Carnegie Mellon University
Disciplinary concentration in Engineering and Public Policy

Engineering Concentration in
Engineering and Public Policy

To complete the Engineering and Public Policy in EPP, students must successfully complete
36 units of approved EPP graduate-level courses.

  • Pre-approved courses are given in the list below.
  • Appropriate alternative courses must be approved by the EST&P program and the 
    EPP department.
EPP Concentration Electives
Students must take 36 units of concentration electives.
Semester Units

19-424
(24-424)

Energy and the Environment
(counts towards allowed undergrad units)

Fall 9
19-472 Fundamentals of Electric Power Systems
(counts towards allowed undergrad units)
Occasional 12
19-617 (12-750) Infrastructure Management Spring 12
19-624 Emerging Energy Policies Fall 12
19-625 Sustainable Energy for the Developing World Spring 12
19-626 Climate Science and Policy (occasional) Fall 12
19-629 (12-766)

Climate Change Science and Solutions

Fall 12
19-638 (18-618)

Smart Grids & Future Electric Energy Systems

Fall 12
19-653 (24-640) Climate Change Mitigation

 Fall

12

19-656A3 S.T. Current Issues in EPP :  CO2 Capture and Sequestration
(other topical sections may count, enquire with advisor)
Spring 6
19-683 (90-851) S.T. Science, Technology & Innovation Policy (occasional) Fall 6
19-688 Innovation for Energy and the Environment (occasional) Fall 12
19-696 Sustainable Development & Innovation (occasional) Fall 9
19-702 Quantitative Methods for Policy Analysis

Spring

12

19-714 (12-714) Environmental Life Cycle Assessment

 Spring

12

19-717 (12-712) Sustainable Engineering Principles

Fall 

12

19-724 (27-724)

Materials for Energy Storage (occasional)

Spring 6

19-736 (27-726) 

Energy and Materials in Policy Making (occasional)

Spring 6

19-739 (18-875)

Engineering & Economics of Electric Energy Systems

Spring 12
19-740 (24-740) Combustion & Air Pollution Control Fall 12
19-751 (12-751) Air Quality Engineering Fall 12

19-881

Seminar in Electric Market Restructuring

Fall 6

19-882

Seminar in Low Carbon Electric Power

Spring 6

Graduate engineering classes are generally offered once per year, though they may be taught less frequently.
Mini numbers denote the order of these half-semester sessions: 1 & 2 are in the fall and 3 & 4 in the spring.
Special Topics classes (S.T.) are new or infrequent classes that may not be regularly scheduled.
For course descriptions, search CMU’s Schedule of Classes .