Renewable Energy Technologies - Undergraduate Minor
A grade of C- or better is required in each course (no courses may be taken S/U). All prerequisites must be met before enrolling in a class. Engineering Technology students can meet most of the requirements for this minor by judicious selection of their electives. Students may receive credit for only one special topic course (must be renewable content) or internship.
| Prefix | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Select two or three from the required list 1 | 9-6 | |
| Renewable Energy Technologies 1 | 3 | |
| Solar Energy Technologies | 3 | |
| Wind and Water Energy Technologies | 3 | |
| Select two or three courses from the electives list: 2 | 6-9 | |
Any extra course from the required list | ||
| Environmental Engineering and Science | ||
| Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering | 3 | |
| Biofuels | 3 | |
| Thermodynamics and Laboratory Applications | 4 | |
or M E 340 | Applied Thermodynamics | |
| Fluid Technology | 3 | |
or M E 338 | Fluid Mechanics | |
| Heat Transfer and Applications | 3 | |
or M E 341 | Heat Transfer | |
| Applied Power Technologies | 3 | |
or E E 333 | AC Circuit Analysis and Introduction to Power Systems | |
| Building Energy and Environment | ||
| Applied Power Technologies II | 3 | |
or E E 431 | Power System Analysis | |
| Construction Technology and Management | 3 | |
| Select 3 credits from the following: 3 | 3 | |
| Natural Resource Economics | 3 | |
| Natural Resource Economics | 3 | |
| Technology in Business and Society | 3 | |
| Water Resource Economics | 3 | |
| Science & Society | 3 | |
| Science in Modern Society | 3 | |
| Energy and Society in the New Millennium | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
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Students must complete a total of five courses from the required and elective lists: either two from the required list and three from the electives, or three from the required list and two from the electives.
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Other special topic courses could be counted for credit if related to renewable energies upon advisor's approval.
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If the selected course is outside the student’s college it may also satisfy a Viewing a Wider World requirement.