Renewable Energy, B.S.

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Science in Renewable Energy program at Texas Tech University prepares students for careers in the renewable energy industry. The interdisciplinary curriculum covers topics from renewable resource characteristics to project development and management. Students gain hands-on experience through laboratory courses and have the opportunity to participate in study abroad or internships. The program emphasizes the social, economic, and environmental aspects of renewable energy.

Program Outline

Outline:

The Bachelor of Science in Renewable Energy program at Texas Tech University provides an interdisciplinary curriculum that prepares students for a career in the renewable energy industry. The program covers topics ranging from the characteristics of renewable resources to project development and management.

First Year

#Fall

• RE 1300 - Introduction to Renewable Energy (3 credit hours)
• Life and Physical Sciences (4 credit hours)
• ENGL 1301 - Essentials of College Rhetoric (3 credit hours)
• MATH Elective (3 credit hours) (Choose from MATH 1320, MATH 1321, MATH 1330, MATH 1331, MATH 1550, or MATH 2300.
If a three-hour course is chosen, an additional two semester credit hours are required to total 120 hours.)
• POLS 1301 - American Government (3 credit hours)
• #Spring
• Life and Physical Sciences (4 credit hours)
• ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric (3 credit hours)
• POLS 2306 - Texas Politics and Topics (3 credit hours)
• MATH Elective (3-5 credit hours) (Choose from MATH 1320, MATH 1321, MATH 1330, MATH 1331, MATH 1550, or MATH 2300.
If a three-hour course is chosen, an additional two semester credit hours are required to total 120 hours.)

Second Year

#Fall

• RE 1310 - Analytical Methods for Renewable Energy (3 credit hours)
• RE 1110 - Renewable Energy Analytical Modeling Lab (1 credit hour)
• ENGL 2311 - Introduction to Technical Writing (3 credit hours)
• HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877 (3 credit hours)
• Applied Elective (2 credit hours)
• RE 2300 - Social Impacts of Renewable Energy (3 credit hours)
• #Spring
• RE 1311 - Principles of Energy Conversion (3 credit hours)
• RE 2310 - Methods for Renewable Energy Resource Characteristics (3 credit hours)
• HIST 2301 - History of the United States since 1877 (3 credit hours)
• Creative Arts Elective (3 credit hours)
• Multicultural Requirement (3 credit hours)

Third Year

#Fall

• RE 3100 - Renewable Energy Modeling Lab (1 credit hour)
• RE 3300 - Renewable Energy Science and Technology I (3 credit hours)
• RE 3310 - Renewable Energy Economics and Finance (3 credit hours)
• Sophomore Foreign Language (3 credit hours)
• Language, Phil., & Culture Elective (3 credit hours)
• #Spring
• RE 3301 - Renewable Energy Science and Technology II (3 credit hours)
• RE 3315 - Renewable Energy and the Environment (3 credit hours)
• Global Component (3 credit hours) (May be satisfied through an approved Study Abroad experience or internship with an international company (RE 4000), subject to departmental approval.
• Oral Communication Elective (3 credit hours)
• Personal Fitness and Wellness (1 credit hour)
• Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Fourth Year

#Fall

• RE 4300 - Renewable Energy Grid Integration (3 credit hours)
• RE 4323 - Meteorology for Renewable Energy (3 credit hours)
• RE or WE Jr./Sr.
Elective (3 credit hours)
• Jr./Sr.
Elective (any) (3 credit hours)
• Applied Elective (any level) (3 credit hours)
• #Spring
• RE 4310 - Renewable Energy Modeling and Design (3 credit hours)
• RE 4311 - Renewable Energy Law, Policy & Regulation (3 credit hours)
• RE or WE Jr./Sr.
Elective (3 credit hours)
• Jr./Sr.