General Requirements

A minimum of 40 semester hours must be earned toward completion of the degree. A minimum grade-point average of 3.000 is required over all courses applied toward the degree.

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.  

Core Requirements

Complete 20 semester hours from the following:20
Economic Decision Making
Fundamentals of Thermal Science 1
Fundamentals of Thermal Science 2
Fundamentals of Energy System Integration
Renewable Energy Development
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:4
Financial Management for Engineers
Foundations of Accounting and Finance

Restricted Electives List 

Complete a minimum of 8 semester hours from the following:8
Electrochemical Engineering
Hydropower
Energy Storage Systems
Electrochemical Energy Storage
Power Plant Design and Analysis
Smart Grid
Wind Energy Systems
Geologic Energy Systems for Energy Generation and Carbon Sequestration
Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Energy Systems
Principles, Devices, and Materials for Energy Storage and Energy Harvesting
Solar Thermal Engineering
Mathematical Methods for Mechanical Engineers 1

Other Electives List

An additional 8 semester hours can either be taken from the list above or from the list below or by approval of the program director: 8
Electroanalytical Chemistry
Materials Chemistry of Renewable Energy
Sustainable Energy: Materials, Conversion, Storage, and Usage
Electric Drives
Power Systems Analysis 1
Power Electronics
Engineering Project Management
Energy Systems Engineering Leadership Challenge Project 1
Energy Systems Engineering Leadership Challenge Project 2
Master’s Project
Gas Turbine Combustion
General Thermodynamics
Combustion and Air Pollution
Fundamentals of Combustion
Energy Democracy and Climate Justice: Technology, Policy, and Social Change
Sustainable Engineering Systems for Buildings

Optional Co-op Experience

Complete the following. Students must complete ENCP 6100 to qualify for co-op experience:
ENCP 6100Introduction to Cooperative Education1
ENCP 6964Co-op Work Experience0
or ENCP 6954 Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time
or ENCP 6955 Co-op Work Experience Abroad - Half-Time
or ENCP 6965 Co-op Work Experience Abroad

Online Course List

All required courses and many electives are offered as online courses.

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

40 total semester hours required (41 with optional co-op)
Minimum 3.000 GPA required