B.S. in Energy Engineering
Energy Engineering at IUPUI is an interdisciplinary engineering degree housed in the Mechanical Engineering Department. It is a four-year Purdue University Bachelor’s degree that is only offered on the IUPUI campus in Indianapolis, IN. For more details, visit the Energy Engineering website:http://engr.iupui.edu/departments/me/undergrad/bseen/index.php.
We combine courses from chemistry, mechanical engineering, physics and electrical engineering to create a strong knowledge base essential to success in this industry. Students also have the opportunity to take courses concentrating on critical energy issues such as green building, hybrid and electric transportation, fuel cells and bio fuels, and energy systems such as wind, solar and nuclear.
Whether entering the workforce directly or continuing on to further education, graduates of this program will leave equipped to tackle the exciting and meaningful challenges ahead on the energy horizon.
Graduates of the energy engineering program at IUPUI will:
- meet or exceed the expectations of their employers.
- pursue advanced study if desired.
- assume leadership roles in their professions and/or communities
Semester by semester, the 128 total credit hours are distributed as follows:
Freshman Year
First Semester (17 credit hours)
- ENGR 19500 Introduction to Engineering Profession: 1 credit hour
- ENGR 19600 Introduction to Engineering: 3 credit hours
- MATH 16500 Integrated Calculus and Analytic Geometry: 4 credit hours
- CHEM-C 10500 Chemical Science I: 3 credit hours
- COMM-R 110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication: 3 credit hours
- ENG-W 131 Reading, Writing, and Inquiry: 3 credit hours
Second Semester (16 credit hours)
- ENGR 19700 Introduction to Programming Concepts: 2 credit hours
- MATH 17100 Multidimensional Mathematics: 3 credit hours
- MATH 16600 Integrated Calculus and Analytic Geometry II: 4 credit hours
- PHYS 15200 Mechanics: 4 credit hours
- General Education Elective: 3 credit hours
Sophomore Year
Third Semester (17 credit hours)
- ENGR 29700 Computer Tools for Engineering: 1 credit hour
- MATH 26100 Multivariate Calculus: 4 credit hours
- PHYS 25100 Heat, Electricity, and Optics: 5 credit hours
- EEN 22000 Fundamentals of Electrochemical Materials & Energy Engineering: 4 credit hours
- ME 20000 Thermodynamics I: 3 credit hours
Semester (17 credit hours)
- ECE 20400 Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Circuits: 4 credit hours
- MATH 26600 Differential Equations: 3 credit hours
- EEN 24000 Basic Mechanics: 4 credit hours
- EEN 26000 Sustainable Energy: 3 credit hours
- ME/EEN 26200 Engr. Design, Ethics and Entrepreneurship: 3 credit hours
Junior Year
Fifth Semester (16 credit hours)
- ECE 49500 Fundamentals of Electrical Energy Engineering: 3 credit hours
- EEN 33000 Dynamic Systems Modeling and Measurements: 4 credit hours
- ME 27200 Strength of Materials: 3 credit hours
- EEN 31000 Fluid Mechanics: 3 credit hours
- ME 32700 or ECON E-201 Engineering Economics: 3 credit hours
Sixth Semester (16 credit hours)
- ME 31400 Heat and Mass Transfer: 4 credit hours
- EEN 34500 Renewable Energy Systems and Design: 3 credit hours
- EEN Elective Energy System Elective: 3 credit hours
- Statistics Elective: 3 credit hours
- GEN ED Elective General Education Elective: 3 credit hours
Senior Year
Seventh Semester (17 credit hours)
- EEN 44500 Compressible Flow and Renewable Kinetic Energy Design: 3 credit hours
- ECE 32100 Electromechanical Motion Devices: 3 credit hours
- ME 48200/ECE 38200 Control Systems Analysis and Design: 3 credit hours
- EEN Elective Energy Systems Elective: 3 credit hours
- TECH Elective Technical Elective: 3 credit hours
- TCM 36000 Communication in Engineering Practice: 2 credit hours
Eighth Semester (12 credit hours)
- EEN 46200 Capstone Design: 3 credit hours
- EEN Elective Energy Systems Elective: 3 credit hours
- EEN Elective Energy Systems Elective: 3 credit hours
- General Education Elective General Education Elective: 3 credit hours
