is in the midst of a transition toward sustainable energy. Because the global energy system is a complex, sociotechnical system, the transition toward sustainable energy requires the next generation of leaders to possess a transdisciplinary perspective comprising both technical and societal dimensions of energy. The Doctor of Philosophy degree in sustainable energy integrates these perspectives in preparing you to address the challenges in energy transitions. You can enter the program whether you have a background in engineering, planning, business, policy, and natural and social sciences. The core classes provide you with interdisciplinary expertise and skills related to current and emerging energy technologies and systems, economic analysis of energy systems, and social and policy dynamics of energy transitions. Elective classes allow you to develop more specialized methodological skills, technical expertise and topical knowledge.
| Required Core | 17 credits |
| Electives or Research | 42 credits |
| Other Requirement | 13 credits |
| Culminating Experience | 12 credits |
| Total Credits | 84 credits |
Required Core
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SOS 571 | Sustainable Energy Technologies and Systems | 3 |
| SOS 572 | Sustainable Energy Transitions | 3 |
| SOS 573 | Sustainable Energy Policy | 3 |
| SOS 574 | Data Analytics for Sustainable Energy | 3 |
| SOS 575 | Sustainable Energy Research Seminar | 4 |
| SOS 589 | Community of Graduate Student Scholars | 1 |
| Total Required Core | 17 credits | |
Electives or Research
Culminating Experience
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SOS 799 | Dissertation | 12 |
| Total Culminating Experience | 12 credits | |
Additional Curriculum Information
Students take SOS 575 in four different semester terms for 1 credit hour each term. Electives can be chosen from applicable courses in the following areas based on the student's area of interest and approval from the committee: engineering of matter, transport and energy future of innovation in society geographical sciences and urban planning life sciences molecular sciences physics sustainability sustainable engineering and the built environment Other electives may be used with approval from the academic unit. Student electives are customizable based on the student's area of research. Doctoral students are expected to include higher level courses (600 and 700 levels) as part of the elective and research coursework. When approved by the student's supervisory committee and the Graduate College, this program allows 30 credit hours from a previously awarded master's degree to be used for this degree. If students do not have a previously awarded master's degree, the 30 credit hours of coursework is made up of electives and research.
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