Minor in Energy

21 credits

This minor gives students an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the development, use, and conservation of energy. Students may focus on solar and alternative energy systems, energy policy, economics, or planning. The minor complements majors in planning, business, industrial technology, and the life, physical, and earth sciences.

Required Courses

NREM 331	Energy and Mineral Resources	3
NREM 335	Renewable Energy Sustain Tech	3

3 credits from

GEOL 101	Planet Earth Geol Environment	3
NREM 101	Environment and Society	3
PHYC 100	Conceptual Physics	3
Total Credits:		3

12 credits from the following groups with at least one course from each:

Group 1

APHY 420	Solar Thermal Systems	3
APHY 422	Photovoltaics	3
GEOL 207	Environ Geology Geochem Cycles	3
GEOL 435	Sequence Stratigraphy	3
NREM 241	Air Resources	3
NREM 346	Indoor Environmental Quality	3

Group 2

CM 252	Building Diagnostics	3
LA 471	Sustainable Land Systems	3
NREM 405	Integrated Resource Management	3
PLAN 431	Urban Transportation Planning	3
PLAN 433	Environmental Planning	3
PLAN 435	Energy Planning	3
TDPT 204	Energy Processing	3

Group 3

BUSA 300	Int Sustainability in Business	3
CAP 498	Spec Projects in CAP	3
ECON 311	Environmental Economics	3
	or
NREM 203	Decision-Making in Nat Res Mgt	3
NREM 402	Field Study	1 TO 6
NREM 497	Special Studies	1 TO 3
POLS 342	Problems in Public Policy	3
POLS 347	Environmental Law and Policy	3
Total Credits:		12

Total Credits: 21

Advisor approval required for topic of CAP 498, NREM 497, or NREM 402 (maximum of 3 credits applicable). Students electing APHY 420 or NREM 405 are expected to meet the course prerequisites.