Minor in Energy Engineering
The minor in Energy Engineering is designed to provide students in engineering, science, and energy business and finance (EBF) with additional courses, exposure, and experiences to the principles and applications of energy engineering. Courses available to students include thermal sciences; petroleum and natural gas processing; renewable/sustainable energy; chemistry of fuels; electrochemical, chemical and nuclear energy conversion processes; physical processes in energy engineering; air pollution; and green engineering and environmental compliance. As a result, the selection of this minor can provide additional career options for students in a wide range of offerings at Penn State.
A grade of C or better is required for all courses in the minor.
- Requirements for the Minor: 18 credits
- Additional Requirements:
- Select 9 credits from the following courses: EGEE 301(3), EGEE 302(3), EGEE 304(3), EGEE 411(3), EGEE 420(3), EGEE 430(3) (Sem: 5-6) Select 9 credits from the following courses: EGEE 433(3), EGEE 437(3), EGEE 438(3), EGEE 441(3), EGEE 451(3), EGEE 464W(3), EGEE 470(3), F SC 431(3), F SC 432(3) (Sem: 7-8)
ABET Accreditation
This program will seek accreditation as a General Engineering Program by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET in the near future. It is not currently accredited.