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