Program Overview

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Energy Engineering Program

The Energy Engineering program is designed to educate leaders in the field of energy engineering, with a focus on creating knowledge and serving society.

Program Overview

The program is interdisciplinary in nature, and electives may be approved throughout the year. A minimum of 120 units is required for graduation.

Freshman Undergraduate Program

The freshman undergraduate program in Energy Engineering includes the following courses:

• CHEM 1A+1AL – General Chemistry, or CHEM 4A – General Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis
• ENGIN 7 – Introduction to Computer Programming and Numerical Methods, or COMPSCI 61A – Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
• MATH 51 – Calculus I
• MATH 52 – Calculus II
• PHYSICS 7A – Physics for Scientists and Engineers
• ENGIN 93 – Energy Engineering Seminar
• Reading & Composition Part A Course
• Reading & Composition Part B Course
• Humanities/Social Sciences Course

Sophomore Year

The sophomore year includes the following courses:

• CIVENG 100 – Elementary Fluid Mechanics, or MECENG 106 – Fluid Mechanics
• ENE,RES C100 or W100 – Energy and Society (Humanities/Social Sciences Course)
• MATH 53 – Multivariable Calculus
• MATH 54 – Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
• PHYSICS 7B – Physics for Scientists and Engineers
• MECENG 40 – Thermodynamics, or ENGIN 40 – Engineering Thermodynamics
• Engineering Prep Courses

Junior Year

The junior year includes the following courses:

• Economics Course
• Electric Power Systems Course 1
• Electric Power Systems Course 2
• MECENG 109 – Heat Transfer
• Engineering Electives
• Humanities/Social Sciences Course

Senior Year

The senior year includes the following courses:

• CIVENG 186 – Design of Cyber-Physical Systems
• ELENG 134 – Fundamentals of Photovoltaic Devices
• ENGIN 194 – Research Capstone Course
• Sustainability Course
• Engineering Elective
• Math/Stat/Analysis Course
• Humanities/Social Sciences Courses
• Free Electives

Transfer Undergraduate Program

The transfer undergraduate program in Energy Engineering includes the following courses:

• CIVENG 100 – Elementary Fluid Mechanics, or MECENG 106 – Fluid Mechanics
• ENGIN 7 – Introduction to Computer Programming and Numerical Methods, or COMPSCI 61A – Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
• MECENG 40 – Thermodynamics, or ENGIN 40 – Engineering Thermodynamics
• ENE,RES C100 or W100 – Energy and Society (Humanities/Sciences Course)
• Engineering Prep Course
• Math/Stat/Analysis Course
• Economics Course
• Humanities/Social Sciences Course

Notes

• A minimum of 120 units is required for graduation.
• Due to the interdisciplinary nature of this major, electives may be approved throughout the year.
• Transfer students who would like to enroll for a fifth semester must contact their ESS Adviser to change their degree term.

Requirements

• The Humanities/Social Science (H/SS) requirement includes two approved Reading & Composition courses and four additional approved courses.
• ENE,RES C100 satisfies both a major requirement and one of the upper division Humanities/Social Sciences requirements.
• Students are required to take four engineering electives of at least 3 units each.
• Engineering electives are upper division courses in any engineering department and must be chosen in consultation with a faculty adviser.

Electives

• Students interested in data, distribution, generation, or materials are advised to choose from the following courses as their engineering electives:
  • Data: COMPSCI 180 series courses; STAT 133, 135
  • Distribution: COMPSCI 61B; ELENG 105, 113, 117, 120, C128/MECENG C134; MECENG 132
  • Generation: BIOENG C181; MECENG 130, 140, 146; NUCENG 161
  • Materials: MATSCI 103, 111, 113, 125, 136

Sustainability Course

• Choose one from the following list: CIVENG 110, 111, 113, 115; CYPLAN 119; ENE,RES 101.
• CYPLAN 119 may also fulfill one of the upper division Humanities/Social Sciences requirements.
• The Sustainability course must be taken for a letter grade.