General Information on the Master's Degree
Master's degree in Energy Engineering
The international master's degree in Energy Engineering deals with current energy problems from different perspectives: resources, production technologies, transport and distribution of energy, environmental impact, efficiency, saving and rational use, etc. Students on this course will obtain the knowledge and skills necessary to analyse case studies and manage projects on the generation, transformation, distribution and consumption of different types of energy.
Specialisations
- Renewable Energies
- Electrical Energy
- Thermal Energy
- Energy Management.
The master’s degree is part of theInnoEnergy educational project, as are the following International master’s degrees: Environomical Pathways for Sustainable Energy Systems (SELECT), Renewable Energy (RENE), Smart Cities, and Smart Electrical Networks and Systems (SENSE).
Introduction
- Duration and start date
- Two academic years, 120 ECTS credits. Starting September
- Timetable and delivery
- Afternoons. Face-to-face
- Fees and grants
- Approximate fees for the master’s degree, excluding academic fees and degree certificate fee, €6,295 (€9,442 for non-EU residents).
This master's degree was selected in the Masters of Excellence grant programme the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation for the 2017-2018 academic year. More information is available at the Foundation's website.
More information about fees and payment options
More information about grants and loans - Language of instruction
- Subjects will be taught in Catalan, Spanish and English. The specialty of Renewable Energies and associated KIC InnoEnergy is taught entirely in English.
- Location
- Official degree
- Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register
- Double-degree agreements
- Double-degree pathways at a single school
- Master's degree in Energy Engineering + Master's degree in Industrial Engineering
Admission
- General requirements
- Academic requirements for admission to master's degrees
- Specific requirements
An admissions committee for the master’s degree comprising six tenured lecturers and an academic manager will be set up. The committee will review the academic records of students admitted to the master’s degree and will determine the need for bridging courses.
- Admission criteria
- English level B2.2 and Spanish level B2 are required (foreign students; not applicable in the case of courses taught in English).
- Academic record.
- First degree and university of origin.
- Professional experience
- Places
- 60 (30 for KIC InnoEnergy master's degrees)
- Pre-enrolment
- Pre-enrolment closed (consult the new pre-enrolment periods in the academic calendar).
How to pre-enrol - Enrolment
- How to enrol
- Legalisation of foreign documents
- All documents issued in non-EU countries must be legalised and bear the corresponding apostille.
Professional opportunities
- Professional opportunities
Graduates of this master’s degree will be experts in energy engineering who will be able to develop their professional career in various fields: energy management, energy auditing, energy planning, technological development and exploitation of energy systems, energy economy and the social and environmental impacts of energy systems.
- Competencies
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Generic competencies
Generic competencies are the skills that graduates acquire regardless of the specific course or field of study. The generic competencies established by the UPC are capacity for innovation and entrepreneurship, sustainability and social commitment, knowledge of a foreign language (preferably English), teamwork and proper use of information resources.
On completion of the course, students will be able to:
Specialisation in Electrical Energy:- Apply technical and economic criteria in selecting the most appropriate electrical equipment for a given application.
- Measure electrical equipment and installations.
- Recognise and evaluate the latest technological applications in the fields of electrical energy production, transport, distribution, storage and use.
Specialisation in Renewable Energies:
- Understand the role of renewable energies in global and regional energy systems, their economic, social and environmental connotations, and the impact of technology in a local and global context. Assess the opportunities, threats and barriers that affect the use of energy.
- Know the main international projects of the major organizations, the most relevant sources of information, energy markets and regulatory frameworks related to the use of renewable energy sources.
- Efficiently obtain and analyse data on renewable energy resources for the design and assessment of technological solutions related to the use of renewable energy sources.
- Carry out feasibility studies, consulting and engineering projects related to the use of renewable energy sources in a range of industrial and service sectors, and work in international, multidisciplinary teams.
- Know the main lines of research and development in the field of renewable energy. Conceive innovative ideas on the development of new products and services, and integrate in research teams and begin doctoral studies in this field.
Specialisation in Energy Management:
- Understand, describe and analyse, clearly and broadly, the way in which energy markets work.
