Program Overview

Energy Management (TU208) Full Time

Overview

The Master of Science in Energy Management is a postgraduate program designed to integrate energy, environmental issues, and management. The program aims to enhance the present and future effectiveness of managers, engineers, and scientists by providing an opportunity to study the theory and practice of current developments, laws, standards, technologies, management, economics, and finance associated with European energy and environmental issues.

Course Details

• TU Code: TU208
• NFQ Level: Level 9
• Award Type: Major
• Award: Master of Science
• ECTS Credits: 90
• Duration: 1 Year
• Course Type: Postgraduate
• Mode of Study: Full Time
• Method of Delivery: On-Campus
• Commencement Date: September 2025
• Location: Grangegorman
• Fees: €7,000 Total Fee (EU), €14,500 Total Fee (Non-EU)

What is Energy Management?

The course has been planned in response to a need in industry for a master's degree program that integrates energy, environmental issues, and management. Graduates of the course will be effective managers of environmental technology with an in-depth awareness of resource management under financial and environmental constraints.

Minimum Entry Requirements

• Standard applications: At least a 2.2 award in an Honours Bachelor of Engineering Degree will normally permit direct access to Stage 1.
• English language proficiency: A minimum IELTS (Academic Version) English Proficiency of 6.5 overall (or equivalent) with nothing less than 6 in each component.
• Non-Standard applications: Applicants holding a qualification or combination of qualifications deemed by the Institute as being of equivalent standard to the above when taken in conjunction with relevant work experience may also be considered.

Career Opportunities

Our graduates have found employment in all of the major companies in Ireland and internationally around the world in the high-quality manufacturing sector, electrical consultancy, energy engineering, data centre design, wind farm development, electrical networks for transmission and distribution, electricity generation, etc.

Course Content

The course is delivered through lectures, assignments, and tutorials and consists of three stages. Stage 1 comprises 6 compulsory core modules. Stage 2 comprises 6 optional modules. Stage 3 comprises a project/dissertation.

Stage 1

• Business (Organisational Behaviour)
• Law (Business Law)
• Financial Decision Making
• Energy Supply
• Energy Conversion and Use
• Energy Management Principles and Practice

Stage 2: Optional (choose 6)

• Business (strategic Management)
• Law (Energy & Environment Law and Policy)
• Financial Management
• Wind Energy for Electricity Supply
• Advanced Energy Systems
• Sustainable Building Design
• Power System Analysis
• Embedded Generation
• Renewable Energy Technologies
• Biomass Technology/Biofuels for Transport
• Energy Control Systems
• Low Energy Lighting Design

Stage 3

• Dissertation and Research Methodologies

Module Listing

Year One

Semester 1

• Business Law [Mandatory]
• Energy Supply [Mandatory]
• FINANCIAL DECISION MAKING [Mandatory]
• Research Methods [Mandatory]
• Low Energy Lighting Design [Elective]
• Power Systems Analysis 1 [Elective]
• Renewable Energy Technologies (Solar, Wave, Tidal and Micro-wind) [Elective]
• Wind Energy for Electricity Supply [Elective]

Semester 2

• Business Module 1 Organisational Behaviour [Mandatory]
• Energy Conversion & Use [Mandatory]
• Dissertation [Mandatory]
• Energy Management Principles and Practice [Mandatory]
• Advanced Energy Systems [Elective]
• Biomass Technology / Biofuels for Transport [Elective]
• Business Module 2 (Strategic Management) [Elective]
• Embedded Generation [Elective]
• Energy Control Systems [Elective]
• Energy Project Appraisal [Elective]
• Gas and Electricity Markets [Elective]
• Law Module 2 (Energy and Environmental Law and Policy) [Elective]
• Sustainable Finance [Elective]
• Sustainable Building Design [Elective]