Four Elective Thematic Tracks:
- Natural Resources
- Plant and Animal Bioenergy Systems—Biomass and Biogas (Agronomy, Animal Science, Biological Systems, Natural Resources)
- Engineering—Wind, Solar, Hydrogen, Hydro, Wave and Tidal, and Geothermal (Energy Systems Designs, Production, and Power Processing)
- Economics, Policy, and Human Dimensions
Elective Courses for Thematic Tracks:
Energy and Natural Resources:
- GEOL 115 The Earth's Energy Resources
- NRES 220 Principles of Ecology
- BIOS 232 Ecological Issues on the Great Plains
- NRES 424 Forest Ecology
- GEOL 424 Biogeochemical Cycles
- GEOL 457 Ecosystem Ecology
- NRES 467 Global Climate Change
- AGRO 475 Water Quality Strategy
Plant and Animal Bioenergy:
- NRES 220 Principles of Ecology
- AGRO 305 Geography of Agriculture
- ASCI 320 Animal Nutrition and Feeding
- FDST 363 Heat and Mass Transfer
- MSYM 364 Agricultural Products Processing and Handling
- AGRO 435 Agroecology
- AGRO 440 Great Plains Ecosystem
- AGRO 437/438 (3cr) Animal, Food, and Industrial Uses of Grain/Producing Grain for Animal, Food, and Industrial Uses
- ASCI 485 Animal Systems Analysis
Energy Engineering:
- MSYM 245 Electrical Service Systems
- ENGR 310 Utilization of Nuclear Technologies in Society
- MSYM 312 Internal Combustion Engines
- MECH 403 Internal Combustion Engines
- MECH 404 Theory of Combustion
- MECH 406 Air Conditioning Design
- ELEC 406 Power Systems Analysis
- MECH 407 Power Plant System Design
- ELEC 407 Power System Planning
- ELEC 438 Introduction to Electric Power Engineering
Energy Economics, Policy, and Human Dimensions:
- AECN 265 Resource and Environmental Economics I
- NRES 323 Natural Resources Policy
- AECN 445 Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis
- AGRO/GEOG/METR 450 Climate and Society
- AECN 456 Environmental Law
- AECN 465 Resource and Environmental Economics II
- HIST 469 Global Environmental History
- ANTH 471 Food and Human Evolution
- ANTH 476 Human Rights, Environment, and Development
Additional elective courses can be approved by academic advisors and ENSC coordinator.
