Green Education Highlight: BSc in Renewable Energy Engineering, Oregon
The Oregon Institute of Technology offers a Bachelor of Science in Renewable Energy Engineering. According to the school graduates of the program will be prepared for graduate study or for immediate employment as field engineers, energy auditors, renewable energy system integrators for homes and businesses, manufacturing engineers for component and subsystem manufacturers, designers for components and subsystems, local and state government renewable-energy inspectors, planners and other positions in the energy field.
About the program
Locations: OIT Portland and Klamath Falls
Oregon Institute of Technology has long been an advocate and user of sustainable energy in the region. The Oregon Tech campus in Klamath Falls is the only geothermally heated university campus in America, and is home to the Geo-Heat Center, a national resource for geothermal development. OIT hosts the Oregon Renewable Energy Center (OREC), which conducts applied research on photovoltaic power systems, ground-source heating systems, fuel-cell systems, wind, biomass and integrated systems.
In 2005, Oregon Tech introduced the first Bachelor of Science in Renewable Energy Systems in North America (now known as Renewable Energy Engineering). Oregon Tech’s renewable energy program establishes the engineering principles graduates will need to develop, promote, and implement sustainable energy technologies.
The degree program begins by establishing a solid foundation of physics, chemistry and mathematics, which pave the way for coursework in electrical and mechanical engineering. Upper-division courses in renewable-energy specific courses include photovoltaics, energy management and auditing, wind power, biofuels, renewable-energy transportation systems, green building and fuel cells. The Renewable Energy curriculum prepares graduates for engineering careers in the energy sector in general, and the renewable energy in particular.
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on May 6 2009. Filed under 4 yr Degree Program, Alternative Energy, Careers, College, Energy Tech, Engineering, Environmental, Green Jobs, Re-education.
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