Foundation & Breadth

• BIO 81 or BIO 83 or BIO 47H or HUMBIO 2A & 2B or EARTHSYS 116
• CHEM 31A & 31B or 31X
• ECON 1
• GS 1 or GS 4 or EARTHSYS 117 or EARTHSYS 128
• MATH 19, 20, 21 
• CME 100 (preferred) or MATH 51
• PHYSICS 43 and 45
• Statistics: BIO 174H or ECON 102A or STATS 101 or STATS 110 or 116 or 141
• EARTHSYS 10
• EARTHSYS 111
• EARTHSYS 112
• EARTHSYS 210A, B, or C (Senior Capstone & Reflection)
• EARTHSYS 210P (Capstone Project)
• EARTHSYS 260 (Internship)
• WIM: EARTHSYS 200, EARTHSYS 191, EARTHSYS 177C, EARTHSYS 149, EARTHSYS 135, or another designated WIM course in a related department- must be approved by an advisor. Your WIM course may not also count towards your track or electives, if counted as a WIM.
• 1-unit Computer Science (unless CME 100 was completed) - see program staff for approved CS course list.

(These courses must be taken for a letter grade: EARTHSYS 10, 111, 112, 210 A/B/C, WIM)

Track

All track courses and electives must be taken for a letter grade. This track requires: Three "Energy Fundamentals" track courses, five additional track courses (selected from three sub-categories below), and one elective (nine courses total).  

Energy Fundamentals (Required for all)*

• ENGR 30: Engineering Thermodynamics
• Choose one: CEE 272R, or ENERGY 120, or MATSCI 156 (ENERGY 293A)
• Choose one: EARTHSYS 101 or 102 or 103

    *Courses taken to fulfill 'Energy Fundamentals' may not also count for the subcategories below.

Choose at least one course in each of the three sub-categories, total five required. Please note that many of these classes have recommended background or prerequisite coursework.

Energy Resources and Technology

• EARTHSYS 101: Energy and the Environment
• EARTHSYS 103: Understanding Energy
• CEE 156: Building Systems
• CEE 176A: Energy Efficient Buildings
• ENERGY 120: Fundamentals of Petroleum Engineering
• ENERGY 269: Geothermal Reservoir Engineering
• ENERGY 293A: (MATSCI 156) Solar Cells, Fuel Cells, and Batteries: Materials for the Energy Solution
• ENERGY 293B: Fundamentals of Energy Processes 
• ENERGY 293C: Energy from Wind, Waves and Tides
• ME 250: Internal Combustion Engines
• ME 260: Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Sustainable Energy & Development

• EARTHSYS 102: Fundamentals of Renewable Power 
• EARTHSYS 146A: Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics: The Atmospheric Circulation
• CEE 126A: Stanford Sustainable Living Lab I​ (3 units)
• CEE 176B: Electric Power: Renewables and Efficiency
• CEE 221A: Planning Tools and Methods in the Power Sector
• CEE 226: Life Cycle Assessment for Complex Systems
• ENERGY 153: Carbon Capture and Sequestration
• ENERGY 293A: (MATSCI 156) Solar Cells, Fuel Cells, and Batteries: Materials for the Energy Solution
• URBANST 165: Sustainable Urban and Regional Transportation Planning (given every other year)

Energy Policy, Economics & Entrepreneurship

• ENERGY 104: Sustainable Energy for 9 Billion
• ENERGY 110: Engineering Economics
• ENERGY 171: Energy Infrastructure, Technology & Economics
• ENERGY 191: Energy Systems Optimiation 
• MS&E 243: Energy and Environmental Policy Analysis
• MS&E 294: Climate Policy Analysis
• MS&E 295: Energy Policy Analysis
• GSBGEN 336: Energy Markets and Policy
• LAW 2503: Energy Law

Electives

ONE additional course at the 100-level or above is required. Electives allow students to personalize their Earth Systems curriculum by pursuing higher-level courses offered in their focus area, or by incorporating new academic perspectives. Each must be a minimum of 3 units. 3 units of approved energy seminars may count as one elective. See program staff for approved seminars list.

Track Updated 7/2017