Energy, Resources and Economics

Applies microeconomic theory to analyze energy markets, including oil, gas, and electricity, in the context of contemporary policy issues.

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Summary

1 / 5

Historical reviews of Sarah Johnston: The class is easy if you attend lectures and complete problem sets, with one reviewer noting that little effort yields an A.

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Prerequisites

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A A E 101(215 prior to Fall 2024),ECON 101, or 111

AAE/ECON 371

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Professors

Fall 2026

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Sarah Johnston: Sarah Johnston is described as prepared, knowledgeable, and nice, with timely grading. However, some students found the material dry and feedback confusing. The OPEC group project was noted as challenging but guided, and the course is recommended for learning about energy markets.

SARAH JOHNSTON is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2023, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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Student experience

the class

Historical reviews of Sarah Johnston: Sarah Johnston teaches a well-run course that is good for learning energy markets, though some find the material dry and not very engaging.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.36 GPA, 57.4% A/AB (n=54 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.27 GPA, 54.9% A/AB (n=51 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.33 GPA, 60.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Sarah Johnston: The class is easy if you attend lectures and complete problem sets, with one reviewer noting that little effort yields an A.

Historical reviews of Sarah Johnston: The OPEC group project is interesting but challenging, requiring guidance, while feedback from the professor is sometimes confusing.

Topics

  • Oil, gas, and electricity markets.
  • Contemporary energy issues and policy.

Skills

  • Apply microeconomic theory to energy markets.
  • Analyze contemporary energy issues and policy questions.

Grades

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About this comparison

1333 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

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