Courses Offered
NC State provides comprehensive academic programming across all energy sectors that includes more than 200 undergraduate and graduate courses. With the rich array of topics faculty members and students are able to engage in forums designed to produce energy leaders of tomorrow. In addition, the academic programs provide all NC State students access to state-of-the-art information necessary to understand the transformation of our energy systems. Students, faculty, advisors and others may use the courses listed below for academic planning, and may lead to the creation of new courses reflecting the innovative and evolving advances in energy theory, technology and policy.
Courses Offered
Energy as Integral Theme
Energy Theory
- BAE 528 Biomass to Renewable Energy Processes
- CH 737 Quantum Chemistry
- CH 743 Electrochemistry
- CHE 205 Chemical Process Principles
- CHE 225 Introduction to Chemical Engineering Analysis
- CHE 311 Transport Processes
- CHE 315 Chemical Process Thermodynamics
- CHE 316 Thermodynamics of Chemical and Phase Equilibria
- CHE 330 Chemical Engineering Lab I
- CHE 446 Design and Analysis of Chemical Reactors
- CHE 447 Bioreactor Engineering
- CHE 463/563 Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms
- CHE 546 Design and Anaylsis of Chemical Reactors
- CHE 551 Biochemical Engineering
- CHE 713 Thermodynamics I
- CHE 717 Chemical Reaction Engineering
- CHE 718 Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering
- CHE 719 Electrochemical Systems Analysis
- CHE 752 Separation Processes for Biological Materials
- ECE 200 Introduction to Signals, Circuits and Systems
- ECE 303 Electromagnetic Fields
- ECE 305 Principles of Electromechanical Energy Conversion
- ECE 331 Principles of Electrical Engineering
- ECE 434 Fundamentals of Power Electronics
- ECE 530 Physical Electronics
- ECE 540/740 Electromagnetic Fields
- MAE 301 Engineering Thermodynamics I
- MAE 302 Engineering Thermodynamics II
- MAE 310 Heat Transfer Fundamentals
- MAE 501 Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics
- MAE 504 Fluid Dynamics Of Combustion I
- MAE 505 Heat Transfer Theory and Applications
- MAE 560 Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
- MAE 562 Physical Gas Dynamics
- MAE 702 Statistical Thermodynamics
- MAE 704 Fluid Dynamics of Combustion II
- MAE 707 Advanced Conductive Heat Transfer
- MAE 708 Advanced Convective Heat Transfer
- MAE 709 Advanced Radiative Heat Transfer
- MAE 770 Computation of Reacting Flows
- MEA 463 Fluid Physics
- MEA 540 Principles of Physical Oceanography
- MEA 581 Fluid Mechanics in Natural Environments
- MSE 301 Introduction to Thermodynamics of Materials
- MSE 355 Experimental Methods for Analysis of Materials Properties
- MSE 460 Microelectronic Materials
- MSE 355 Experimental Methods for Analysis of Materials Properties
- MSE 703 Interaction of Electrons with Materials
- MSE 704 Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials
- MSE 708 Thermodynamics of Materials
- NE 301 Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering
- NE 528 Introduction to Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy
- NE 729/755 Reactor Theory and Analysis
- NE 762 Radioisotope Applications
- NE 777 Exact and Approximate Solutions in Particle Transport Theory
- NE 780 Magnetohydrodynamics & Transport in Plasmas
- NE 781 Kinetic Theory, Waves, & Non-Linear Effects in Plasmas
- PY 413 Thermal Physics
- PY 463 Fluid Physics
- PY 414 Electromagnetism I
- PY 415 Electromagnetism II
- PY 785 Advanced Electricity and Magnetism I
- PY 786 Advanced Electricity and Magnetism II
Energy Production
- ANS/NTR 709 Energy Metabolism
- ECE 305 Electric Power Systems
- ECE 452/552 Renewable Electric Energy Systems
- MAE 407 Steam and Gas Turbines
- MAE 412 Design of Thermal System
- MAE 421 Design of Solar Thermal Systems
- MEA 796 Exploration and Engineering Geophysics
- NE 201 Introduction to Nuclear Engineering
- NE 235 Nuclear Reactor Operations Training
- NE 301 Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering
- NE 402/502 Reactor Engineering
- NE 404/504 Radiation Safety and Shielding
- NE 405/505 Reactor Systems
- NE 409/509 Nuclear Materials
- NE 412/512 Nuclear Fuel Cycles
- NE 418 Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation
- NE 520 Radiation and Reactor Fundamentals
- NE 721 Nuclear Laboratory Fundamentals
- NE 722 Reactor Dynamics and Control
- NE 723 Reactor Analysis
- NE 724 Reactor Heat Transfer
- NE 726 Radioisotopes Measurement Applications
- NE 727 Nuclear Engineering Analysis
- NE 746 Fusion Energy Engineering
- NE 751 Nuclear Reactor Design Calculations
- NE 752 Thermal Hydraulic Design Calculations
- NE 753 Reactor Kinetics and Control
- NE 761 Radiation Detection
- PY 528 Introduction to Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy
Energy Distribution & Storage
Energy Use
- AES 411 Agricultural Machinery and Power Units
- BAE 343 Agricultural Electrification
- BAE 462 Machinery Design and Applications
- CE 367 Mechanical and Electrical Systems in Buildings
- ECE 302 Microelectronics
- ECE 331 Principles of Electrical Engineering I
- ECE 403 Electronics Engineering
- ECE 404 Introduction to Solid-State Devices
- ECE 422 Transmission Lines and Antennas for Wireless
- ECE 442 Integrated Circuit Technology and Fabrication
- ECE 531 Principles of Transistor Devices
- ECE 532 Principles of Microwave circuits
- ECE 534 Power Electronics
- ECE 535 Design of Electromechanical Systems
- ECE 538 Integrated Circuits Technology and fabrication
- ECE 544 Design of Electronic Packaging and Interconnects
- ECE 550 Power System Operation and Control
- ECE 553 Semiconductor Power Devices
- ECE 557 Principles of MOS Transistors
- ECE 703 Integrated Bioelectronic Circuits
- ECE 718 Computer-Aided Circuit Analysis
- ECE 719 Microwave Circuit Design Using Scattering Parameters
- ECE 722 Electronic Properties of Solid-State Materials
- ECE 723 Optical Properties of Semiconductors
- ECE 724 Electronic Properties of Solid-State Devices
- ECE 732 Dynamics and Control of Electric Machines
- ECE 733 Digital Electronics
- ECE 739 Integrated Circuits Technology and Fabrication Laboratory
- MAE 403 Air Conditioning
- MAE 406 Energy Conservation in Industry
- MAE 408 Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals
- MAE 535 Design of Electromechanical Systems
- NE 202 Radiation Sources, Interaction and Detection
- NE 521 Principles of Radiation Measurement
- NE 531 Nuclear Waste Management
- NE 730 Radiological Assessment
- NE 757 Radiation Effects on Materials
- NE 770 Nuclear Radiation Attenuation
- NE 772 Environmental Exposure and Risk Analysis
- TC 771 Polymer Microstructures, Conformations, and Properties
- TE 303 Thermal Processes in Textile Engineering
- TED 276 Transportation Technology: Energy, Power and Infrastructures
Energy Policy, Economics & Law