Speciality Requirements Student must complete 18 credit hours

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Prerequests
463601	Energy Conservation	3
This course looks at concepts in energy conservation, energy conservation in lighting systems, power factor improvement . Load management. high-efficiency motors, alternative fuel choices, passive thermal energy and waste heat recovery systems.
463602	Economics of Energy Systems	3
This course looks at investment costs, interest rates, the service life of the energy system, the inflation rate, the residualvalue of the power plant, operating costs, static procedures for financial evaluation, dynamic procedures of financial analysis and techno-economic sensitivity analysis
463603	Introduction to Energy Technology	3
This course aims at providing an introduction to an overview of the broad field of energy technology. A condensed cross ? section of essential engineering concepts / principles from the domain of Thermodynamics and heat transfer is provided, including a review of the concepts of energy and power, energy conversion, energy efficiency and basic thermodynamic cycles. An overview of global energy resources is given, leading to a historic review of human energy use and power generation. Society?s energy demands and the pertinent energy follows are analysed from the perspective of different sectors, including industry, households, agriculture, as well as the commercial and public sectors in Palestine. The importance of energy efficiency and conservation within the context of future energy supply is dealt with from a lifecycle and environmental perspective. Future energy systems and energy use scenarios are discussed, with a focus on promoting the use of renewable energy resources and technologies
463604	Energy & Environment	3
This course looks at the effects of power generation and energy utilisation on ecology and climate. It also looks at the effect of burning fossil fuels, waste materials, the ecological impact of emissions, the transportation ofpollutants in air, environmental management and economics.
463605	Thermo-dynamics, Heat Transfer & Recovery	3
This course presents energy conservation measures and thermodynamics laws, energy recovery, power production cycles. cooling and refrigeration cycles, irreversibility, and thermodynamic limitations.
463690	Research Project	3
463691	Seminar	0
This course investigates the basic understanding of scientific research through the preparation and presentation of selected research related to various fields of clean energy and conservation strategy.
463698	Comprehensive Exam.	0

Speciality Optional Requirements Student must complete 18 credit hours

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Prerequests
461620	Geographic Information Systems (GIS)	3
This course consists of an introduction and historical overview. It looks at database management systems VS CAD, automated mapping and facilities management VS GIS, GIS components and subsystems, GIS applications and GIS design and implementation.
461654	Solid Waste Management	3
This course looks at the basic principles in solid waste, the management of solid waste, sources, types and components of solid waste, physical and the chemical and biological properties of solid waste. Solid waste management includes a study of container, storage, methods of solid waste collection, transportation and shipping operations, disposal of solid waste and theprotection of sources, including inventory of sources, re-use operations, classification, burning, burying the solid waste, dealing with the types of particularly from solid waste and the increase of environmental awareness and culture of the citizen.
461658	Environment Impact Assessment	3
This course consists of an introduction to environmental degradation and impacts, environmental impact assessment methods, the objectives of assessing the environmental impact of different levels, the basic processes used in environmental impact assessment, the role and responsibilities of the environmental assessment teams, the means used in the environmental assessment, information collection, analysis and assessment, writing assessment and environmental impact reports.
462601	Computer Applications in Planning	3
This course consists of an introduction into computer programming, languages and packages, a survey of computer applications in urban planning, analysis and the practice of Computer Aided Design (CAD).
462611	Fundamentals of Urban & Regional Planning	3
This course is designed to analyse the energy systems of our nations, preparing to solve energy planning problems in Palestine in efficient and cost effective ways, anticipate future energy needs and identify and evaluate options for developing and using resources to meets our needs. The course also covers the demand and supply side energy planning issues.
462681	Sustainable Planning & Development	3
Study of the concepts, policies and trends of sustainable planning and development. Analyzing nontraditional approaches to community planning and design. Focuses on concepts and policies associated with the design of sustainable communities. Study of future alternatives for community planning and design in terms of sustainable development.
463512	Energy Audit	3
This course looks at the purpose of energy audits. It looks at the facility description and data needs, collecting the actual data, energy audit instrumentation, reducing energy costs, reducing environmental emissions, improving product quality and economic analysis of alternative investments.
463606	Renewable Energy Technology 1	3
The purpose of this course is to provide a survey of the most important renewable energy resources and the technologies for harnessing these within the framework of a broad range of simple to state-of-the-art advanced energy systems. The course discusses solar astronomy and climate parameters, solar radiation and geometry, solar irradiance and energy and wind velocity and direction. Solar thermal systems, solar water heaters, solar water desalination systems and solar power towers.
463607	Renewable Energy Technology II	3
The objective of this course is to discuss solar electric systems, photovoltaic technology and characteristics, photovoltaic centralised and decentralised PV power systems, PV water pumping systems, wind energy, wind velocity, direction and power, wind turbines and characteristics, wind electric power converters and PV-wind hybrid power systems. Issues relevant to energy efficiency and energy storage will also be discussed.
463608	Biogas & Biomass	3
This course looks at the sources of biogas and biomass. It includes the physical and chemical properties of biogas, the potential of utilising biogas and biomass energy and biogas digester types including their design and characteristics.
463609	S.T.in Clean Energy	3
This course looks at elected topics to be thoroughly studied and analysed in areas of clean energy.
463610	Energy Management	3
This course is designed to assist building operators in setting up and implementing ongoing energy management programs. Several areas of energy management programs and several areas of energy management are covered including energy accounting and utility bill analysis, rate schedules, preventive maintenance programs, common problems and solutions. It also looks at performing building inspections and evaluating conservation options.
463611	Energy Planning & Policy	3
This course is designed to analyse the energy systems of our nations and look at how to prepare to solve energy planning problems in Palestine in efficient and cost effective ways. It looks at how to anticipate future energy needs, identify and evaluate options for developing and using resources to meets our needs. The course also covers demand and supply in side energy planning issues.
463613	Thermal Comfort & Indoor Climate	3
This course looks at energy saving measures in heating and cooling systems. It looks at how to save energy in radiators and convectors, fan ? coil units and unit ventilators, heat pumps, air conditioning split systems and unit heaters, energy conservation opportunities and assessment of economics and savings.
463614	Applied Heat & Power Technology	3
This course focuses on how to evaluate and implement cogeneration projects. It looks at the benefits of cogeneration, combined heat and power determining the economics of cogeneration, the available technologies, operating and maintaining a cogeneration system, basic of combustion systems, boiler efficiency improvement, combustion controls, waste heat recovery and steam and gas turbine cycles.
463615	Energy Efficient Building Codes	3
This course looks at building thermal design, heating and cooling loads, passive design, thermal comfort, heat storage, thermal insulation, building methods and products and specification and the testing of thermal insulation materials.
463616	Computer Aided Design of Energy Systems	3
This course provides students with a basic understanding of the process, stages, policies and aspects of CAD - applications inclean energy and energy conservation.
463617	Special Topics in Energy	3
This course looks at selected topics to be thoroughly studied and analysed in areas of clean energy and conservation strategy.
465604	Operations Research	3
This course consists of an introduction to the methodology of operational research. It covers examples of operations research models, linear programming, networks, integer programming, queuing models, dynamic programming and multicriteria analysis and games.
465673	Techniques of Project Evaluation	3
This course looks at alternative approaches to the evaluation of development projects at the micro and macro levels, private versus social costs and benefits, intertemporal choice problem, market imperfections and shadow prices, integration of project and sector studies. The course also consists of an analysis of the major evaluation techniques in the field of urban planning such as cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis, planning balance sheet, optimisation, goal achievement matrix and energy analysis.