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Energy Engineering, Master of Science

The Master of Science in Energy Engineering is designed to prepare students for advanced-level energy engineering careers including in the sectors of power generation, energy distribution and storage, fuels, transportation, and energy use efficiency. Given the interdisciplinary nature of this field, this program is being offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering in close collaboration with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Program Description

The program consists of courses from both mechanical engineering and electrical and computer engineering disciplines. Students will learn about various aspects of energy engineering, including renewable energy, vehicle electrification, battery technology, energy use efficiency, and thermo-fluid science and engineering.

Admission Terms and Application Deadlines

Before an applicants file can be reviewed for full program admission, all application documents must be received in Oakland University Graduate School by the semester deadlines listed below.

• February 15 (early) April 15 (regular) and July 15 (late) for fall semester
• October 1 (early) and November 15 (regular) for winter semester
• March 1 (regular) for summer semester

Admission Requirements

Admission is open to students with a Bachelor of Science in engineering, physics, or mathematics. Other fields of science may be acceptable, but a student presenting such a degree is required to complete or have completed specific preparatory courses.

• MTH 1555 Calculus II
• MTH 2554 Multivariable Calculus
• APM 2555 Introduction to Differential Equations with Matrix Algebra (or APM 2559 and MTH 2775)

Application Requirements

To be considered for graduate admission, applicants must submit all Graduate Application Requirements and additional department requirements by the published application deadlines.

1. Graduate Application Requirements
2. Additional department application requirements

• Requirements for recommendations: Two recommendation forms must be from faculty members of the undergraduate major department or professionals in the field who can evaluate the scholarly achievement and potential of the applicant.
• Applicants must submit official scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) if they graduated from an institution not accredited by a regional accrediting agency of the USA.

Degree Requirements (32 credits)

To satisfy the requirements for the MS degree in Energy Engineering, all students admitted to the program are expected to complete a minimum of 32 credit hours of graduate coursework, with a cumulative grade point average of B or better. The program of study consists of foundation, depth, capstone, and elective courses.

Foundation Courses (4-8 credits)

Complete 4-8 credits from the following:

• ME 5505 - Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Energy Systems (4 credits)
• ECE 5605 - Introduction to Electrical Power Systems (4 credits)

Depth Courses (12 credits)

Students must declare one depth area and complete 12 credits from that area:

1. Renewable Energy

• Required, choose one course from the following:
  • ECE 5625 - Microgrid Design and Operation (4 credits)
  • ME 5530 - Renewable Energy (4 credits)
• Choose two courses from the following:
  • ECE 5600 - Design of AC Machines (4 credits)
  • ECE 5640 - Battery Management Systems (4 credits)
  • ME 5525 - Fuel Cell Science and Technology (4 credits)
  • ME 6650 - Advanced Battery Materials (4 credits)
  • PHY 5730 - Nuclear Physics (4 credits)

2. Vehicle Electrification

• Required, choose one course from the following:
  • ECE 5630 - Electric and Hybrid Drive Systems (4 credits)
  • ME 5535 - Introduction to Electric Drive Vehicle Engineering (4 credits)
• Choose two courses from the following:
  • ECE 5600 - Design of AC Machines (4 credits)
  • ECE 5640 - Battery Management Systems (4 credits)
  • ME 5545 - Fundamentals of Battery Systems Hybrid and Elec Vehicles (4 credits)
  • ME 5525 - Fuel Cell Science and Technology (4 credits)

3. Battery Technology

• Choose three courses from the following:
  • ECE 5640 - Battery Management Systems (4 credits)
  • ME 5545 - Fundamentals of Battery Systems Hybrid and Elec Vehicles (4 credits)
  • ME 6650 - Advanced Battery Materials (4 credits)
  • ME 5525 - Fuel Cell Science and Technology (4 credits)

4. Energy Use Efficiency

• Choose three courses from the following:
  • ECE 5610 - Energy Conservation Systems (4 credits)
  • ECE 5620 - Electrical Energy Systems (4 credits)
  • ISE 5450 - Fundamentals of Energy Management (4 credits)
  • ME 5530 - Renewable Energy (4 credits)
  • ME 5570 - Sustainable Design for the Built Environment (4 credits)

