Spring 2027

Energy Justice

Energy Justice examines shifting energy geographies through frameworks of social justice, environmental racism, and anticolonialism, focusing on decarbonization, electrification, and energy access during the climate crisis.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Jack Williams

The grade consisted of homework, two exams, and a team project. The content was fairly science and geology-heavy, requiring consistent lecture attendance to keep up with the material.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Explain the technical, sociopolitical, economic, environmental, and spatial dimensions of different energy resources.

  • Describe core concepts in the energy social sciences, such as energy justice, energy democracy, and energy poverty.

  • Describe the socio-political institutions that govern energy systems and the energy justice impacts of energy policies.

  • Discuss how energy decisions are impacted by environmental, technical, sociopolitical, and spatial factors.

  • Identify energy justice and policy work across scales, from the local to the global.

  • Pose a research question, conduct research, and write a compelling argument on an energy-related topic.

  • Pose an advanced research question, review peer-reviewed literature, and write a compelling argument on an energy-related topic.

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

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ENVIRST/GEOG 331

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

JACK WILLIAMS is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Jack Williams

Students described the course as challenging but rewarding, noting that it provided deep education on climate change and varied topics. It was significantly harder than introductory geography courses.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2015: 3.38 GPA, 52.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Fall 2016: 3.31 GPA, 63.0% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Fall 2017: 3.63 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=30 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Jack Williams

The grade consisted of homework, two exams, and a team project. The content was fairly science and geology-heavy, requiring consistent lecture attendance to keep up with the material.

Past student reviews · Jack Williams

Opinions on Jack Williams varied; one student found him helpful and knowledgeable, while another found his lectures boring and exams disproportionately difficult relative to the teaching quality.

Topics

  • Social justice, environmental racism, democracy, and anticolonialism in energy transitions.
  • Energy extraction, generation, and decision-making processes.
  • Decarbonization, electrification, and energy access in the context of climate crisis.
  • Core concepts in energy social sciences including energy justice, democracy, and poverty.

Skills

  • Explain technical, sociopolitical, economic, environmental, and spatial dimensions of energy resources.
  • Describe socio-political institutions governing energy systems and policy impacts.
  • Identify energy justice and policy work across local to global scales.
  • Conduct research and write arguments on energy-related topics.

Grades

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About this comparison

1022 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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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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