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MINOR IN SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY

A minor in Sustainable Energy Technology may be earned by a student in any University bachelor's degree program through successful completion of a minimum of 15 credits as described below. Before beginning these courses, the student must meet the required course prerequisites. A minimum grade of C- is required in all courses completed for the minor.

To receive a Minor in Sustainable Energy Technology the student must take three (9 credits or more) out of the following set of courses:

CHEG 612 Applied Process Heat Transfer
CHEG 614 Special Topics in Energy
CHEG 616 Chemistry and Physics of Surfaces and Interfaces
CHEG 624 Bio-Based Materials
CHEG 625 Green Engineering
CIEG 351 Transportation Engineering
BREG 456 Fundamentals of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
ELEG 415/ELEG 615 Electric Power and Renewable Energy Systems
ELEG 429/ELEG 629 Low Power Electronics and Lighting
ELEG 437/ELEG 637 Energy Systems
ELEG 456/ELEG 656 Electric Power Distribution Design
ELEG 620 Photovoltiac Materials and Devices
ELEG 628 Solar Electric Technology & Applications
MEEG 425 Automotive Powertrain Theory
MEEG 442 Introduction to Fuel Cells
MEEG  435 Wind Power Engineering
MSEG 470/MSEG 670 Solar Energy
Undergraduate Research in Energy (3 credits)


Students must also take one of  the following required courses (3 credits):
ENEP 250 Introduction to Energy Policy
ENEP 424 Sustainable Energy Policy and Planning
ENEP 425 Energy Policy and Administration

AND take one course from the following list (3 or more credits):

CIEG 650 Urban Transportation Systems
ECON 320 Energy Economics
ENEP 402 Electricity Policy and Planning
ENEP 426 Climate Change:  Science, Policies and Political Economy
GEOG 235 Conservation of Natural Resources
GEOG 236 Conservation: Global Issues
GEOG 617 Seminar in Climate Change
GEOG 622 Resources, Development and the Environment
MAST 628 Offshore Wind Power: Science, Engineering, and Policy
MAST 662 Conservation and Renewable Energy Policy
MAST 675 Economics of Natural Resources
MAST 676 Environmental Economics (prereq: ECON 300)
POSC 350 Politics and the Environment (permission required by POSC department)

Other courses may be included upon approval of the minor administration committee. For inquiries about the Sustainable Energy Technology Minor, contact Professor Keith Goossen at (302) 831-0590 (goossen@ece.udel.edu).


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