Energy Classes


Browse and search energy-focused classes taught at MIT.

While we keep Energy Classes as up to date as possible, please refer to the MIT Subject Listing & Schedule for further detail and as the official source of information on all MIT classes.

# Titlesort icon Instructor(s) Level Term Day Time Minor Reqs. Pre-req. Units More
ESD.172J X PRIZE Workshop: Grand Challenges in Energy Cooney, Murray, Newman, Shames, Wagner, Zolot G Fall
M
W
 11-12:30 none POI 9 Evaluations...
OCW...
12.312 Understand and Run your own Climate Model O'Gorman U IAP none No 6 More...
5.60 Thermodynamics and Kinetics Bawendi U
Spr
Fall
M
W
F
 10 core-science Yes 12 Evaluations...
OCW...
2.006 Thermal-Fluids Engineering II Brisson, Hosoi, Karnik, McKinley U
Spr
Fall
T
R
F
 9:30-11 elective Yes 12 Evaluations...
2.005 Thermal-Fluids Engineering I Brisson, Buongiorno, Lermusiaux, McKinley, Wang U
Spr
Fall
M
W
 9-11 core-science Yes 12 Evaluations...
21H.318 The Energy Crisis: Past and Present Jacobs, [Not offered AY 12-13] U Spr elective No 12 OCW...
22.811J
1.818J
2.65J
10.391J
11.371J
ESD.166J
 Sustainable Energy Golay H Fall
T
R
 3-5 none POI 12 Evaluations...
OCW...
15.933 Strategic Opportunities in Energy Meggs, Weil H Fall
M
W
 4-after 5 elective Yes 6
ESD.939 Smart Grids and Electric Energy Systems Ilic (NOT OFFERED AY 12-13) H Spr none POI
11.160 Re-Energizing MIT: Innovating Energy Management at the Institute Hammer [Not offered AY 12-13] U Spr none 12 More...
3.003
3.004
 Principles of Engineering Practice: Solar Energy 2050 and Global Teamwork Einstein, Kimerling, Kirchain, Uricchio, Weaver U Spr
T
R
 1 elective 9 or 12 More...
OCW...
2.750 Precision Machine Design (Energy) Slocum U Fall
T
R
 3-5 none Yes 12 More...
6.131 Power Electronics Laboratory Leeb U Fall
T
W
R
 elective Yes 12
11.162 Politics of Energy and the Environment Layzer [not offered AY 12-13] U Spr
T
R
 11-12:30 elective No 12 Evaluations...
8.21 Physics of Energy Jaffe U Fall
M
W
F
 1 core-science Yes 12 More...
Evaluations...
OCW...
22.033 Nuclear Systems Design Project Shwageraus U Fall
M
W
 11-12:30 elective No 12 Evaluations...
OCW...
6.719 Nanoelectronics Baldo H Fall
T
R
 11 none Yes 12 OCW...
2.570 Nano-to-Macro Transport Processes Chen, [Not offered AY 12-13] U Spr elective No 12 OCW...
2.612 Marine Power and Propulsion McCord, Thomas, Triantafyllou U Fall
T
R
 9:30-11 elective Yes 12 OCW...
ESD.125 Mapping and Evaluating New Energy Technologies Trancik H Spr T 2:30-after 5 elective POI 12 More...
22.081J
2.650J
10.291J
 Introduction to Sustainable Energy Golay U Fall
T
R
 3-5 core eng/tech POI 12 Evaluations...
OCW...
6.701 Introduction to Nanoelectronics Baldo U Fall
T
R
 11 elective Yes 12 OCW...
6.061 Introduction to Electric Power Systems Kirtley, [Not offered AY 13-14] U Spr
M
W
 2:30-4 elective Yes 12 OCW...
6.690 Introduction to Electric Power Systems Kirtley, [Not offered AY 13-14] H Spr none Yes 12 OCW...
12.340 Global Warming Science Emanuel, Seager, [Not offered AY 12-13] U Spr core-science Yes 12 Evaluations...
15.023J
12.848J
ESD.128J
 Global Climate Change: Economics, Science, and Policy Prinn, Webster G Spr none Yes 9 OCW...
15.026J
12.348J
 Global Climate Change: Economics, Science, and Policy Jacoby, Prinn, Webster [not offered AY 12-13] U Spr elective Yes 9
1.071J
12.300J
 Global Change Science Eltahir U Fall
T
R
 2:30-4 elective Yes 12 Evaluations...
2.626 Fundamentals of Photovoltaics Buonassisi, [Not offered AY 12-13] H Fall none POI 12 OCW...
2.627 Fundamentals of Photovoltaics Buonassisi, [Not offered AY 12-13] U Fall elective POI 12
4.42J
1.044J
2.66J
 Fundamentals of Energy in Buildings Glicksman U Fall
