Energy & Clean Technology

UC Berkeley and the Haas School have had a long commitment to energy.  An emphasis in energy and clean technology prepares you to lead businesses that address the market, policy, and technological challenges of the energy industry.  Courses and programming are offered by the Energy Institute at Haas, a joint venture of the Haas School and the UC Energy Institute.  In addition, students that pursue this emphasis have the opportunity to tap into energy and natural resource-related courses offered through various programs and centers on the wider UC Berkeley campus.

Recommended electives:
MBA 212 Energy and Environmental Markets
MBA 217 Energy and Infrastructure Project Finance
MBA 217 Cleantech to Market (BILD Course)

Speaker series:
MBA 294 Renewable Energy Speaker Series

Additional electives likely to be helpful:
MBA 224A Managerial Accounting
MBA 231 Corporate Finance
MBA 236G Designing Financial Models that Work
MBA 248 Supply Chain Management
MBA 252 Negotiations and Conflict Resolution
MBA 254 Power and Politics in Organizations
MBA 257 Leadership
MBA 270 Business and Public Policy
MBA 277 Environmental Management and Public Policy
MBA 277 Managing the Legal Environment of Business
MBA 296 Ethics and Decision Making in Green Chemistry

(Please note that the elective courses listed above are not necessarily offered every semester or every year).

Active involvement in the following:
BERC (Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative at Haas)
Berkeley Energy Symposium
Case competitions