Renewable Energy Interdisciplinary

Core Courses

Complete the following core courses:

1. RENE 131

   Introduction to Renewable Energy
   3
2. RENE 411

   Renewable Energy Internship
   3

Minor Options

1. Choose three courses, including:

   Not resolved to a course
   9 - 11

One (1) course (3 credits) from Category A

One (1) course (3-4 credits) from Category B

One (1) course (3-4 credits) from Category C or one (1) 300-400 level course (3-4 credits) from Category A or Category B

Category A: Economics and Policy

1. ECON 100

   Economics for the Citizen

   As published: “Economics for the Citizen (Mason Core)”

   or: ECON 103 Contemporary Microeconomic Principles (Mason Core)

   or: ECON 104 Contemporary Macroeconomic Principles (Mason Core)

   or: ECON 105 Environmental Economics for the Citizen (Mason Core)
   3
2. ECON 309

   Economic Problems and Public Policies
   3
3. ECON 335

   Environmental Economics
   3
4. ECON 435

   Economics of Energy
   3
5. EVPP 338

   Economics of Environmental Policy
   3
6. EVPP/GOVT 361

   Introduction to Environmental Policy

   Not resolved to a course
7. EVPP 432

   Energy Policy
   3
8. GGS 303

   Geography of Resource Conservation

   As published: “Geography of Resource Conservation (Mason Core)”
   3
9. GGS 307

   Geographic Approaches for Sustainable Development
   3
10. GOVT 304

    American State and Local Government
    3
11. GOVT 364

    Public Policy Making
    3

Category B: Science and Technology

1. CEIE 100

   Environmental Issues and Solutions Around the World

   As published: “Environmental Issues and Solutions Around the World (Mason Core)”
   3
2. CHEM 101

   Introduction to Modern Chemistry

   As published: “Introduction to Modern Chemistry (Mason Core)”

   or: CHEM 102 Chemistry for Changing Times (Mason Core)

   or: CHEM 103 Chemical Science in a Modern Society (Mason Core)

   or: CHEM 104 Chemistry for Changing Times (Mason Core)

   or: CHEM 155 Introduction to Environmental Chemistry I (Mason Core)

   or: CHEM 211 General Chemistry I (Mason Core)

   or: CHEM 271 General Chemistry for Engineers Lecture (Mason Core)
   3
3. CHEM 156

   Introduction to Environmental Chemistry II

   or: CHEM 212 General Chemistry II (Mason Core)
   4
4. CHEM 331

   Physical Chemistry I
   3
5. CHEM 332

   Physical Chemistry II
   3
6. CLIM 101

   Global Warming: Weather, Climate, and Society

   As published: “Global Warming: Weather, Climate, and Society (Mason Core)”

   or: CLIM 102 Introduction to Global Climate Change Science (Mason Core)
   3
7. GGS 102

   Physical Geography

   As published: “Physical Geography (Mason Core)”
   3
8. GGS 121

   Dynamic Atmosphere and Hydrosphere

   As published: “Dynamic Atmosphere and Hydrosphere (Mason Core)”
   4
9. GGS 122

   Dynamic Geosphere and Ecosphere
   4
10. PHYS 331

    Physics of Renewable Energy
    3
11. PHYS 332

    Solar Cells
    3
12. PHYS 385

    Materials Science with Applications to Renewable Energy
    3
13. STAT 250

    Introductory Statistics I

    As published: “Introductory Statistics I (Mason Core)”

    or: STAT 344 Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists I

    or: STAT 346 Probability for Engineers
    3

Category C: Business and Communication

1. ACCT 203

   Survey of Accounting

   or: ACCT 204 Honors Survey of Accounting
   3
2. BULE 303

   Legal Environment of Business
   3
3. BUS 200

   Global Environment of Business

   As published: “Global Environment of Business (Mason Core)”
   3
4. BUS 210

   Business Analytics I

   As published: “Business Analytics I (Mason Core)”
   3
5. BUS 310

   Business Analytics II
   3
6. COMM 204

   Introduction to Public Relations and Strategic Communication
   3
7. COMM 309

   Writing across the Media
   3
8. EVPP 322

   Business and Sustainability
   30
9. GOVT 358

   Nonprofit Financial Planning
   4
10. MBUS 300

    Accounting in a Global Economy
    3
11. MBUS 306

    Managing Projects and Operations
    3
12. MGMT 303

    Principles of Management
    3