Minor in Energy and Sustainability
The Energy and Sustainability (ENSU) Minor offered by Penn Engineering provides students with a broad coverage of technical and societal issues confronting the world and in-depth treatment of selected topics in technical areas relevant to energy and sustainability. The ENSU Minor will be guided by a faculty Oversight Committee, headed by Professor John Vohs, who will also serve as the Faculty Advisor for this program.
To apply for the ENSU Minor, complete the Minor Application Form, meet with Professor Vohs (email him for an appointment), obtain signatures, and submit the completed form to APO, 111 Towne.
Requirements for the Minor |
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Students participating in the minor are expected to have taken at least one semester of introductory chemistry, introductory mathematics and introductory physics, and will take a minimum of 6 courses toward the minor. |
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| Fundamental Engineering Science: 1-2 CU | |
Students will be required to satisfy the basic engineering science course requirement by taking two courses from the list below, one in engineering thermodynamics and one in basic principles of solid state physics. In cases when one or more courses from the list are required for the student’s major, only one required course can be used toward the ENSU Minor. (For example, an MSE major can only count either MSE 260 or MSE 221 toward the minor since both are required for the major, but a BE major can count both toward the minor.) |
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| 1 CU in engineering thermodynamics: | 1 CU in basic principles in solid state physics: |
| CBE 231 Thermodynamics of Fluids OR CBE 230 Material and Energy Balances of Chemical Processes* MEAM 203 Thermodynamics MSE 260 Energetics of Macro and Nanoscale Materials *Of the two CBE courses, CBE 231 is preferred |
MSE 221 Quantum Physics of Materials ESE 218 Physics and Models of Semiconductor Devices |
| Energy and Sustainability Systems and Technology: 1 CU | |
ENGR 250 Energy Systems, Resources and Technology |
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| Energy and Sustainability Policy, Regulation, and Societal Impact: 1 CU | |
Students will take one course in the Technology, Business and Society category, choosing from: |
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EAS 301 Climate Policy and Technology EAS 306 Electricity Systems and Markets |
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| Energy and Sustainability Electives: 2-3 CU | |
| CBE 375 Engineering and the Environment CBE 545 Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage CBE 546 Fundamentals of Industrial Catalytic Processes |
ESE 560/CBE 543 Sustainable Development of Water Resource Systems ESE 521 The Physics of Solid State Energy Devices MSE 545 Energy Storage and Technology MEAM 502 Energy Engineering |