Course Catalog - 2011-2012

     

POLI 461 - POLITICS, RISK, AND ENERGY

Long Title: POLITICS, RISK, AND ENERGY
Department: Political Science
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): POLI 395
Description: This course develops various linkages between the concepts of risk identification and mitigation, the political realm and the energy sector. Building from mainstream literature, The Black Swan and Outliers, and distribution theory, the concept of risk is defined and applied to Political and Energy Markets using case studies and data analysis.