Contents of studies Sustainable Energy Systems
Holistic and innovative
The four-semester master's degree program is open to graduates of engineering, science, or industrial engineering bachelor's degree programs. It combines compulsory and elective modules with practical experience. The compulsory modules offer you a 360-degree view of the energy system as well as selected methods in the field of Business and Management and Digitalization. You will learn about the entire energy chain from generation to demand. The focus is on a networked, digital, future-proof energy system:
- How can buildings, industry and mobility be designed to be energy efficient?
- Which renewable energies are suitable for the provision of electricity, heat and fuels?
- Which technologies enable intelligent distribution and storage of energy?
- How do energy markets and energy trading work?
- How do I establish the topics of sustainability and energy efficiency in companies?
Study programme structure
| Course unit | ECTS | SHW |
| Energy Economics and Energy Law | 2 | 2 |
| Teambuilding | 1 | 1 |
| Efficient Decentralised Energy Technologies | 5 | 3 |
| Individual Skills Development | 6 | 2 |
| Programming Techniques | 4 | 3 |
| Fundamentals of Optimisation | 4 | 3 |
| Heating, Ventilation und Air Conditioning Technologies | 4 | 3 |
| Energy Project - Idea Generation | 4 | 3 |
| Total | 30 | 20 |
| Course unit | ECTS | SHW |
| Smart Grids and Infrastructures | 3 | 2 |
| Renewable Energies and Storage Systems | 3 | 2 |
| Laboratory | 3 | 2 |
| Data Science | 3 | 2 |
| Contextual Studies Choice of 1 or 2 modules *K | 6 | 4 |
| Flexibility Management | 4 | 3 |
| Modeling Thermal Systems | 4 | 3 |
| Energy Project - Engineering | 4 | 2 |
| Total | 30 | 20 |
| Course unit | ECTS | SHW |
| Energy Markets and Energy Trading | 3 | 2 |
| Financing and Economic Viability | 3 | 2 |
| Sustainability Management | 3 | 2 |
| Internet of Energy | 3 | 2 |
| Contextual Studies Choice of 1 or 2 modules *K | 6 | 4 |
| Sustainable Energy Systems - Selected Chapters | 4 | 3 |
| Sustainable Energy Systems - Project Work | 4 | 2 |
| Energy Project - Business Plan | 4 | 2 |
| Total | 30 | 19 |
| Course unit | ECTS | SHW |
| Seminar Master Thesis | 4 | 2 |
| Master's Thesis | 24 | 0 |
| Master Exam | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 2 |
*E | Courses in English
*V | Specialisation: specialisation modules are elective modules specific to the course
*K| Contextual Studies Selection of 1 or 2 modules totalling 6 ETCS
ECTS: Performance points according to the "European Credit Transfer System". According to international standards, 120 ECTS points are to be earned over 4 semesters.
SWS: One hour per week (SWS) corresponds to 15 educational components of 45 minutes each.
Specialisations
From the first semester onwards, you will specialize by choosing two out of three specialisation modules and thus sharpen your competence profile.
If you have the appropriate previous education, you can take a specialisation module from another technical master's degree in, for example, mechatronics.
The selection of specialisations is made at the beginning of the course and is fixed for three semesters.
| Course unit | ECTS | SHW |
| Optimization basics | 3 | 2 |
| Efficient networks | 3 | 2 |
| Course unit | ECTS | SHW |
| Decisions under uncertainty | 3 | 2 |
| Dynamics of processes | 3 | 2 |
| Course unit | ECTS | SHW |
| Efficient systems - Selected chapters | 3 | 2 |
| Project work - Efficient systems | 3 | 2 |
| Course unit | ECTS | SHW |
| Heat transfer and fluid mechanics | 3 | 2 |
| Heating, ventilation and air conditioning technology | 3 | 2 |
| Course unit | ECTS | SHW |
| Simulation of plants and buildings | 3 | 2 |
| Modeling of thermal systems | 3 | 2 |
| Course unit | ECTS | SHW |
| Smart buildings - Selected chapters | 3 | 2 |
| Project work - Intelligent buildings | 3 | 2 |
| Course unit | ECTS | SHW |
| Energy project - brainstorming | 6 | 3 |
| Course unit | ECTS | SHW |
| Energy project - engineering | 6 | 3 |
| Course unit | ECTS | SHW |
| Energy project - business case | 6 | 3 |
Learning content in detail
Study and career: yes, it's possible!
Studying part-time is challenging and at the same time very rewarding. Contact hours at the FHV, e-learning units, self-organized learning and group and project work alternate during your studies. You need the necessary discipline, consistent time management and an appropriate agreement with your employer. We recommend a reduction of the professional activity to 50 to 70 percent.
The four-semester master's degree in is geared to the time resources of working professionals and managers. With these organizational measures, we support you:
- Optimized schedule design with little idle time and variety in offerings
- Preview of contact hours and exam dates several months in advance
- Presentation and examination times are only changed in exceptional cases (e.g. illness of a lecturer)
- Exam dates if possible right after the completion of a course to avoid compressed exam situations at the end of the semester
- Small group sizes - this creates room for individual supervision when working on exercise examples, case studies and projects.
- The availability of electronic media (lecture notes, eBooks, essays in subject databases) is very high and is constantly being expanded.