Master Programme in Energy Systems (online)

Reducing energy demand in buildings is essential to the achievement of a sustainable built environment. At the same time, it is also important to create and maintain a comfortable and healthy indoor environment in inhabited spaces and required thermal and air quality conditions in uninhabited enclosures with an energy efficient Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system. A strong emphasis is placed on dealing with energy engineering and research tasks with due consideration of technical, environmental and socioeconomic issues. Advanced optimization and simulation as well as measurement techniques are applied to identify, describe, quantify and find solutions to a diverse range of energy problems.<br> <br> In this programme you will learn a multi-dimensional approach, which means that the building is evaluated from different point of views as well as with different system boundaries. As evaluation methods, advanced measurements technique, energy simulation, computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulation, psychological and cognitive functioning, intervention methods as well as life-cycle assessment (LCA) for quantification of the environmental impacts will be covered. This unique programme will focus not only on system and component levels but also on all aspects from technology to human response and environmental impacts.<br> <br> The programme is internationally attractive since Sweden has a strong position in the building technology, indoor climate technology, energy systems and environmental technology both at the academia and industry. Students will benefit from this by close cooperation with our university and industrial partners in different forms. The learning processes are driven by traditional lectures and laboratory moments as well as project based courses with close collaboration based on actual problems experienced by industry and society.<br> <br> The major provide proficiency in project design and implementation, operation and maintenance, as well as in crucial phases of policy generation.<br> <br> This study major has a total duration of two-years taught courses (120 ECTS credits) including a thesis project work (30 ECTS credits). The programme is open to applicants from all over the world. The official language throughout the studies is English. There are no restrictions related to geographical location. The program is a distance-based educational program and all courses can be followed online (the lectures notes will be available online on a web-based learning management system for watching at any time).<br> However, some courses have occasions such as seminars or project presentations as an examination moment where the student needs to be visibly and orally present online.<br> <br> MORE INFORMATION<br> Ph. D. Nawzad Mardan, nadman@hig.se