Power Engineering
(Master of Science)
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Short Description
The Master’s degree programme in Power Engineering takes four semesters. The core subjects are power plant technology, energy supply, energy use and wind energy to choose from, each offering a wide range of individual choices. The students complete a 16-week internship and complete their studies with their master's thesis.
Graduates in power engineering are offered a wide range of jobs in the energy industry or with manufacturers of energy technology systems and components (e.g. turbines, electrical machines, power electronics).
In the age of scarcity of resources and climate change, there is an urgent need to improve the efficiency of existing technologies for resource conservation and to further develop new technologies for the use of renewable energy sources.
Accordingly, the need for qualified engineers in the field of power engineering is growing. The interdisciplinary master's programme consists of equal parts from electrical engineering and mechanical engineering.
Course Content
- Decentralised energy supply
- Efficient energy utilisation
- Power plant technology: solar thermal, geothermal, nuclear and fossil
- Wind energy
The Master’s degree programme in Power Engineering takes four semesters. The core subjects are power plant technology, energy supply, energy use and wind energy to choose from, each offering a wide range of individual choices. The students complete a 16-week internship and complete their studies with their master's thesis.
Graduates in power engineering are offered a wide range of jobs in the energy industry or with manufacturers of energy technology systems and components (e.g. turbines, electrical machines, power electronics).
| Area of competence / semester | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| Compulsory engineering modules |
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| Specialisation elective | Elective Course 1 from the specialisation |
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| Specialisation compulsory elective |
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| Technical elective | General elective from all specialisations | |||
| Additional and key competences |
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| Master's thesis | Master's thesis, including presentation | |||
| Credit points | 30 | 32 | 28 | 30 |
Students of Power Engineering should possess strong powers of imagination and abstraction; it is also important that they have a technical flair, an interest in mathematics, and a logical, pragmatic and realistic way of thinking. Good foreign language skills are very important for entering the job market. Solid English language skills are therefore advantageous.
The Master of Science degree in Power Engineering qualifies graduates to take on managerial functions in various company departments. Graduates assume project responsibility for globally operating companies, medium-sized enterprises and smaller emerging engineering firms in the field of power supply, component manufacture (e.g. turbine and generator construction) or in the construction of power stations and industrial plant. Graduates are also capable of addressing issues relating to building energy and the energy industry. They also have the option of pursuing a doctorate.
Admission Requirements
An undergraduate degree in a related field of study, such as
- Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (Bachelor of Science)
- Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor of Science)
- Power Engineering (Bachelor of Science)
- Sustainable Engineering (Bachelor of Science)
For master's degree programmes with unrestricted admission, all applicants who fulfil the admission requirements will be admitted a university place. The exact admission requirements can be found in the admission regulations:
Application Deadlines
First-year students
- June 1st – July 15th of the year for the winter semester
- December 1st – January 15th of the year for the summer semester
First-year students from non-EU countries (VPD from uni-assist is required)
- June 1st – July 15th of the year for the winter semester
- December 1st – January 15th of the year for the summer semester
Students resuming their studies and transfer students (application in a higher semester)
- June 1st – July 15th of the year for the winter semester
- December 1st – January 15th of the year for the summer semester
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30167 Hannover
30167 Hannover
