SEMS Alternative Energy and Sustainability (Minor)

The three required courses have no pre-requisites and are available for any RMU student. One of these courses could count as the core science requirement for a non-science/engineering major. The inclusion of courses from School of Business curriculum, Schools of Education and Social Sciences and School of Communication and Information Systems ensure that any student with any major is able to complete the minor without having to take additional coursework to satisfy pre-requisites.

Required Core Courses
      Alternative Energy Technologies - PHYS/ENGR 1023 (3cr)
      Energy Fundamentals and Sustainability - ENVS/ENGR 1022 (3cr)
      Energy Research Seminar ENVS/ENGR 4112 (3cr)

Elective Courses

6 Credits from one of the following tracks:

SEMS track
      Conventional Energy: Fossil Fuels GEOL/ENGR 4022 (3cr)
      Energy Storage, Conversion and Transportation - ENVS/ENGR 3022 (3cr)
      Renewable Resources - ENVS/ENGR 2012 (3cr)

 RMU track
      ECON 3060 Environmental Economics (Pre-req ECON1010) (3cr)
      SOCI 3XXX Energy and Society (Pre-req SOCI 1010 and ENGR/ENVS 1022) (3cr)
      ORGL 3900 Organizational Viability and Sustainability (3 cr)