B.S. in Energy Engineering
This program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org
Energy Engineering at IUPUI is an interdisciplinary engineering degree housed in the Mechanical and Energy 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 12500 First Year Seminar for Engineering Majors: 1 credit hour
- ENGR 19600 Introduction to Engineering: 3 credit hours
- MATH 16500 Integrated Calculus and Analytic Geometry: 4 credit hours
- CHEM-C 105 Principles of Chemistry 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 22001 Fundamentals of Energy Materials: 3 credit hours
- ME 20000 Thermodynamics I: 3 credit hours
- EEN 22501 Energy Engineering Lab 1: 1 credit hour
Fourth Semester (17 credit hours)
- ECE 20400 Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Circuits: 4 credit hours
- MATH 26600 Ordinary Differential Equations: 3 credit hours
- EEN 24000 Basic Mechanics: 4 credit hours
- EEN 26000 Sustainable Energy: 3 credit hours
- EEN 26201 Design, Ethics and Entrepreneurship: 2 credit hours
- EEN 25001 Energy Engineering Lab 2: 1 credit hour
Junior Year
Fifth Semester (16 credit hours)
- ECE 49500 Fundamentals of Electrical Energy Engineering: 3 credit hours
- EEN 33001 Modeling and Measurement of Dynamic Systems: 3 credit hours
- ME 27200 Strength of Materials: 3 credit hours
- EEN 31000 Fluid Mechanics: 3 credit hours
- ME 32700 Engineering Economics: 3 credit hours
- EEN 32501 Energy Engineering Lab 3: 1 credit hour
Sixth Semester (15 credit hours)
- ME 31401 Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer: 3 credit hours
- EEN 34500 Renewable Energy Systems and Design: 3 credit hours
- TECH Elective: 2 credit hours
- Statistics Elective: 3 credit hours
- GEN ED Elective General Education Elective: 3 credit hours
- EEN 35001 Energy Engineering Lab 4: 1 credit hour
Senior Year
Seventh Semester (15 credit hours)
- EEN 44500 Compressible Flow and Renewable Kinetic Energy Design: 3 credit hours
- ECE 32100 Electromechanical Motion Devices: 3 credit hours
- ME 48200 Control Systems Analysis and Design: 3 credit hours
- EEN Elective: 3 credit hours
- TCM 36000 Communication in Engineering Practice: 2 credit hours
- EEN 42501 Energy Engineering Lab 5: 1 credit hour
Eighth Semester (15 credit hours)
- EEN 46200 Capstone Design: 3 credit hours
- EEN Elective: 3 credit hours
- EEN Elective: 3 credit hours
- General Education Elective: 3 credit hours
- EEN Elective: 3 credit hours