- Procure energy supplies in an optimised manner.
- Carry out projects related to energy management in a range of production and service sectors, recognise and evaluate advances and new developments in this field, and contribute new ideas.
Specialisation in Thermal Energy:
- Have specialised knowledge of the subjects that make up the scientific and technical basis for research and development in the field of thermal engineering.
- Have a functional scientific grounding, i.e. skills that enable them to correctly and rationally solve design and construction problems in industrial equipment for generating, transferring and using thermal energy.
- Be familiar with the mathematical formulae and currently available tools for dealing with heat and mass transfer phenomena. Apply their knowledge to calculating and designing thermal systems and equipment to optimise energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact.
Students taking the thermal energy specialisation of the master’s degree can orient their degree toward research or professional careers depending on the subjects and master’s thesis they choose to do. They will be qualified to work in the fields of traditional and renewable thermal energies.
Organisation
- UPC school
- Barcelona School of Industrial Engineering (ETSEIB)
- Academic coordinator
- Carme Pretel
- Academic calendar
- General academic calendar for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees courses
- Academic regulations
- Academic regulations for master's degree courses at the UPC
Curriculum
- Major in (Eng) Especialidad en Energías Renovables
- Major in (Eng) Especialitat en Energia Elèctrica
- Major in (Eng) Especialitat en Energia Tèrmica
- Major in (Eng) Especialitat en Gestió de l'Energia
First semester
- Energy and Environment
5 - Energy Resources 5
- Power System 5
- Rene Project (I) 5
- Rene Project (II) 5
- Renewable Energy Technology 5
- Solar Photovoltaics 5
- Wind Power 5
- Advanced Electrical Engineering 5
- Power Electronics Applied to Distributed Energy Resources 5
- Computational Methods in Energy Technology 5
- Experimental Energy Technology 5
- Contract for the Supply of Energy 5
- Energy Economy and Comprehensive Energy Planning Models 5
Second semester
- Electrical Equipment 5
- Energy Efficiency and Rational Use of Energy 5
- Energy Markets 5
- New Perspective on Material Science and Technology 4
- Technological Comunication and Entrepreneurship 5
- Technological Entrepreneurship: Business Plan Development 3
- Thermal Equipment 5
- Biogas and Biofuels 5
- Hydropower and Ocean Energy 5
- Introduction to Research 15
- Electrical Power Systems in a Distributed Environment 5
- Introduction to Research 15
- Power Generation From Renewable Energy Sources 5
- Introduction to Research 15
- Thermal Conditioning of Buildings. Bioclimatic Architecture 5
- Thermal Equipments for Heat and Cold Generation 5
- Efficiency and Rehabilitation in Building Energy 5
- Industrial Energy Efficiency 5
- Introduction to Research 15
Third semester
- Biomass and Waste 5
- Geothermal Energy 5
- Hydrogen and Fuel Cells 5
- Integration of Renewables in the Electric Grid 5
- Photovoltaic Devices 5
- Solar Thermal Energy 5
- Design, Simulation and Control of Electrical Machinery 5
- Electric Drives with High Efficiency and Low Environmental Impact 5
- Quality of Power Supply and Integration of Renewables in the Network 5
- Smart Grids 5
- Advanced Course on Heat and Mass Transfer 5
- Advanced Course on Heat and Mass Transfer 2 2.5
- Heat Engines and Combustion 5
- Heat Exchangers 5
- Thermal Energy Storage 5
- Turbulence: Phenomenology, Simulation, Aerodynamics 5
- Control and Automation for the Efficient Use of Energy 5
- Efficiency in Power Systems 5
- Energy Management, Diagnostics and Energy Audit 5
- Energy Storage 5
- Integration of Renewables in the Electric Grid 5
Fourth semester
- Master's Thesis 30
- Master's Thesis 30
- Master's Thesis 30
- Master's Thesis 30
- CompulsoryECTS
- OptionalECTS
- ProjectECTS
Pre-enrolment
Pre-enrolment for this master’s degree is currently closed.
Use the “Request information” form to ask for information on upcoming pre-enrolment periods.
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