Minor in Energy Engineering

If you are driven to make a difference, there's a place for you here. We focus on innovation and entrepreneurship, preparing students for leadership opportunities, starting businesses and designing solutions to global problems.

The undergraduate minor in energy engineering provides students with a foundational understanding of energy technologies and the energy industry, including how technological, political and economic considerations are related to conventional and renewable energy systems. Students take elective courses from across campus focused on a specific area of interest within the energy field.

  • Understand energy fundamentals and technology
  • Learn how society and policy play a role in energy engineering
  • Complement your undergraduate studies and skills with a minor

Top 20 public U.S. university for engineering

(U.S. News & World Report, 2020)

Connect with many high-tech companies right here in Boulder, many of which sponsor internships or mentorship programs  

Learn from faculty experts in small, collaborative classes where our average student-to-faculty ratio is 10-to-1

Be successful.

A minor in energy engineering allows you to enter the workforce with additional skills and knowledge alongside your major area of study.

 

Be prepared for a career that aligns with your interest by choosing from a wide variety of minor electives

 

Gain skills that can contribute toward work for renewable energy firms, governmental agencies and environmental organizations

 

Broaden your employment possibilities with additional knowledge and skills gained from a minor

Academic Plan & Requirements

This minor is open to all students within the College of Engineering and Applied Science. To earn a minor in energy engineering, students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours.

Course topics include:

  • Energy Fundamentals 
  • Energy Engineering Projects
  • Energy and the Environment
  • Energy Policy and Society
  • Sustainable Energy

Community & Involvement

We offer students many opportunities to network with peers and faculty, further their studies, and get the most out of their undergraduate experience.