Energy Management

Energy

A.A.S. Degree (D)

Students will gain an understanding of energy systems in today's "built environment" and the tools to analyze and quantify energy efficiency. Students develop sophisticated skills in multi-level analysis, including human and computer modeling, to improve energy efficiency in commercial spaces. These skills are applied to the description and measurement of energy in building systems with the goal of evaluating and recommending energy solutions that will result in greater efficiency, energy cost savings, and lower environmental impact. This approach allows energy users to apply strategic efforts to reduce consumption analytically, as opposed to only replacing controls or undertaking expensive changes in equipment.

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

  1. Utilize building system and energy technology hardware and software to gather data on building lighting systems operation and energy consumption.
  2. Utilize building system and energy technology hardware and software to gather data on heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems operation and energy consumption.
  3. Calculate, analyze, and verify the energy use of buildings based upon the interaction of energy consuming building systems.
  4. Evaluate residential buildings and make recommendations for optimized building performance and occupant comfort.
  5. Evaluate commercial buildings and make recommendations for optimized building performance and occupant comfort.
  6. Prepare and present technical reports.
  7. Analyze the economic, environmental, and business implications of potential energy measures.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

  1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
  2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
  3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
  4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
  5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
  6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Graduation Requirements

Core Courses

ENG 101Composition I

3

ENG 102Composition II

3

SOC 103Sustainability and Society

3

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1

 

MAT 152Quantitative Reasoning

3

Or

MAT 183Reasoning with Functions I

5

Select 1 course(s) from:

CLT 110Cross-Cultural Immersion

3

COM 111Human Communications

3

ECO 111Macroeconomics

3

ECO 122Microeconomics

3

GIS 101Introduction to GIS

3

PSY 100Human Relations

3

PSY 121General Psychology

3

SOC 104Human Geography

3

Program/Major Courses

NRG 101Introduction to Energy Management

3

NRG 108Safety Basics

1

NRG 111Residential/Light Commercial Energy Analysis

3

NRG 126Fundamentals of HVAC Systems

4

NRG 154Alternative Energy Technologies

3

NRG 206Work Experience: Energy Management

3

NRG 214Capstone in Energy Use and Analysis

6

NRG 223Energy Control Strategies

4

NRG 226Building Mechanical/Electrical Systems Analysis

4

NRG 233Lighting Applications

4

NRG 250Energy Accounting and Investment Analysis

4

Program/Major Support Courses

DAT 101Introduction to Data Analytics and Visualization

3

ENG 122Technical Writing and Communication

3

PHY 120Energy Physics

3

 

AET 164Architectural CAD Applications

3

Or

ELM 130Industrial Electricity

3

 

BUS 101Introduction to Business

3

Or

ENT 101Introduction to Entrepreneurship

3

Or

LOM 230Project Management

3

Or

CMT 242Construction Project Management I

3

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1

NRG 101Introduction to Energy Management

3

 

MAT 152Quantitative Reasoning

3

Or

MAT 183Reasoning with Functions I

5

 

DAT 101Introduction to Data Analytics and Visualization

3

PHY 120Energy Physics

3

ENG 101Composition I

3

Semester 2

NRG 126Fundamentals of HVAC Systems

4

 

ELM 130Industrial Electricity

3

Or

AET 164Architectural CAD Applications

3

 

NRG 111Residential/Light Commercial Energy Analysis

3

NRG 154Alternative Energy Technologies

3

NRG 223Energy Control Strategies

4

Semester 3

NRG 226Building Mechanical/Electrical Systems Analysis

4

NRG 233Lighting Applications

4

NRG 250Energy Accounting and Investment Analysis

4

ENG 102Composition II

3

NRG 108Safety Basics

1

SOC 103Sustainability and Society

3

Semester 4

NRG 214Capstone in Energy Use and Analysis

6

ENG 122Technical Writing and Communication

3

 

BUS 101Introduction to Business

3

Or

ENT 101Introduction to Entrepreneurship

3

Or

LOM 230Project Management

3

Or

CMT 242Construction Project Management I

3

 

Elective
Social Science Elective

3

NRG 206Work Experience: Energy Management

3

Approved Electives

Select one (1) social science elective.

CLT 110Cross-Cultural Immersion

3

COM 111Human Communications

3

PSY 100Human Relations

3

PSY 121General Psychology

3

GIS 101Introduction to GIS

3

ECO 111Macroeconomics

3

ECO 122Microeconomics

3

SOC 104Human Geography

3

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 71 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on your need for developmental education courses and the elective choices you make (if electives are a part of the program). Some programs also have college-level courses that you must take if you do not score at a certain level on the College Placement Test. If this applies to your program, the courses are listed at the top of the sequence sheet before the first semester of the course list.

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