MASc

Program overview

Energy systems engineering is a critical area in need of innovation and highly qualified personnel.

The need for readily available and high quality energy is expanding in Newfoundland and Labrador and globally, which has created a worldwide demand for professional training at the graduate level in areas related to the energy industry.

The demand for sustainable energy, as well as the environmental concerns of traditional techniques require significant innovation in energy systems engineering.

To develop more sustainable techniques requires research and innovation to achieve energy production and utilization that is financially viable, readily available and environmentally benign. This program is inter-disciplinary. It addresses the complexity and required expertise in several technical disciplines by the industry.

Course requirements

Students must complete 30 credit hours of course work, which includes five core courses, three elective courses and a six-credit-hour project to be completed over the last two semesters of the program.

There are two streams:

The Energy Conversion Technical Stream focuses on energy generation and utilization and the Power Systems Technical Stream focuses heavily on electrical aspects of energy engineering. The Energy Conversion Technical Stream is designed for students with an engineering degree in mechanical, chemical, industrial or in a related discipline from a university of recognized standing. The Power Systems Technical Stream is designed for students with a degree in electrical engineering or in a related discipline from a university of recognized standing.

	Energy Conversion Technical Stream	Power Systems Technical Stream
Program Project	ENGI 990A MESE Project Course ENGI 990B Continuation of MESE Project Course	ENGI 990A MESE Project Course ENGI 990B Continuation of MESE Project Course
Core Courses	ENGI 9853 Energy Economics and Policy ENGI 9854 Fundamentals of Energy Systems ENGI 9855 Energy and the Environment ENGI 9856 Electrical Power Systems ENGI 9909 Advanced Thermodynamics	ENGI 9853 Energy Economics and Policy ENGI 9854 Fundamentals of Energy Systems ENGI 9855 Energy and the Environment ENGI 9857 Instrumentation and Control of Energy Systems ENGI 9858 Advanced Power Systems
Elective Courses	ENGI 9420 Engineering Analysis ENGI 9841 Thermal Power Plants ENGI 9843 Solar Engineering ENGI 9845 Energy Storage ENGI 9977 Computational Fluid Dynamics ENGI 9985 Advanced Heat Transfer ENGI 9901 Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics	ENGI 9420 Engineering Analysis ENGI 9841 Thermal Power Plants ENGI 9843 Solar Engineering ENGI 9845 Energy Storage ENGI 9896 Renewable Energy Systems ENGI 9862 Power System Protection ENGI 9863 Grid Integration of Energy Systems

 
Students who take more than the required number of core or elective courses of this program will be charged tuition fee as per university policy for each additional course completed.

Admission requirements

To be considered for admission to the MASc. in energy systems engineering program, the minimum requirements will normally be a second-class degree in mechanical, electrical, chemical or industrial, or in a related discipline from a university of recognized standing.

Intake: Fall, each year.

Information regarding the application process and procedure can be found here.