Energy Systems Minor

Minor Coordinator

Dr. Ezzat Khalifa, 263 Link Hall, 315-443-2341, hekhalif@syr.edu.

This minor option will provide students enrolled within the College of Engineering and Computer Science with a grouping of courses/electives that will provide academic depth in the field of energy related systems in 4 different but related tracks.

Admission to the energy systems minor is by permission of an academic advisor and requires students to be enrolled in a B.S. program in Engineering within the College of Engineering and Computer Science.

Students with sufficient technical background from other Syracuse University Academic Units may be considered for admission to the Minor in Energy Systems and such decisions will be made by the E&CS Energy Systems Committee.

Course Requirements

The following courses must be taken by all students within the minor regardless of the specific track:

Track-Specific Courses

In addition, 3 track-specific courses must be taken from a list of required and elective courses for each of the 4 individual tracks. These 4 track specific lists are available from an academic advisor.

1. Thermo-Mechanical Energy Systems Track

Select any 2 of

Plus 1 Elective from any of the 4 Energy Systems Tracks:

2. Nuclear Energy Track

Required:

NUC 301 - Introduction to Nuclear Engineering and Reactor Safety

Select either

Plus 1 of the remaining NUC Electives, or 1 Elective from any other Energy Systems Track:

3. Renewable Energy Track

Select any 2 of

Plus 1 Elective from any of the 4 Energy Systems Tracks:

MAE 587 - Design of Solar Energy System
MAE 588 - Principles of Wind Turbines
PHY 305 - Solar Energy Science and Architectures
CEN 551 - Biochemical Engineering (Professor Ren will cover some biofuels)
Others to be announced (examples may include; relevant ESF courses, CIE may offer a class in Environmental Aspects of Energy Production)

4. Electric Power Track

Select any 3 electives from the following list:

ELE 324 - Electromagnetics I
ELE 416 - Electromechanical Devices
ELE 514 - Electric Power Systems
NUC 530 - Electric Power Generation and Distribution
Others to be announced