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MPS RESS Program - List of Electives

RESS Courses available as electives:

A E 868. Commercial Solar Electric Systems (3 cr.) - Fall, Spring
A E 878. Solar Project Development and Finance (3 cr.) - Fall, Spring
AERSP 886. Engineering of Wind Project Development (3 cr.) - Summer
B A 850. Sustainability Driven Innovation (3 cr.) - Fall, Spring
EME 803. Applied Energy Policy (3 cr.) – Fall
EME 805. Renewable Energy and Nonmarket Enterprise (3 cr.) - Summer
EME 807. Technologies for Sustainability Systems (3 cr.) – Spring, Summer
EME 810. Solar Resource Assessment and Economics (3 cr.) – Spring, Fall
EME 812. Utility Solar Power and Concentration (3 cr.) - Summer

EME 897. Solar Energy Integration and Economics (3 cr.) - Summer
This course is offered collaboratively by Penn State and University of Freiburg (Germany) 

 


Electives offered by other programs: (petition needed)


AGRO 851. Applied Plant Population Management (3 cr.)
CEDEV 430. Principles of Local Economic Development (3 cr.)
CEDEV 452. Community Structure, Processes and Capacity (3 cr.)
CEDEV 500. Community and Economic Development: Theory and Practice (3 cr.)
CEDEV 505. Leadership Development (3 cr.)
CEDEV 509. Population, Land Use, and Municipal Finance (3 cr.)
CEDEV 567. Resilient Communities and Environments (3 cr.)
CEDEV 575. Methods and Techniques for Community and Economic Development (3 cr.)
EBF 483. Introduction to the Electricity Industry (3 cr.)
EE 589. Smart Grid Control and Dynamics (3 cr.)
EME 401. Energy in a Changing World (3 cr.) - Spring, Summer
EME 432. Energy Policy (3 cr.) - Summer, Fall
EME 444. Global Energy Enterprise (3 cr.) - Fall
EMGT 820. Environmental Law and Policy (3 cr.) - Spring
ENGR 405. Project Management for Professionals (3 cr.)
ENGR 501. Engineering Leadership for Corporate Innovation (3 cr.)
ENGR 802. Engineering Across Cultures and Nations (3 cr.)
ENGR 804. Engineering Product Innovation (3 cr.)
GEOG 430. Human Use of the Environment (3 cr.)
GEOG 483. Problem Solving with GIS (3 cr.) - Fall 
MANGT 510. Project Management (3 cr.)
METEO 469. From Meteorology to Mitigation: Understanding Global Warming (3 cr.) - Spring
SCM 800. Supply Chain Management (3 cr.)
SYSEN 505. Technical Project Management (3 cr.)
SYSEN 507. Systems Thinking (3 cr.)
SYSEN 520. Systems Engineering (3 cr.)
SYSEN 533. Deterministic Models and Simulation (3 cr.)


Electives available from the Business Sustainability Strategy Certificate (Smeal College of Business)

MGMT 811. Sustainability Strategy Development (3 cr.) - Fall
MGMT 831. Strategy Implementation and Organizational Change (3 cr.) - Fall
SCM 813. Sustainable Supply Chain Management (3 cr.) - Spring


Electives from Local Climate Action Program (LCAP)

EGEE 497. Municipal GHG Accounting  (3 cr.) - Fall
EGEE 496. Independent Study in Climate Action Planning (3 cr.) - Spring

Enrollment in LCAP courses requires interview and program approval. If you are interested , discuss your intent with your academic adviser.
 

updated SU 2024