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Energy Systems Engineering
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Course Overview
Why choose Energy Systems Engineering?
Work placement
All Energy Systems Engineering students undertake a work placement for eight months. Energy Systems Engineering employers include ESB, SSE, Thermo King, DP Energy, Wood, EirGrid, Shell, Medtronic, CIÉ, Medtronic, Fingleton White, and Boston Scientific. In the unlikely event that no external placement is available, students will be given projects on campus. We also provide opportunities for students to pursue international work placements. Many of our students have completed their work placement overseas, in places like the UK, the USA, Germany, South America and Australia.
Study Abroad
Energy Systems Engineering students have created strong and growing links with the Institute for Solar Energy in Germany and the University of Copenhagen Green Campus. We are developing teaching links with partner universities across Europe for Erasmus exchanges.
Career Opportunities
Energy Systems Engineering graduates are ideally suited for careers in power generation and transmission, smart grid design and roll-out, green hydrogen, energy supply management, design of energy-efficient products and processes, sustainable transformation of organisations, communities and businesses, development and roll-out of renewable fuels and infrastructure, design of sustainable transport, environmental protection, and research. They are employed at some of the world’s leading companies including ESB, EM3, Toyota, Gas Networks Ireland, EirGrid, Accenture, Kingspan, Carbon Trust, SSE, Deutsche Bahn, and General Electric.
Who Teaches this Course
The course is taught by academic staff from across the Schools of Engineering and Computer Science. Lecturers include:
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Program Outline
Course Outline
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Energy Systems Engineering students can choose to graduate with an Honours Bachelors degree (Level 8) after 4 years or a Masters degree (Level 9) after 5 years. Both degrees are fully accredited by Engineers Ireland and are recognised internationally. The Masters degree satisfies the educational requirement for Chartered Engineer, which enables even greater international mobility and earning potential for graduates.
Curriculum Information
Curriculum information relates to the current academic year (in most cases).
Course and module offerings and details may be subject to change.
Glossary of Terms
Credits
You must earn a defined number of credits (aka ECTS) to complete each year of your course. You do this by taking all of its required modules as well as the correct number of optional modules to obtain that year's total number of credits.
Module
An examinable portion of a subject or course, for which you attend lectures and/or tutorials and carry out assignments. E.g. Algebra and Calculus could be modules within the subject Mathematics. Each module has a unique module code eg. MA140.
Subject
Some courses allow you to choose subjects, where related modules are grouped together. Subjects have their own required number of credits, so you must take all that subject's required modules and may also need to obtain the remainder of the subject's total credits by choosing from its available optional modules.
Optional
A module you may choose to study.
Required
A module that you must study if you choose this course (or subject).
Required Core Subject
A subject you must study because it's integral to that course.
Semester
Most courses have 2 semesters (aka terms) per year, so a three-year course will have six semesters in total. For clarity, this page will refer to the first semester of year 2 as 'Semester 3'.
