Geothermal Energy

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

Overview of utilizing thermal energy from the ground, including low and high temperature geothermal systems; ground-source heat pumps; geothermal heating; and related technical, environmental, and socioeconomic issues. Prerequisite(s): Energy Science 201; or Energy Science 317 and admission to Natural Science (Energy Science Concentration); and 3 units from Physics 211, 221, or 227; and 3 units from Physics 223, 259, or 355; or Energy and Environment, Engineering 355 and admission to the Schulich School of Engineering. Antirequisite(s): Credit for Energy Science 433 and Science 533 will not be allowed. Also known as: (formerly Science 433)