Description

The Energy Management and Design Program (EMD) provides excellent preparation for professional careers in the energy field or for graduate studies.  Graduates find employment in a wide variety of agencies, firms, and organizations including private consulting firms, solar and renewable energy businesses, private corporations, non-profit organizations, government agencies, and utilities.
Our graduates benefit from several factors when seeking employment. California is a worldwide leader in energy efficiency and renewable energy applications. Aggressive energy building codes, an active renewable energy industry, and foresighted government agencies all contribute to an excellent employment market. Our past EMD graduates have had great success in the field and look to our graduates as a source of potential employees. The EMD program has thus developed a strong reputation in the professional community, giving our graduates an edge when competing for jobs.
The Energy Management and Design Program is founded in the belief that energy professionals need to be knowledgeable about the assets,liabilities and appropriate application of a wide variety of technologies and management techniques for energy efficiency and renewable energy utilization. An innovative synthesis of architecture, engineering, computer science and energy policy, the EMD Program has established itself as a leader in energy education.
Students in the EMD Program are taught specific management and design skills including heat load analysis, energy efficient building design, energy efficient lighting, solar design  (active, passive, and photovoltaics), computer-aided energy analysis, and economics payback analysis. In addition, students have the opportunity to expand their knowledge of business management, economics, environmental science, physics, and computer science through courses available at SSU. The EMD Program is designed to provide a solid foundation of specifically focused technical courses and the flexibility to meet personal career goals in the advancing and expanding fields of energy management and design.  EMD students may pursue either a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Studies.

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** All fees are subject to change without notice