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Energy curriculum

Energy core courses

QuarterCourseCr.Title
Autumn ME 529 4Advanced Energy Conservation Systems
Autumn ME 538 4Advanced Fluid Mechanics
Winter ME 539 4Renewable Energy I
Winter ME 521 3Thermodynamics
Spring ME 540 3Renewable Energy II
Spring (odd) ME 524 3Combustion

Other suggested courses

QuarterCourseCr.Title
Autumn ATM S 505 4Introduction to Fluid Dynamics
Autumn CEE 588 3Energy Infrastructure and the Environment
Autumn EE 454 4 Power System Analysis 1
Autumn MSE 475 4Introduction to Composite Materials
Autumn ME 503 3 Continuum Mechanics 2
Autumn (odd) ME 531 3Conductive Heat Transfer
Autumn ME 588 3Dynamics and Vibrations
Winter AA 400 3Gas Dynamics
Winter ME 450 3Introduction to Composite Materials and Design
Winter ME 525 3Applied Acoustics I
Winter (Even) ME 530 3Radiative Heat Transfer
Spring ChemE 445 3Fuel Cell Engineering
Spring (even) CEE 570 4Hydrodynamics
Spring (even) CEE 572 3Water Wave Mechanics for Coastal Engineers
Spring CEE 577 3Water-Quality Management
Spring ME 425 4HVAC Engineering
Spring (even) ME 532 3Convective Heat Transfer

Access to 400-level ME courses is subject to space availability. Please review the undergraduate course registration policy here.

Sample Schedule*

Required courses   
Courses that fulfill computational and numerical analysis requirement
Course no. Quarter Credits
ME 564 AUT Yr 1 3
ME 529 AUT Yr 1 4
ME 538 AUT Yr 1 4
Total credits 11
Course no. Quarter Credits
ME 565 WIN Yr 1 3
ME 521 WIN Yr 1 3
ME 539 WIN Yr 1 4
Or ME 574 WIN Yr 1 3
Total credits 10
Course no. Quarter Credits
ME 535 SPR Yr 1 3
ME 540 SPR Yr 1 3
ME 524 (odd),
or ME 481
SPR Yr 1 3
ME 598,
or ME 600
SPR Yr 1 1
Total credits 10
Course no.QuarterCredits
Elective 1AUT Yr 23
Elective 2AUT Yr 23
Elective 3AUT Yr 23
ME 598,
or ME 600
AUT Yr 22
Total credits11
Grand total42