Program Overview

Naveen Jindal School of Management

The Naveen Jindal School of Management offers a Master of Science in Energy Management (MS EM) degree program. This program is designed to prepare students for careers in energy companies, including oil, gas, coal, renewable energy, and electricity, as well as banks and financial institutions that trade energy commodities.

Faculty

The faculty for the Master of Science in Energy Management program includes:

• Professors: Ashiq Ali, Gary Bolton, William M. Cready, Umit G. Gurun, Kyle Hyndman, Stanley Liebowitz, Vikram Nanda, Suresh Radhakrishnan, Michael J. Rebello, Gil Sadka, Harold Zhang
• Associate Professors: Nina Baranchuk, Zhonglan Dai, Rebecca Files, Michael Hasler, Surya N. Janakiraman, Robert L. Kieschnick Jr., Jun Li, Ningzhong Li, Ramachandran (Ram) Natarajan, Naim Bugra Ozel, Kelsey D. Wei, Han (Victor) Xia, Yexiao Xu, Alejandro Zentner, Jieying Zhang, Yuan Zhang, Feng Zhao, Yibin Zhou
• Assistant Professors: Jean-Marie Meier, Alejandro Rivera Mesias, Simon Siegenthaler, Christian Von-Drathen, Steven Xiao
• Associate Professor Emeritus: David J. Springate
• Clinical Professors: John Barden, John Gamino, Randall S. Guttery, Peter Lewin, Jeffrey Manzi
• Clinical Associate Professor: Carolyn Reichert
• Clinical Assistant Professors: Moran Blueshtein, Revansiddha Khanapure, Liping Ma
• Professors of Instruction: Mary Beth Goodrich, Chris Linsteadt, Matt Polze
• Associate Professors of Instruction: Amal El-Ashmawi, Ayfer Gurun, Jennifer G. Johnson
• Assistant Professor of Instruction: Joseph Mauriello
• Professor of Practice: Tiffany A. Bortz
• Associate Professors of Practice: Richard Bowen, Julie Lynch, Jennifer Murray, Steven Solcher, Kathy Zolton

Degree Requirements

The Master of Science in Energy Management degree program requires a minimum of 36 semester credit hours. The program is a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) degree that prepares students for careers in the energy industry. The curriculum includes a practical learning component through projects developed by industry members, teaching students how to value energy companies and projects, develop operating strategies, negotiate contracts, and manage energy-specific risks.

To apply for this degree program, an undergraduate degree is required, and students must maintain a 3.0 grade-point average (GPA) in both core courses and all graduate courses taken in the degree program, excluding program prerequisites, to qualify for the MS degree.

Prerequisites

Students pursuing the Master of Science in Energy Management degree program are required to complete one semester credit hour of MAS 6102 Professional Development. Additionally, knowledge of calculus and statistics is required, and students who have not completed undergraduate calculus and statistics courses may satisfy the prerequisites by completing OPRE 6303 Quantitative Foundations of Business and OPRE 6301 Statistics and Data Analysis. Degree credit is not earned for program prerequisites; however, the grade achieved in prerequisites will count toward the student's grade-point average (GPA). All program prerequisites must be satisfied within the first semester of graduate study as a degree-seeking student.

Course Requirements

The program requires:

• Core Courses: 24 semester credit hours
  • ACCT 6305 Accounting for Managers
  • FIN 6301 Financial Management
  • MECO 6303 Business Economics
  • OPRE 6302 Operations Management
  • And choose four courses from the following:
    • ENGY 6330 Energy Law and Contracts
    • FIN 6335 Energy Finance
    • FIN 6336 Analysis of Financial Data in the Energy Industries
    • MECO 6318 Energy Economics and The Cost of Regulation
    • OPRE 6389 Managing Energy: Risk, Investment, Technology (MERIT)
• Elective Courses: 12 semester credit hours
  • Students may select 12 semester credit hours from the list of elective courses or from one of the specialized tracks.

Energy Management Tracks

The MS Energy Management degree program offers students the opportunity to focus on a specific track or combination to obtain in-depth knowledge in a specific business area, depending on their interests. The tracks include:

• Energy Risk Management Track
• Energy Analytics Track
• International Energy Management Track
• Energy Operations Track

Each track has its own set of required courses, allowing students to tailor their education to their career goals.