Minor in Renewable Energy
Ahmed Osman, Coordinator
Renewable energy is a multidisciplinary area that integrates different fields including electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. The minor provides students with an opportunity to acquire skills that would enhance their preparation for joining the related industry. The renewable energy minor will expose students to solar and wind energy sources and electrical energy conversion.
Students enrolling in the renewable energy minor should have normally completed a minimum of 60 credits of course work and be in good academic standing.
Students seeking a minor in renewable energy must successfully complete the following requirements:
- a minimum of 21 credits, including:
- 15 credit hours of minor requirements
- A minimum of 6 credit hours of minor electives.
- a minimum of 12 credit hours of the 21 credits required for the minor successfully completed in residence at AUS.
- a minimum of 12 credit hours of the courses for the minor at or above the 300 level successfully completed in residence at AUS.
- a minimum GPA of 2.00 in courses completed to satisfy the minor.
Students seeking a minor in renewable energy must successfully complete the following courses or their equivalent. All course prerequisites must be satisfied.
MINOR REQUIREMENTS (15 CREDIT Hours)
Students must successfully complete the following requirements:
- Eco 404 Economics of Environmental and Natural Resources
- ELE 351 Electrical Energy Conversion
- ELE 487 Power Conversion in Renewable Energy Systems
- MCE 241 Thermodynamics I
- MCE 451 Renewable Energy Systems
MINOR ELECTIVES
(MINIMUM OF 6 CREDIT Hours)
Students must successfully complete a minimum of six credits in courses selected from the following list and not used as minor requirements, with a minimum of three credits outside their major:
- ELE 481 Power System Protection
- ELE 482 Electric Power Distribution
- ELE 485 Power Electronics
- ELE 486 Electric Drives
- MCE 445 Energy Systems
- MCE 446 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
- MCE Energy Conversion and Management
- MCE 452 Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Systems
- any approved 400-level special topics course related to renewable energy. Consult the online course catalog or the online class schedule accessible via the AUS student information system to verify course classifications.
