enewable Energy Curriculum and Plan of Study
Major Curriculum (Major Courses)
The Renewable Energy major requires students to complete 66 hours. These hours are divided into three sections: General Education, Renewable Energy Core, and then the student must choose between the Technical Sequence or the Economics/Public Policy Sequence courses. To learn more about each course, the prerequisites, and any additional degree requirements, we suggest going to the Illinois State University Catalog.
General Education Courses - required
- CHE 102 Chemistry and Society
- MAT 120 Finite Mathematics
- ECO 138 Economic Reasoning Using Statistics
- PHY 105 Fundamentals of Physics
- PSY 110 Explaining Human Behavior
- GEO 211 Earth's Dynamic Weather
Renewable Energy Core - required
- AGR 225 Renewable Energy and Agriculture
- ECO 105 Principles of Economics
- ECO 236 Economics of Energy and Public Policy
- ECO 239 Managerial Economics
- HSC 156 Environmental Health
- PHY 207 Energy and Society
- TEC 111 Fundamentals of Power Technology
- TEC 160 Introduction to Renewable Energy Systems
- TEC 270 Managing Technological Systems
- TEC 320 Project Management
- TEC 360 Renewable Energy Capstone
Technical Sequence - required OR the Economics/ Public Policy Sequence is required
- TEC 240 Electrical Circuits & Machines
- TEC 263 Automated Fluid Power Systems
- TEC 292 Materials Technology
- TEC 345 Process Control Networks
- HSC 271 Safety Technology OR HSC 385 System Safety
Economics/Public Policy Sequence - required
- AGR 203 Agriculture and the Environment
- ECO 255 Introduction to Environmental and Natural Resources Economics
- ECO 335 Economics of Regulation and Antitrust GEO 205 Global Environmental Issues
- GEO 205 Living In The Environment
- POL 232 Politics and Public Policy