Undergraduate Certificate in Power and Energy
OVERVIEW
Who is this program for?
An undergraduate certificate in Power and Energy is ideal for students interested in the technical and economic aspects of energy production, distribution, and sustainability. It prepares students for careers in the energy sector, including roles in renewable energy, electrical engineering, energy management, utility companies, and roles focused on policy, sustainability, and energy efficiency.
Program Overview
The Undergraduate Certificate in Power and Energy (UCPE) is built on a series of foundational courses supplemented by a broad array of more advanced elective courses related to power and energy. These advanced courses cover both conventional and emerging areas, including smart grid systems, distributed generation, system protection, energy storage, solar power systems, biofuels and others. Furthermore, this Undergraduate Certificate program coincides with the requirements for a BS in Biosystems, Electrical, Chemical, Computer, Manufacturing, Materials, Mechanical, or Mining Engineering by fitting certificate courses into the required and elective courses of the various majors. This takes advantage of the fact that each major already has some courses within its existing curriculum relevant to power and energy. The structure of the certificate program will allow certification through proper selection of elective courses that are available to the student. For example, in electrical engineering, there already exists a curriculum track in electric power that includes many power-related courses. Such courses also exist in other departments, including courses in power generation, air pollution control, biofuels, building energy modeling and energy modeling for manufacturing. Apply here.
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What You'll Learn
Degree requirements, course descriptions and academic policies for all programs are detailed in the University Catalog.
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Accelerated Pathway
This program is part of the Accelerated Master's Pathways program. If you plan to obtain a related master's degree, this program can save you time and money with dual credit hours when you sign up.
How to Add this Certificate
Prospective students: Certificates are declared once you are a current University of Kentucky student.
Current students: You can add this certificate in myUK GPS. Under "My Program of Study" on the right side of the screen, click the link "Request a major/minor/certificate change". If you need help, contact your academic advisor.
You should talk with your academic advisor about how adding a program to your plan of study will impact graduation time and any graduation requirements of your major.
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