Energy Science Minor

The energy science minor is designed to help prepare students for careers in energy fields. For students majoring in Physics, there is an energy science option. Please see Physics, BS for information.

General Requirements

18 credit hours of ENSC/PES coursework, 9 of which must be upper-division (3000+ level).
All courses must be completed with a grade of C- or better.

Course Requirements

Crosslists of ENSC courses given below (including GES and PES courses) will also satisfy these requirements.

ENSC 1500 - Introduction to Energy Science I or
ENSC 1510 - Introduction to Energy Science II
ENSC 1600 - Introduction to Solar Energy
ENSC 1620 - Solar Energy Laboratory
ENSC 2500 - Sustainable Energy Fundamentals
Complete 9 credit hours of the following upper-division courses.
ENSC 3200 - Practical Meteorology
ENSC 3610 - Solar Energy Design
ENSC 3650 - Nuclear Energy
ENSC 3670 - Exotic Energy Sources
ENSC 4060 - Introduction to Remote Sensing
ENSC 4090 - Image Processing
GES 3030 - Introduction to GIS
GES 3250 - Geography of Climate Change
GES 4800 - Sustainability Seminar
PES 3130 - Modern Physics
PES 3170 - Instrumentation Laboratory I
PES 3180 - Instrumentation Laboratory II
PES 3410 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
PES 3650 - Nuclear Physics and Energy Technology