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PSIR 425

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Course Code & Number
PSIR 425
Course Title
Politics of Energy
Level
BS
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits
(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 6 ECTS Credits
Year of Study:
Senior
Semester:
Fall
Type of Course:
Elective
Mode of Delivery:
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction:
English
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::
Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Catalog Description
Economic and political dimensions of the global energy issue. World energy consumption. Geographic distribution and availability of energy sources. Energy producing and energy consuming states. Global energy policies. Renewable energy sources. Energy efficiency.
Course Objectives

The aim of this course is to analyze the global energy issue from economic and political perspectives.

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Course Learning Outcomes

Upon succesful completion of this course, a student will be able to
1. Analyze the global energy issue from economic, political and socio-cultural aspects and perspectives
2. Depict world energy consumption and its limits
3. Discuss the geographic distribution, availability and limits of energy sources
4. Describe the relations between energy producing and energy consuming countries
5. Investigate global energy policies 
6. Explore renewable energy sources and energy efficiency

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:
Telling/Explaining Discussion/Debate Questioning Reading Inquiry Case Study/Scenarion Analysis Video Presentations Oral Presentations/Reports Guest Speakers Web Searching
Assessment Methods and Criteria:
Test / Exam Quiz Case Studies / Homework Presentation (Oral/Poster)
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Recommended Reading
1. Richard Youngs, Energy Security: Europe's New Foreign Policy Challenge (Routledge, 2009). 2. Daniel Yergin, The Prize: the Epic Quest for Oil, Money, & Power (Free Press, 1993). 3. Maureen S. Crandall, Energy, Economics, & Politics in the Caspian Region (Praeger, 2006). 4. Jan H. Kalicki and David L. Goldwyn (eds.), Energy and Security: Toward a New Foreign Policy Strategy (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005). 5. Hugo McPherson (ed.), Emerging Threats to Energy Security and Stability (Springer, 2005).
Required Reading
1. Michael T. Klare, Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy (New York: Metropolitan Books, 2008).
Grading
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