Energy Systems Engineering

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Learn first-hand from international experts in energy engineering with our energy systems graduate program.

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Drawing on the innovation and expertise of the University of Maryland Energy Research Center, the energy systems engineering masters program prepares professional engineers for the multi-disciplinary challenges of this rapidly growing field. Students can build on the core coursework through our defined elective sets in reliability engineering and energy systems or by mixing and matching technical electives. 

Admission Requirements

Requirements specific to the energy systems engineering program include: 

  • A bachelor's degree, GPA of 3.0 or better, in a STEM field from an accredited institution.
  • Successful completion of all of the following courses (or their equivalent):
    • Math: Calculus I, II, and III, and Differential Equations
    • Engineering: Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, and Heat Transfer

For a complete list of admission requirements, visit the Application Process page. Completed applications are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Degree Requirements

Master of Engineering: 30 Credits or 10 Courses

Students pursuing this option must complete five of the core courses listed above and five technical electives.  Foundation courses may be used as technical electives with approval from the academic advisor. There is no research or thesis required for this degree.  

Graduate Certificate in Engineering: 12 Credits or 4 Courses

Students pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Engineering must complete all of the following courses:

  • ENPM622, Energy Conversion I – Stationary Power
  • ENPM624, Renewable Energy Applications
  • ENPM654, Energy Systems Management
  • ENPM656, Energy Conversion II - Mobility Applications 

And one of the courses below: 

  • ENPM808I, Fundamentals of Electrochemical Power Sources Engineering
  • ENPM808N, Solar Energy and Technologies
  • ENPM626, Waste and Biomass Energy Conversion
  • ENPM627,  Environmental Risk Analysis

Degree Planning Sheets

All students are expected to complete a preliminary course plan for their intended degree program (10-course for MEng or 4-course for GCEN) with the Senior Academic Advisor by the end of their first semester of study. The Degree Planning Sheet lists the core and technical elective requirements for each program, and all courses that are pre-approved for that program. Alternative technical electives must be approved by the same academic advisor. 

Degree planning sheets for all academic programs can be found here.

For additional course information, please refer to the MAGE Course Catalog, where you can find course syllabi and/or course intro videos for ENPM and ENAI courses, as well as the Graduate School Catalog, where you can review the course descriptions for courses offered in the other engineering areas.

Tuition and Fees

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Program Content Advisor

Dr. Peter Sandborn

Professor
Keystone Professor
Director, MTech
Associate Chair for Academic Affairs
Director of Graduate Studies
Mechanical Engineering
Maryland Energy Innovation Institute
Center for Risk and Reliability

 

Admissions Contact

Emily Golub

Email mage@umd.edu for assistance 

 

 

 

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