Energy Engineering Minor Requirements
Five unique courses and one capstone design course must be completed to earn the Minor in Energy Engineering. The requirements for the minor are below; you can also read course descriptions for the new ENRGYEGR courses and check out our anticipated teaching schedule. Click here for a detailed check list to help you keep track of your progress in the program.
Core Course
One required:
- ENRGYEGR 310: Introduction to Energy Generation, Delivery, Conversion and Efficiency
- or ME 461: Energy Engineering and the Environment
Energy Engineering Area Courses
Four credits required, at least one in each category, up to two outside Duke:
Generation and Delivery
- ENRGYEGR 490: Special Topics - Bioenergy
- ENRGYEGR/ME 490: Special Topics - Renewable Energy Technologies
- ENRGYEGR/ME 490: Special Topics - Modern Power Systems
- ENRGYEGR/ME 490: Special Topics - Wind Turbine Design & Analysis
- ECE 341L: Solar Cells
- ME 516: Thin-Film Photovoltaics
- Other energy relevant course (e.g. 1 year of Bass Connections, with prior approval of Program Director)
Conversion and Efficiency
- ENRGYEGR/ME 490: Special Topics - Energy for the Built Environment
- ECE 431: Power Electronic Circuits for Energy Conversion
- ENRGYEGR/ME 490: Special Topics - Transportation Energy
- ME 490: Special Topics - Power for Mechanical Systems
- Other energy relevant course (e.g. 1 year of Bass Connections, with prior approval of Program Director)
Other courses not listed here can be considered to fulfill the area course requirements. They are to be approved by the Energy Engineering Program Director on an individual basis with consideration given to the engineering content and relevance to the field. Please contact the Program Director before enrolling.
Capstone Design
One required:
- EGR 424L
- or Departmental capstone if the project is energy-related, with prior approval by the Energy Engineering Program Director.