Engineering Master in Renewable Energy draft

Program Overview

The Master of Engineering in Renewable Energy at SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences equips students with technical and economic expertise in renewable energy systems. Through a unique block-based structure, students gain a comprehensive understanding of engineering and management principles, preparing them for careers in the rapidly growing renewable energy sector. The program emphasizes practical skills, interdisciplinary projects, and industry internships, ensuring graduates are well-equipped to address real-world challenges and contribute to the fight against climate change.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Course content: The Master of Engineering in Renewable Energy program at SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences focuses on the technical and economic aspects of renewable energy systems.
Students gain a comprehensive understanding of both economic and technical systems and learn to work, think, and act like both an engineer and an entrepreneur.
• Program structure: The program is divided into 5-week blocks, during which students focus on one engineering or management topic from different angles.
This approach allows students to learn about real-world challenges and strengthen the skills that employers are looking for.
• Course schedule: The program is offered full-time over four semesters.
The first semester includes courses in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, material science and physical chemistry, international marketing and sales, and financial and managerial accounting. The second semester includes courses in financing and investment strategies, renewable power, heating and cooling, sustainable residue, waste and water processing technologies, and environmental analytics. The third semester includes courses in international negotiations and contractual management, artificial intelligence and data processing, geoinformation systems (GIS), environmental life cycle assessment, and elective business integration courses. The fourth semester includes an internship and a master's thesis.
• Individual modules:
• Electrical Engineering:
This module provides students with a foundation in electrical engineering principles, including circuit analysis, power systems, and control systems.
• Mechanical Engineering: This module provides students with a foundation in mechanical engineering principles, including statics, dynamics, and thermodynamics.
• Material Science and Physical Chemistry: This module provides students with a foundation in material science and physical chemistry principles, including materials science, physical chemistry, and thermodynamics.
• International Marketing and Sales: This module provides students with a foundation in international marketing and sales principles, including marketing management, sales management, and international business.
• Financial and Managerial Accounting: This module provides students with a foundation in financial and managerial accounting principles, including financial accounting, managerial accounting, and cost accounting.
• Financing and Investment Strategies: This module provides students with a foundation in financing and investment strategies principles, including financial management, investment analysis, and portfolio management.
• Renewable Power, Heating and Cooling: This module provides students with a foundation in renewable power, heating and cooling principles, including renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, and heating and cooling systems.
• Sustainable Residue, Waste and Water Processing Technologies: This module provides students with a foundation in sustainable residue, waste and water processing technologies principles, including waste management, water treatment, and pollution control.
• Environmental Analytics: This module provides students with a foundation in environmental analytics principles, including environmental monitoring, data analysis, and modeling.
• International Negotiations and Contractual Management: This module provides students with a foundation in international negotiations and contractual management principles, including negotiation strategies, contract drafting, and international law.
• Artificial Intelligence and Data Processing: This module provides students with a foundation in artificial intelligence and data processing principles, including machine learning, data mining, and big data analytics.
• Geoinformation Systems (GIS): This module provides students with a foundation in geoinformation systems (GIS) principles, including GIS software, spatial analysis, and remote sensing.
• Environmental Life Cycle Assessment: This module provides students with a foundation in environmental life cycle assessment principles, including life cycle assessment methodology, data collection, and interpretation.
• Business Integration - Elective 1: Energy Economics: This module provides students with a foundation in energy economics principles, including energy markets, energy policy, and energy regulation.

Teaching:

• Teaching methods: The program uses a variety of teaching methods, including lectures, tutorials, workshops, and project work.
• Faculty: The program is taught by a team of experienced faculty members with expertise in renewable energy, engineering, and business.
• Unique approaches: The program's unique approach to learning includes a focus on real-world challenges and a strong emphasis on practical skills.
Students also have the opportunity to work on interdisciplinary projects and to participate in industry-sponsored internships.

Careers:

• Potential career paths: Graduates of the Master of Engineering in Renewable Energy program are well-prepared for a variety of careers in the renewable energy sector, including positions in engineering, project management, sales, and marketing.
• Opportunities: The renewable energy sector is growing rapidly, and there is a strong demand for qualified professionals.
Graduates of the program will have the opportunity to work on a variety of cutting-edge projects and to make a significant contribution to the fight against climate change.
• Outcomes: Graduates of the program have gone on to work for a variety of leading companies in the renewable energy sector, including SolarCity, Vestas, and Siemens.

Tuition fees citizenship | EU/EEA (incl. Western Balkans, Switzerland and Ukraine): EUR 790 / month citizenship | Non-EU/EEA: EUR 6800 / semester The monthly/semester tuition fees remain the same for the entire duration of the study programme. An additional enrolment fee of EUR 750 (EU/EEA) / EUR 1000 (non-EU/EEA) is to be paid once.