M
W
 11-12:30 core eng/tech No 12 Evaluations...
OCW...
2.60J
10.390J
 Fundamentals of Advanced Energy Conversion Ghoniem, Green, Kazimi U Spr core eng/tech Yes 12 More...
OCW...
2.62J
10.392J
22.40J
 Fundamentals of Advanced Energy Conversion Ghoniem, Green, Kazimi H Spr none Yes 12 OCW...
14.42 Environmental Policy and Economics Greenstone, [Not offered AY 12-13] U Spr elective Yes 12 Evaluations...
OCW...
14.420 Environmental Policy and Economics Greenstone, [Not offered AY 12-13] H Spr none Yes 12 Evaluations...
OCW...
1.801J
11.021J
17.393J
 Environmental Law, Policy, and Economics: Pollution Prevention and Control Ashford, Caldart U Fall
T
R
 3:30-5 elective No 12 Evaluations...
ESD.162J
6.695
15.032
 Engineering, Economics and Regulation of the Electric Power Sector Pérez-Arriaga, Schmalensee H Spr
M
W
 10:30-12 elective POI 12 OCW...
22.06 Engineering of Nuclear Systems Buongiorno U Fall
T
R
 1-2:30 elective Yes 12 Evaluations...
OCW...
2.813 Energy, Materials and Manufacturing Gutowski U Spr
M
W
 2:30-4 elective Yes 12 Evaluations...
2.83 Energy, Materials and Manufacturing Gutowski H Spr
M
W
 2:30-4 none Yes 12 Evaluations...
STS.032 Energy, Environment, and Society Mavhunga, [Not offered AY 13-14] U Fall
T
R
 11-12:30 elective No 12 Evaluations...
15.366 Energy Ventures Aulet, Hynes, O'Sullivan H Fall R 4-after 5 elective Yes 12
ESD.124 Energy Systems and Climate Change Mitigation Trancik G Fall
T
R
 2:30-4 elective POI 12
11.369J
17.398J
 Energy Policy for a Sustainable Future Hammer [Not offered AY12-13]] H Spr W 9-12 elective POI 12 Evaluations...
10.27 Energy Engineering Projects Lab Colton, Hammond, Jensen, Kelleher, Strano U Spr
T
R
 1-5 elective Yes 15 More...
14.44 Energy Economics and Policy Knittel U Spr
T
R
 1-2:30 elective Yes 12 Evaluations...
OCW...
14.444 Energy Economics and Policy Knittel G Spr
T
R
 1-2:30 none Yes 12 Evaluations...
OCW...
15.031J
14.43J
21A.341J
11.161J
 Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies Lessard, Schmalensee, Silbey U Fall
M
W
F
 2:30-4 core-social science Yes 12 OCW...
11.165 Energy and Infrastructure Technologies Polenske U Fall
M
W
 11-12:30 elective Yes 12 Evaluations...
OCW...
11.477 Energy and Infrastructure Technologies Polenske H Fall
M
W
 11-12:30 none Yes 12 Evaluations...
OCW...
11.168 Enabling an Energy-Efficient Society Michaels U Fall
W
F
 1-2:30 elective No 12 Evaluations...
11.379 Enabling an Energy-Efficient Society Michaels H Fall
W
F
 1-2:30 none POI 12 Evaluations...
6.007 Electromagnetic Energy: From Motors to Lasers Bulovic, Ram U
Spr
Fall
M
W
F
 1 core-science Yes 12 OCW...
10.626 Electrochemical Energy Systems Bazant H Spr
M
W
F
 1 none Yes 12 Evaluations...
OCW...
10.426 Electrochemical Energy Systems Bazant U Spr
M
W
F
 1 elective Yes 12 More...
OCW...
2.625J
10.625J
 Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage: Fundamentals, Materials and Applications Shao-Horn H Fall
T
R
 2:30-4 none Yes 12
12.021 Earth Science, Energy, and the Environment Hager U Fall
M
W
F
 1 core-science Yes 12 Evaluations...
4.472 Design Workshop for a Sustainable Future Oshsendorf, [Not offered AY 12-13] U Fall elective Yes 9 More...
4.274 Design Innovation for Distributed Energy S. Kennedy [not offered AY12-13] H Fall T after 5 elective POI 9 More...
EC.711 D-Lab: Energy Staff U Spr
W
F
 12-3 elective No 12 Evaluations...
OCW...
4.401 Architectural Building Systems Reinhart U Fall
M
W
 11-12:30 elective No 12 Evaluations...
OCW...
12.213 Alternate Energy Sources Morgan, Toksoz U IAP elective No 6
10.04J
24.114J
 A Philosophical History of Energy Perlman, Trout, [Not offered AY 12-13] U Spr elective No 12 Evaluations...