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Course Listings

MSES core curriculum (numbered 401-414 + 498) is required, and only open to MSES student enrollment.  All other courses listed (421 - 495) are program electives, and are open to registration from other Northwestern graduate students.  For assistance, please contact Chloe White.
CourseCourse TitleQuarter Offered

ISEN 401

History and Politics of Resource Innovation

Fall
Lillie, Pruitt

ISEN 402

Fundamentals of Natural Resources Distribution

Fall
Feasel

ISEN 404

Resource Markets Design, Regulation, and Reform

Winter
Pruitt

ISEN 405

Corporate Sustainability and Value Creation

Winter
Weber

ISEN 407

Energy and Sustainability Economics

Fall
Witte

ISEN 408

Finance Fundamentals for Energy and Sustainability

Fall
Wemhoff

ISEN 409

Energy and Sustainability Market Foundations

Fall
Kiesling, Witte

ISEN 411

ESG, Reporting, and Tools for Energy & Sustainability

Winter
Polzin

ISEN 412

Understanding Global Energy and Sustainability Markets

Spring
Grossi, Onitiri

ISEN 421

Scaling Sustainable Technology

Spring
Tolliver

ISEN 422

Electrify Everything: Beneficial Electrification, Electric Vehicles, and Beyond

Winter
Benz

ISEN 431

Advanced Topics in Electric Technologies: Storage and Microgrids

Fall
Al-Hallaj

ISEN 432

Carbon Removal, Capture, and Use

Spring
Burns

ISEN 433

Breakthrough Energy Efficiency and Net Zero Buildings

Spring
Gowda

ISEN 434

Hydrogen in the Energy Transition

Fall
Hahn

ISEN 440

Energy Project Development & Finance

Winter
Gilbert, O'Flynn

ISEN 450

Fundamentals of Energy Trading and Risk Management

Fall
White

ISEN 452

Government Incentives

Spring
Lillie

ISEN 454

Financing the Energy Transition

Fall
Biegala

ISEN 461

Sustainable Branding

Spring
Adelman, Gershom

ISEN 462

Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Winter
Olson

ISEN 463

Circular Economy

Winter
Carney

ISEN 470

Sustainability in Water and Wastewater

Fall
Boyle

ISEN 471

Sustainable Food

Fall
Kaplan

ISEN 472

Climate Activism and Its Business Impacts

Fall
Marshall

ISEN 473

The Future of Food and Agriculture

Fall
Donnan

ISEN 495-0-22

Special Topics: Ethics & Leadership in the Climate Crisis

Spring
Chutani

ISEN 495-0-23

Special Topics: Life Cycle Assessment: Business Applications

Spring
Arnold

ISEN 497

Strategy & Project Management Fundamentals (for MSES Practicum)

Winter
Benz

ISEN 498

Energy and Sustainability Project Practicum

Spring
Benz