Degree Plans
Concentration in Renewable Energy Requirements
What follows is a list of classes and the corresponding basic study areas that will result in a Concentration in “Renewable Energy Technology” within the ECET and MET majors. Students can fulfill this Concentration by using their three required technical electives without any additional credit requirements.
Required: |
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| ET 381 | Renewable Energy Technology |
Two Courses From: |
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| ET 365 | Building Utilities |
| ET 304 | Electrical Machines |
| ET 374 | Electric Power Distribution |
| ET 382 | Solar Energy |
| ET 384 | Wind Energy |
| ET 396 | Heat Transfer and Applications |
| ET401 | Heating & Air Conditioning Systems |
| EE 332 | Introduction to Electric Power Engineering |
| CHE 466 | Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology |
Students may only take one class from the following choices: |
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| 1. ET 420 | Senior Internship – (must be related to a renewable energy field) |
| 2. ET 435 | Senior Design and Project Management (must be related to a renewable energy application) |
| 3. ET 440 ET 441 |
Senior Design – (must be related to a renewable energy application)
Senior Project – (must be related to a renewable energy application) |
General Education Recommendations: |
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| ENG 218G or ENG 318G |
English Composition or Technical Writing |
| CHEM 110G or CHEM 111 |
Basic Natural Sciences |
| PHIL 240G | Ethics for Engineering and Scientific Careers |
Viewing a Wider World Recommendations: |
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| AGE/ECON 337G or AGHE 380G |
Natural Resource Economics |
| Ecosystem Earth; The Impact of Human Activities | |
| PHYS 303G or HIST 302G or HIST 303G |
Energy and Society in the New Millennium |
| Science in Modern Society | |
| History of Technology | |
| ECON 337G or ECON 384G |
Natural Resource Economics |
| Water Resource Economics | |