Curriculum and Courses

At least 24 credit hours must be graded (not pass/fail)
At least 18 hours must be in technical courses at the 500 level and above
A minimum grade point average of 5.0/9.0 (B average) is required
Students must take two required courses for Energy Systems Engineering, including a required seminar course (3 credits pass/fail) and a project course (3 credits, satisfactory)
Students must take at least 3 classes in the Technical Depth (Engineering Core) Course work Core Courses (9 credits, graded)
Students must also take at least two Technical Breadth (Engineering Systems) Courses (6 credits) of their choosing
Students must take at least 3 classes in the Energy Specialties (9 credits, graded). Two of these course (6 credits, graded) must come from one specialty and the other (3 credits, graded) must come from a different specialty

One of the highlights of the Master of Energy Systems Engineering degree is the required project course ESENG 503. In this course, students will carry out a project in interdisciplinary teams, and where possible in conjunction with an internship held during the summer with an industrial or governmental sponsor. A faculty member will follow the progress and serve as an advisor to the project teams.

Incoming students must obtain the approval of the course advisor for the planned degree courses selected. A course advisor will be assigned to each student upon admission.

Energy Systems Engineering Sample Course Template

System Integration (required: 3 credits)

ESENG 501 Seminars on Energy Systems, Technology and Policy (Fall)

Engineering Core (9 credits)

REQUIRED COURSE: ME571/ESENG505: Energy Technologies (Winter)
ME 433/AUTO533 Advanced Energy Systems (Fall)
ME 537 Advanced Combustion (Winter)
ME 589 Ecological Sustainability in Design and Manufacturing (Fall)

Energy Systems (6 credits)

CEE 460 Design of Environmental Engineering Systems (Fall)
ECON 435 Financial Economics (Winter, Fall)
IOE 452 Corporate Finance (Fall)
IOE 453 Derivative instruments (Winter)
IOE 434 Human Error and Complex System Failures (Winter)
IOE 539 (Mfg 539) Occupational Safety Engineering (Fall)
ME 563 (IOE 565) (MFG 561) Time Series Modeling, Analysis, Forecasting (Fall)
NRE 574 Sustainable Energy Systems (same as PPOL 519) (Fall)

Energy Specialties
(9 credits: two from same area; one may come from another area)

1) Civil Power
ME 533 Radiative Heat Transfer (Fall)
AERO 533 Combustion Processes (Fall)
NERS 442 Nuclear Power Reactor (Winter)
CEE 567 Energy Infrastructure Systems (Fall)

2) Transportation Power
AERO 464 The Space Environment (Fall)
AERO 536 Electric Propulsion (Fall)
AUTO 563 Dynamics and Controls of Automatic Transmissions
(Winter, alternate years)
AUTO 599 Analysis and Control of Alternative Powertrains (Winter, alternate years)
ME 438 Internal Combustion Engines (Fall)
ME 533 Combustion Processes (Fall)
ME 538 Advanced Internal Combustion Engines (Winter)

3) Microelectronic and Portable Power
EECS 414 Introduction to MEMS (Fall)
ME 553 Microelectromechanical Systems (Winter, Alternate Years)
EECS 514 Advanced MEMS Devices and Technologies (Winter)
EECS 515 Integrated Microsystems (Fall)
EECS 529 Semiconductor Lasers and LEDs (Fall)
ME 559. Smart Materials and Structures (Winter)

Project (required: 3 credits)

ESENG 503 Projects in Energy Systems Engineering