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Nov 24, 2024
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University General Course Catalog 2019-2020 ARCHIVED CATALOG: LINKS AND CONTENT ARE OUT OF DATE. CHECK WITH YOUR ADVISOR.
Renewable Energy, Minor
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I. Contact Information
Track I
Charles Coronella, LME 311
(775) 784-4253
Track II
Eric Herzik, TB 225
(775) 682-7764
II. Description
The interdisciplinary minor in renewable energy is open to all undergraduate students. Separate tracks are available to students in engineering and to students outside engineering, allowing both technical and nontechnical students to study this dynamic field. Regardless of the track chosen, the program is designed to ensure that students are exposed to the technical, economic, and policy issues relevant to renewable energy.
Track I is designed for students in engineering who seek specialization in the interdisciplinary studies of renewable energy sources, power generation and fuel production technologies, renewable energy policy, and the economics of various energy sources. Students in chemical engineering, electrical engineering, materials science and mechanical engineering will find this minor complements their major and provides them with the background needed to start a career in renewable energy. Students in other technical majors may also find this track appealing. All students are encouraged to consult with their major advisor to discuss the suitability of the minor to their individual long-term goals.
Track II is designed primarily for students in disciplines other than engineering. These students will receive training in the basic technical aspects of renewable energy as well as learning about energy policy and the economics of various energy sources. Students in any major may pursue this track. This track may be particularly appealing to students interested in science, environmental studies, political science and business.
All students are encouraged to consult with their major advisor in selection of this minor.
The objective of the interdisciplinary renewable energy minor is to provide students with technical skills, economic and political background, and analysis and design skills that will help them to apply the knowledge gained in their major to the important national issues of alternative and renewable energy. Students will be exposed to a broad range of technical and social/political disciplines necessary to understand the sources of renewable energy, technical and economic decisions involved in using alternative energy sources, and the policy and regulatory issues that influence the development and adoption of alternative energy resources.
III. Program Requirements (18 units)
Track I
Following are the requirements for students enrolled in Track I. Substitutions must be approved by the Associate Dean of Engineering. There are three requirements.
18 units are required. A maximum of 9 units from the students major may be applied toward the minor. In addition, a minimum of 9 units must be at the 300 or 400 level. All Track I students are required to take:
The remaining 15 units are selected from the following:
- CEE 204 - Natural and Engineered Environmental Systems (3 units)
- CEE 390 - Environmental Engineering Systems: Principles and Design (3 units)
- CEE 411 - Environmental Law (3 units)
- CEE 413 - Water Resources Engineering (3 units)
- CHE 301 - Introduction to Sustainable Energy Resources (3 units)
- CHE 361 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (3 units)
- CHE 410 - Renewable Energy Systems (3 units)
- ECON 102 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 units) CO6
- ECON 309 - Resource Economics (3 units)
- EE 240 - Fundamentals & Economics of Renewable & Nonrenewable Energy (3 units)
- EE 340 - Power System Fundamentals (3 units)
- EE 443 - Electric Power Distribution (3 units)
- EE 444 - Power System Protection (3 units)
- EE 445 - Power System Operation with Renewable Energy Sources (3 units)
- ENGR 308 - Impact of Global Economy (3 units)
- ENGR 457 - National Geothermal Academy (1 to 6 units) OR
- GEOL 457 - National Geothermal Academy (1 to 6 units)
- ENRG 132 - Solar Photovoltaic Technologies (3 units ) (TMCC course)
- ENRG 142 - Solar Thermal Technologies (3 units) (TMCC course)
- ENRG 172 - Fluids, Piping, Valves, and Pumps (4 units) (TMCC course)
- ENRG 173 - Geothermal Plants, Turbines, and Generators (3 units) (TMCC course)
- GEOL 101 - General Geology (4 units) CO4L
- GEOL 206 - Geology of Geothermal Energy Resources (TMCC course)
- GEOL 407 - Earth Resources and Energy: The End of Oil? (3 units)
- CHE 311 - Engineering Thermodynamics I (3 units) OR
- ME 311 - Engineering Thermodynamics I (3 units)
- ME 420 - Heat Transfer in Renewable Energy Systems (3 units)
- ME 414 - Intermediate Heat Transfer (3 units)
- ME 474 - Active Solar Engineering (3 units)
- ME 475 - Introduction to Combustion (3 units)
- ME 476 - Internal Combustion Engines (3 units)
- NRES 467 - Regional and Global Issues in Environmental Sciences (3 units) CO11, CO13
- PHYS 400 - Energy: Principles, Sources and Problems (3 units) CO9, CO11, CO13
- PSC 210 - American Public Policy (3 units)
- PSC 403B - Energy Politics and Policy (3 units) OR
- PSC 403C - Environmental Policy (3 units) OR
- PSC 403D - Global Environmental Policy (3 units) CO11 OR
- PSC 403G - Land and Water Resource Policy (3 units) OR
- PSC 403M - Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Policy (3 units)
- MINE 425 - Engineering Power (3 units)
- MINE 456 - Mining and Sustainable Development (2 units) CO9, CO11
Track II
The following are the requirements for the students enrolled in Track II. Substitutions must be approved by the minor advisor. There are four requirements.
18 units are required. A maximum of 9 units from the students major may be applied toward the minor. In addition, a minimum of 9 units must be at the 300 or 400 level. All Track II students are required to take:
Six lower-division units are required from the following:
Nine upper-division units are required from the following:
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