Degree Plans
Renewable Energy Technologies Minor Requirements
A student must pass 18 credits from the list below with a grade of C or higher. No courses may be taken S/U. All prerequisites for the courses must be met or consent of the
instructor must be obtained before enrolling in a class. Students can fulfill major portions of the requirements for this Minor by selecting their departmental electives in a judicious manner. the Viewing a Wider World requirement may be simultaneously met with this coursework where the course work is outside a student's department.
| Three (3) Courses: 9 credits |
| ET 381 Renewable Energy Technologies |
| ET 382 Solar Energy |
| ET 384 Wind and Water Energy |
| ET 386 Sustainable Design and Construction |
| Two (2) Courses: 6 credits |
| CH E/WERC 466, Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology |
| EE 332, Introduction to Electric Power Engineering |
| ET 365, Building Utilities |
| ET 304, Electric Machines |
| ET 374, Electric Power Distribution |
ET 396, Heat Transfer and Applications or (not both)
ME 341, Heat Transfer and Applications |
| ET/ME 401, Heating & Air Conditioning Systems |
Students may take only one class from the following:
- ET 420*, Senior Internship
- ET 435*, Senior Design and Project Management
- ET 440/441*, Senior Design and Senior Project
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| WERC 200, Intro. to Environmental Fundamentals |
| WERC 300, Intro. to Pollution Prevention and Application |
| WERC 350, Introduction to Energy, Environment and Risk Assessment |
| * Must be related to a renewable energy field and approved by faculty advisor |
| One (1) Course: 3 credits |
College of Agriculture & Home Economics:
- AGHE 337V, Natural Economics or
- AGHE 380, Ecosystem Earth; The Impact of Human Activities
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College of Arts and Sciences:
- PHYS 303V, Energy and Society in the New Millennium or
- HIST 302V, Science in Modern Society or
- HIST 303V, History of Technology
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College of Business:
- ECON 337V, Natural Resource Economics or
- ECON 384V, Water Resource Economics
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College of Engineering:
- ET 360V, Technology in Business and Society
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