Originally Posted by
tomato coupe
Regardless, the department that he was in clearly had no qualms about using the term in the title of the course.
Again, you and your professor are using a definition of heat that is not the widely accepted definition. Heat is generally defined as a form of energy, and that energy can be transferred from one location to another when a difference in temperature exists. That transfer of heat is called ... heat transfer.
The prof didn't agree with the title of the course, but understood it was a concession to students selecting classes, before they knew what the class was about, and to others outside of that industry specialization, such as job interviewers. The other course I mentioned was at the opposite extreme, was titled based on the very specific mathematical technique used in the class, without a clue to what problems are solved with it; A better title would be "Modeling of Dynamic Systems".