5. Thermo-Fluid Science and Engineering

• Choose three courses from the following:
  • ME 5510 - Intermediate Fluid Mechanics (4 credits)
  • ME 5515 - Computational Fluid Dynamics (4 credits)
  • ME 5520 - Intermediate Heat Transfer (4 credits)
  • ME 5540 - Internal Combustion Engines I (4 credits)
  • ME 6510 - Convective Transport Phenomena (4 credits)
  • ME 6520 - Thermal Transport Phenomena (4 credits)
  • ME 7510 - Gas Dynamics (4 credits)

Elective Courses

Complete 4-12 credits total from the following list of Energy Electives (up to 12 credits) and/or Sustainability Electives (up to 4 credits)

• Energy Engineering Electives (up to 12 credits):
  • Any SECS graduate course listed in the above depth areas that was not taken to satisfy the depth requirements.
  • ECE 5900 - Special Topics (1 to 4 credits) (with approval)
  • ISE 5487 - Foundations of Systems Engineering (4 credits)
  • ISE 5488 - Advanced Systems Engineering (4 credits)
  • ISE 5490 - Industrial Sustainability (4 credits)
  • ME 5900 - Special Topics (2 to 4 credits) (with approval)
• Sustainability Electives (up to 4 credits):
  • BIO 5380 - Ecological Problem Solving (4 credits)
  • CHM 5230 - Chemical Separations (3 credits)
  • CHM 5730 - Fundamentals of Materials Chemistry (3 credits)
  • CHM 5740 - Polymer Science and Technology (3 credits)
  • ECN 5010 - Introduction to Economics (3 credits)
  • ECN 6850 - Economics of Industries (3 credits)
  • EHS 5440 - Environmental Standards (3 credits)
  • ENV 5800 - Biogeochemical Cycling (3 credits)
  • ENV 5850 - Environmental Fate and Transport (3 credits)
  • ENV 5870 - Natural Resources Management: Exploration, Exploitation, Contamination and Remediation (3 credits)
  • PH 5350 - Environmental Justice (4 credits)
  • PHY 5220 - Statistical Thermodynamics (4 credits)

Capstone Courses

Complete 4-8 credits from the following:

• ME 5590 - Energy and Sustainability Engineering Seminar and Practice (4 credits)
• ME 6996 - Graduate Engineering Project (2 to 8 credits)
• ME 6998 - Masters Thesis Research (8 credits)
• ECE 6996 - Graduate Engineering Project (1 to 4 credits)
• ECE 6998 - Masters Thesis Research (2 to 8 credits)

Satisfactory Academic Progress

Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) is the term used to denote a students successful completion of coursework toward a certificate or degree. Federal regulations require the Office of Financial Aid to monitor Satisfactory Academic Progress for all financial aid recipients each semester.

Good Academic Standing

All graduate students are expected to remain in good academic standing throughout the entire course of their graduate program. To be in good academic standing, a graduate student must make satisfactory progress toward fulfilling degree requirements, including the completion of critical degree milestones as set forth by the academic program. The student must also maintain a minimum semester and overall GPA of 3.0.

Related Program Information

Plan of Study

All accepted applicants, in consultation with their assigned faculty program adviser, must develop a plan of study that details specific courses the students will use to satisfy their degree requirements.

Course Approval

Approval by the masters degree adviser and the department chair is required for independent study, engineering projects, masters thesis or special topics courses that are used toward the degree.

Course Credit

Graduate credit is awarded only for courses numbered 5000 or higher. Course credit will not be awarded for work applied toward another degree.

Transfer Credit

Students transferring from institutions with which Oakland University has an articulation agreement containing alternative transfer credit arrangements will be admitted according to the criteria in that agreement.

Workload and Scheduling

Full-time students must register for 8 to 12 credits per semester. Graduate assistants must be full-time students and commit 20 hours per week toward their research or teaching assistantship assignment.

Masters Adviser

The progress of each regular student toward the Master of Science degree is directed by the students adviser, a faculty member of the School of Engineering and Computer Science who is assigned at the time of admission.

Masters Project or Thesis

Although the masters degree requirements may be satisfied by taking only coursework, either a graduate engineering project or a directed masters thesis research may be included as part of the program in place of elective courses.