The Master of Science in Energy Systems – Academic Link program focuses on the effective implementation of energy systems analysis and the integration of energy systems engineering technology with financial planning. Students with first-year calculus, physics, and chemistry in their undergraduate studies, but with no prior exposure to thermos-sciences, may apply to this 40-credit academic path. Academic Link students are required to take two 4-credit courses which provide fundamentals of thermodynamics and math that are necessary to be successful in the energy system program. Once students complete the academic link courses, they will move through our 32-credit multidisciplinary energy systems curriculum that integrates engineering, business, and policy. The program’s core and elective courses will help to prepare students to lead projects centered on energy systems solutions and generating positive impacts on businesses and communities, both locally and globally.
The goal of the MS-ENES is to create a high-level, signature, interdisciplinary graduate program for the engineer or a major with a technical background who is pursuing an industrial or public-planning-based career. The program is firmly rooted in energy technology and includes exposure to the interface of business and financial decision processes. The curriculum is flexibly designed with a set of six core courses in engineering knowledge and finance and four electives that can be taken from any department within the College of Engineering. Practicing professionals with expansive industry experience are invited to participate in the program as adjunct professors and guest speakers. In addition to their studies, students have the opportunity to participate in a six-month co-op experience.
Through the curriculum and interaction with practitioners, the students should be prepared to effectively integrate energy system development over a broad spectrum of technologies with the financial requirements to successfully implement them and to compete in the global energy market.
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Unique Features
- Students from a non-STEM background are eligible for this program
- This program meets F-1 international student status requirements
- The Master of Science in Energy Systems can be combined with the Gordon Engineering Leadership certificate
- Qualified students may participate in a co-op experience
- Paid co-op positions can offset the cost of tuition for many students
Program Objectives
- Effectively integrate energy system development over a broad spectrum of technologies
- Formulate financial requirements for successful systems implementation
- Apply fundamental principles in the global energy market
- Analyze problems faced in energy generation and transmission
- Propose clean-energy considerations and challenges
- Examine renewable options for consideration in a systems solution
Career Outlook
Some of the most pressing global issues we face today are related to energy resources, conservation, and the effects of energy production and increasing worldwide demand. As a result, professionals with knowledge in the design and development of optimal methods to produce and utilize energy in ways that are both sustainable and marketable are currently—and will continue to be—in great demand.