Energy-Related Degree Programs

Students tour Colorado for ENVS 5100 'Field Course in the Energy Industry, an intensive, three-day tour of the state's energy infrastructure.

We now offer an undergraduate energy certificate program and a graduate energy certifcate program.

Although it is not possible to major or get a degree in Renewable and Sustainable Energy at CU-Boulder, there are several academic programs that focus on renewable and sustainable energy.

The Environmental Studies graduate program offers a concentration on energy. This concentration provides students with skills and knowledge in three areas:

• Energy science and technology: energy flows, energy conversion technologies, energy efficiency and the role of technology in changing energy use.
• Energy economics and markets: energy supply and demand, price and regulation as influences on energy markets, energy and carbon market interactions.
• Energy policy and planning: policies affecting energy supply and demand, ties to environmental policy and alternative energy futures.

The Building Systems Program in the Department of Civil Engineering offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in building systems. Faculty members in the program represent a wide variety of interests with emphasis on building systems analysis, artificial intelligence applications to buildings, HVAC and building environmental design and modeling, energy management, intelligent buildings and building controls, renewable energy and illumination.

The Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies offers a Certificate Program in Sustainable Practices.