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Master of Science Degree Requirements

Energy Systems 

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Mission Statement

The program’s mission is to educate students in current and future energy systems technologies, to integrate energy-related technologies with the economics and financial considerations required to implement them, and to develop leadership and decision making skills to implement energy systems in either the private or public sectors of the global market. The program will expose students to a combination of academic and corporate experience in energy systems.

Admission Criteria

Applicants to the program are expected to have either an undergraduate degree from an accredited engineering school or have a quantitative business or finance degree. Applicants are expected to have adequate computer skills and college level calculus. Foundational course work in these fields is available to students to bridge any gap in their technical backgrounds. However, credit for such courses will not count toward the degree. The successful applicant should have an undergraduate grade point average of 3.000/4.000 or higher from an accredited U.S. school. International applicants, in addition to the minimum 3.000/4.000 requirement, should submit GRE and TOEFL scores with a minimum 650 (Quantitative) and 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based), or 80 (Internet-based), respectively. The applicant will also submit:

1. An application to the Graduate School of Engineering.
2. A one-page description of their interest and expectations of the program, focusing on their career path. This essay should be placed in the application under the heading Ph.D. Applicants, Area of Interest.

Degree Requirements

The degree requirements are successful completion of a minimum 35.5 SH of course work. The curriculum can be completed through either a cooperative education (co-op) or non co-op track. The six-month co-op rotation in companies or the public sector involved in energy activities is a recommended component of the program. To provide flexibility to satisfy the mission of the program, a program of study will be prepared by the student and MSENES Director during the first term of the study. This program of study will reflect the student’s career goals and will insure that all technical and financial educational competencies are satisfied. All successful degree candidates will have demonstrated sufficient engineering competency as measured by the successful completion of the courses. The required course distribution is shown in the table below.

Courses

The required core courses are shown below. The first three are offered through the College of Business Administration and the last three are offered through the College of Engineering.

The four elective courses from the College of Engineering can be taken from the courses listed below. These courses include topics on solar thermal, photovoltaic, wind and tidal power generation systems as well as conservation and developing green, sustainable process as an energy strategy. Other graduate-level courses from the College of Engineering, College of Business Administration, School of Technological Entrepreneurship or science-based courses in the College of Science can be taken with the permission of the Program Director.

Program Director

Gregory J. Kowalski, Program Director and adviser, 617.373.2971

Sample Curriculum

Below is a sample curriculum for either the co-op or non-co-op tracks.