Educational Program

For our undergraduate majors, new buildings provide an opportunity to create spaces to enhance their study, socialization, and cohort building. This is a desire that has been expressed numerous times. As the requirements for the BS in ESE evolve, we shall hold to the following 6 key principles.

1. The BS in ESE shall never require more than 100 units including prerequisites.
2. The degree will incorporate highly rigorous training using mathematics, physics, and chemistry as the background.
3. Strong course connections with other Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability and School of Engineering courses will be built into the curriculum to achieve scholarly breadth in energy and sustainability.
4. Cross-listed courses will be leveraged for the greatest benefit to students.
5. The ESE BS will have a small defined core set of classes that are viewed as an essential need for all ESE undergraduate students.
6. Substantial flexibility will be made available for elective and depth courses such that each undergraduate can carve their own path appropriate to their interests.