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CSC 33985
Immersion Dates: Friday, October 14 – Friday, October 21, 2011
Please note, this seminar will leaving by train on Friday night on October 14 and will return early on Friday morning, October 21, 2011.
Your group will be departing on Friday October 14, 2011 at 8:34 PM onboard Train 30 from South Bend, IN enroute to Washington, DC.
Your group will be returning on Thursday, October 20, 2011 departing at 4:05 PM onboard Train 29 from Washington, DC enroute to South Bend, IN.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Size: 12 students
Cost: $290 and $75–$100 for D.C. expenses
Application Deadline: Thursday, August 25, 2011, 11:59 p.m.
Application is now closed.
*Only those students who are in good academic standing with the University are eligible for participation. By submitting the application, you confirm that you are in good academic standing with the University.
New this semester! All Social Concerns Seminar placements will be posted on the following webpage when they have been confirmed. You will receive email notification when the site has been updated: https://www.nd.edu/~csc/application/documents/CSC_Seminars_F11.pdf .
Overview
The course will introduce students to the scientific, environmental, economic, geopolitical, and social implications of current energy technologies through selected readings, writing assignments, class lectures and discussions, and a week-long immersion in Washington, DC. Then, students will learn to assess the strengths and weaknesses of alternative energy technologies (wind, solar, geothermal, fuel cells, ethanol, improving fossil fuel utilization, etc.), and of the various policies and economics surrounding energy. During the week in Washington, D.C. students will identify the limitations of current energy policies and environmental regulation through visits to industry lobbying groups, policy makers and government officials, environmental organizations, and federal regulatory bodies. Finally, students will begin to understand the relationship between energy consumption and environmental ethics, especially as understood in Catholic social tradition.
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