Year 1 (60 Credits)
RequiredCH140:
Engineering Chemistry- 5 Credits - Semester 1
Required
EI140:
Fundamentals of Engineering- 10 Credits - Semester 1
Required
CT1110:
Engineering Computing I- 5 Credits - Semester 1
Required
EI160:
Engineering Graphics- 5 Credits - Semester 1
Required
MA140:
Engineering Calculus- 5 Credits - Semester 1
Required
MP120:
Engineering Mechanics- 5 Credits - Semester 1
Required
PH140:
Engineering Physics- 5 Credits - Semester 2
Required
EI150:
Engineering Design- 10 Credits - Semester 2
Required
CT1111:
Engineering Computing II- 5 Credits - Semester 2
Required
MM140:
Engineering Mathematical Methods- 5 Credits - Semester 2
Year 2 (60 Credits)
RequiredCE2101:
Principles of Building- 5 Credits - Semester 3
Required
ME2106:
Theory of Machines and CADD- 5 Credits - Semester 3
Required
ME223:
Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics- 5 Credits - Semester 3
Required
EE231:
Electronic Instrumentation and Sensors- 5 Credits - Semester 3
Required
ST1100:
Engineering Statistics- 5 Credits - Semester 3
Required
MA2101:
Mathematics and Applied Mathematics I- 5 Credits - Semester 3
Required
CE227:
Strength of Materials- 10 Credits - Semester 3
Required
CE2102:
Community Engaged Building Project- 5 Credits - Semester 4
Required
EE230:
Electrical Circuits & Systems- 5 Credits - Semester 4
Required
MA2102:
Mathematics and Applied Mathematics II- 5 Credits - Semester 4
Required
CT248:
Introduction to Modelling- 5 Credits - Semester 4
Year 3 (60 Credits)
RequiredEE3125:
Energy Systems Electrical Design Project- 5 Credits - Semester 5
Required
EE448:
Power Electronics- 5 Credits - Semester 6
Required
ME301:
Fluid Dynamics- 5 Credits - Semester 5
Required
EE3101:
Electromechanical Power Conversion- 5 Credits - Semester 5
Required
CE343:
Sustainable Energy- 5 Credits - Semester 5
Required
ME322:
Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer- 5 Credits - Semester 5
Required
EE352:
Linear Control Systems- 5 Credits - Semester 5
Required
CE3118:
Design of Energy Systems for the Built Environment- 5 Credits - Semester 6
Required
CE466:
Energy in Buildings- 5 Credits - Semester 6
Required
ME426:
Turbomachines and Advanced Fluid Dynamics- 5 Credits - Semester 6
Required
ME4101:
Combustion Science and Engineering- 5 Credits - Semester 6
Required
EE224:
Microprocessor Systems Engineering- 5 Credits - Semester 6
Year 4 (60 Credits)
RequiredME4112:
Computational Fluid Dynamics- 5 Credits - Semester 7
Required
EE450:
Power Systems- 5 Credits - Semester 7
Required
CE464:
Design of Sustainable Environmental Systems I- 5 Credits - Semester 7
Required
ME304:
Mechanical Analysis And Design- 5 Credits - Semester 7
Required
CT2106:
Object-Oriented Programming- 5 Credits - Semester 7
Required
ME424:
Energy Conversion- 5 Credits - Semester 7
Required
EG4101:
Energy Systems M.E. Professional Experience Programme- 20 Credits - Semester 7
Required
EE4100:
Digital Control Systems- 5 Credits - Semester 7
Required
ME3102:
Project Management for Engineers- 5 Credits - Semester 8
Required
CT3112:
Professional Skills- 5 Credits - Semester 8
Why Choose This Course?
Career Opportunities
Why choose Energy Systems Engineering?
About University of Galway
Founded in 1845, we've been inspiring students for 178 years. University of Galway has earned international recognition as a research-led university with a commitment to top quality teaching.
Minimum Grade H5 in two subjects and passes in four other subjects at O6/H7 Level in the Leaving Certificate, including Irish, English, Mathematics, a laboratory science subject (i.e., Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Physics with Chemistry (joint), Agricultural Science or Computer Science) or Technology, and any two other subjects recognised for entry purposes. Additional requirements: Minimum H4 in Mathematics or, alternatively, obtain a pass in the Engineering Maths Qualifying Exam (held in the University).
Students must obtain a minimum of Grade H4 in the Higher Level Leaving Certificate paper in Mathematics or, alternatively places available (which may vary in number year to year) may be allocated to those candidates who have achieved the points requirement for the programme that year, who satisfy the general requirements for Matriculation in the College of Engineering and Informatics and who attain a Pass in the Engineering Maths Qualifying Examination. The places available will be allocated in strict order of merit based points attained in the Leaving Certificate. Due to capacity constraints, not all candidates who achieve a pass in the examination may receive an offer.
For A-Levels: A minimum of Grade C in Mathematics is required.
