Energy Concentrations (Undergraduates)
There are various ways students can get involved in energy education. For undergraduates, select departments within the William States Lee College of Engineering collaborated with EPIC to develop energy concentrations. At the graduate level, energy concentrations exist within the College of Engineering as well as the Belk College of Business. These concentrations develop highly sought-after energy professionals who are more marketable and adaptable to the changing marketplace for engineers.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
B.S.C.E. students may apply for the Concentration in Energy Infrastructure after successfully completing their third semester within the B.S.C.E. curriculum with a GPA of at least 2.5.
For more information contact Dr. Milind Khire at mkhire@charlotte.edu or visit Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Electrical Engineering
B.S.E.E. students may apply to the Power and Energy Concentration after successfully completing their sophomore year with a GPA of at least 3.0. Additionally, during the senior year, Power and Energy Systems Concentration students must complete an intensive, two-semester energy-related senior design project. Application for the concentration takes place during the semester that the student is enrolled in ECGR 3142 Electromagnetic Devices.
To be admitted to the program, students must have completed:
- PHYS 2102 Physics II
- MATH 1241 Calculus I
- MATH 1242 Calculus II
- MATH 2241 Calculus III
- MATH 2164 Matrices and Linear Algebra
- ECGR 2112 Network Theory II
For more information contact Dr. Robert Cox at robert.cox@charlotte.edu.
Mechanical Engineering
B.S.M.E. students may apply to the Energy Engineering Concentration after successfully completing their third semester within the B.S.M.E. curriculum with a GPA of at least 3.0. Application for the concentration takes place before they can enroll in MEGR 2499: Introduction to Energy Engineering. For the concentration, students take MEGR 2499, as well as focus their four technical electives and senior design project in the area of energy.
During the senior year, energy engineering students enroll in MEGR 3455/3456 Energy Senior Design I/II and complete an intensive, two-semester energy-related engineering project. These clinic courses are equivalent to Senior Design I/II in the BSME plan of study.
For more information contact Dr. Kevin Lawton at kmlawton@charlotte.edu, or visit Mechanical Engineering. To apply to add the concentration visit mees.charlotte.edu/current-students/advising-and-program-resources/applying-mees-concentration.
Systems Engineering
B.S.S.E. students may apply to the Energy Systems Concentration at the end of their sophomore year and then take energy systems-related courses in their junior and senior years.
In addition to the concentration courses, students can take energy-related electives from other departments per approval by their advisor. To apply, please submit a Change of Major/Concentration form.
For more information contact Alexis Jennings, Academic Advisor, at ajenni25@charlotte.edu or visit Industrial and Systems Engineering.
Engineering Technology
B.S.E.T. students who wish to declare the Energy Concentration will need to fill out a change of major form (that includes a place to add a concentration) with their academic advisor. The energy concentrations in Engineering Technology are:
Mechanical Engineering Technology, Applied Energy Concentration
Civil Engineering Technology, Applied Energy and Sustainable Systems Concentration
Construction Management, Applied Energy and Sustainable Systems Concentration
Electromechanical Engineering Technology, Applied Energy Concentration