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Energy Technology
Director:
Dr. Bradley Layton, 406.243.7865
Program Description
The Energy Technology Program introduces students to the full suite of energy systems
and technologies—traditional and renewable—and prepares them for careers
in the rapidly expanding energy industry. Graduates of the program are general practitioners
skilled in design, installation, maintenance, and operation of energy systems; site
identification and assessment; structural audits for energy efficiency and conservation;
project management; regulatory compliance; and basic economic, environmental and
social impact assessments. These specialized skills are built upon a strong education
in math, science, communications, computing, and business.
Student Outcomes:
Upon completion students will:
- Understand the basics of energy production, delivery, consumption, and waste disposal
- Comprehend traditional, alternative, and sustainable energy production technologies
- Evaluate energy production sites
- Identify factors affecting energy efficiency and conservation
- Assist in the design, installation, maintenance, and management of energy systems
- Assess societal, economic, environmental, ethical, and legal impacts of energy systems
- Identify and practice safe workplace habits
- Develop and practice professional standards of communication and management skills
Special Features of Program:
- Broad-based curriculum enables graduates to seek employment in different sectors
of the energy industry in Montana as these emerge and grow
- Industry and professional participation in curriculum building, internship sites,
and practicum sites provides students with early and frequent contact with potential
employers
- Graduates trained as mid-level project and personnel managers as well as general
practitioners able to practice and work in a wide variety of positions in the energy
sector
Related Job Titles:
- Energy efficiency auditors
- Field energy analysts
- Project technicians
- Energy technicians
- Project managers
- Equipment suppliers
- Environmental assessment technicians
- Renewable energy site assessment technicians
- Construction workers
- Grid and pipeline operators/technicians
- Wind technicians
- Solar photovoltaic and solar thermal installers
- Biofuel-plant operators/technicians
- Geothermal technicians
Program Delivery:
- This is an online program. Campus residency is currently required for completion
of EET 112 Basic Electronics Lab and NRG 191 Practicum. These courses are delivered
using an intensive hybrid delivery to provide program accessibility for distance
students. This curriculum requirement provides students with 5 credits (approximately
150 hours) of lab-based training.
- For those students preferring the classroom, the majority of courses are offered
in a traditional classroom setting. The list below identifies those courses which
are only offered online.
NRG 235 Building Energy Efficiency - 3 cr.
CRT 209T Project Management - 3 cr.
NRG 213 Power Systems Technology - 3 cr.
NRG 214 Energy Storage and Distribution Systems - 3 cr.
and Energy Electives (15 cr.)
Academic Partnerships:
Curriculum articulations are in place with other institutions in the Montana University
Systems. All students are required to complete 51% of their courses through The
University of Montana in Missoula. The program is interested in partnering with
students and other institutions in creating articulations for the delivery of this
program. Currently articulated partnerships exist with:
Other Academic Partnerships:
Other Partners:
