Students who are considering graduate school usually begin with a master’s degree whether they intend to pursue a doctoral degree or not. The master’s degree provides in-depth training in a specific field. The usefulness of this degree lies in the wide range of applications, both professionally and academically. An Master of Science, or MSc, in Energy Studies provides these benefits for students in engineering and similar fields.
What is an MSc in Energy Studies? What does this course of study entail? Students may choose to specialize in a number of different areas. They might choose an Energy Engineering Master’s Program where they learn about the practical aspects of collecting, using, and dividing energy from many different sources. Students may choose a course of study that focuses on nuclear energy or a program that covers energy and resource management.
There are many benefits to studying in the field of energy. As the world’s need for reliable and renewable energy, the demand for skilled professionals is also growing. Graduates should be able to enjoy job security and a great deal of choice when it comes to which part of the field and which part of the world they would like to work. Those graduates with an advanced degree can often enjoy a broader range of choices than other job applicants.
The actual costs of applying for, participating in, and completing an MSC in an energy-related program will vary from one school to another, especially as students cross international borders. For specific information, prospective students should contact individual schools.
Employers in this field are often looking for graduates with some degree of experience in addition to their academic success. With a combination of both, graduates can expect to find jobs with titles such as policy analyst, energy risk management, budget analyst, vehicle energy management engineer, energy management administrator, energy auditor, and energy efficiency communications manager. Employers for these jobs are often looking for those with good interpersonal skills, who are problem solvers, and who have a good understanding of the energy business, whether this is in a regulatory or a market perspective.
In order to apply for a course of study, review the listings provided on this website. Search for your program below and contact directly the admission office of the school of your choice by filling in the lead form.
The MSc in Sustainable Energy Engineering is intended for students with a background in engineering or physical sciences, who want to take a more technical perspective on developing and engineering sustainable energy systems. [+]
This postgraduate course is a two-year, full-time, multidisciplinary course covering a range of earth science, engineering, economics and related subjects, and their application to the exploration and exploitation/production of hydrocarbons [+]
If you are a holder of a bachelor degree or you have equivalent qualifications in Engineering and you are searching for an outstanding master program, Campus El Gouna of Technische Universität Berlin is an excellent choice for you. [+]
Education plays a key role in the development and maintenance of the economic viability and growth of the petroleum industry. Whether you are a plant operator or supervisor, an engineer, project manager, executive, regulator, or attorney, or just curious about petroleum technologies, Klaipėda University has a Petroleum Technologies Processes programme for you. [+]
Science for Energy and Sustainability is a track in the Master's programme Physics and Astronomy, a joint degree programme of the University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. [+]
The master's programme Renewable Energy Online (REO) qualifies you in the field of renewable energy technologies, systems, and sustainability. REO is an English-language, part-time study programme with a technical focus, aiming for engineers and natural scientists with a first university degree and at least one year of professional experience. [+]
Climate change is the central environmental challenge of our time. To address this challenge we must use energy more efficiently and maximize our use of renewable energy. [+]
Choose the fully online MSc in Management with a specialised track in Oil & Gas to gain a systematic understanding of the theory and practice of general management, and the elementary economic patterns of the oil and gas industry in the context of today’s global economy. [+]
This MSc offers a broad-based, social sciences training in energy policy, focusing in particular on the role of technological innovation. [+]
The program seeks to provide the scientific and professional environment in the disciplines of high quality in energy specialists to qualify distinguished engineers in the field of energy for the benefit of their institutions as well as the rest of society. [+]
Our courses combine theoretical understanding and analysis with a learning-by-doing mentality in computer simulation and laboratory assignments. The Smart grids study module includes two options, Electric power engineering, and Power electronics. [+]
Technological development offers new possibilities to make people's daily lives more healthy, safe, understandable, independent, fun and comfortable. [+]
The part-time MSc Renewable Energy Systems is the first cross-border program in Europe dealing with the future issues of alternative energy production. Since 2005, TU Wien, Energiepark Bruck/Leitha, and further partner organizations across Europe have offered this practice-oriented master’s program. [+]
The Master of Nuclear Engineering is a demanding programme where students with high-level backgrounds in engineering investigate highly theoretical subjects such as neutron physics, fluid flow and heat transfer modelling, and apply them to reactor design, nuclear safety and plant operation & control. [+]
Oil & Gas Engineering is a field of engineering concerned with the activities related to the production of hydrocarbons, which can be either crude oil or natural gas. Exploration and manufacturing activities are the oil and gas industry's two main disciplines: they focus on maximizing economic recovery of hydrocarbons from subsurface reservoirs and on their processing, distribution and transportation. [+]
