Electric Power Engineering - Master's Programme, 2 years - Trondheim
What will you learn?
Electric Power Engineering is important to industrialised as well as developing countries.
This Master Programme aims to:
- Provide candidates with knowledge and skills for planning, design and operation of Electric Power Systems.
- Develop new methods and new high-tech components for effective, reliable and sustainable systems and industrial products.
Norway has a unique position in terms of energy resources. Hydro power is the main source of electric energy. There is also a potential for wind and wave power at a large scale along the coast. Some of this potential is now being utilised. This has resulted in Norway gaining a leading position within certain fields of electric power engineering, such as utilisation of hydro power and other renewables, deregulated power markets, and offshore and maritime electrical installations. The Department of Electric Power Engineering at NTNU is Norway's main supplier of education within this field. Together with SINTEF Energy Research it is also a major research unit. The two partners collaborate within the framework of Gemini Centre, which allows the master students to take part in research activities and to have access to advanced laboratories and experienced researchers.
More information
For information about admission requirements, application forms, application deadline, possibilities for scholarships see: International Master's Programmes.
Learning outcome
A candidate who has completed his or her qualification should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:
Knowledge
Master of Science in Electric Power Engineering has:
- Advanced engineering knowledge in electric power engineering. The main focus is the advanced application of the basic aspects of power systems, high voltage technology, electrical machines, power electronics, electrical motor drives and other related subjects.
- Deep understanding of one or more of the following topics:
- Production of electric energy from renewable energy sources.
- Transmission and distribution of electric energy
- Use of electric energy.
Insight into and understanding of relevant ICT.
The following knowledge is expected to be covered in the underlying Bachelor degree:
- Broad knowledge of basic subjects such as Mathematics and Physics. This provides the basis for methodology, applications and professional renewal within electric power engineering.
- Broad knowledge in basic electrical engineering.
- Insight into other relevant engineering subjects in, for example, chemistry, control engineering, thermodynamics, mechanics and statistics.
Skills
A Master of Science in Electric power Engineering can:
- Define, model and analyse complex problems in electric power engineering, plan and perform studies or planning tasks, and make well-founded choices of relevant methods used to solve challenges in electric power technology in an independent and systematic way.
- Register and critically evaluate available knowledge in issues related to electrical energy technology, and if necessary gather the relevant expertise.
- Design and analyse individual components, systems and software related to the profound knowledge acquired by each candidate.
- Work independently and in interdisciplinary groups. Collaborate effectively with specialists and, if necessary act on own initiative.
- Renew oneself and adapt, including actively updating own competence through own initiative.
- Perform an independent, limited research or development project in electrical energy technology under guidance and in accordance with current research ethical standards.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of new technologies in electrical energy technology and use their knowledge to plan and operate our present and future energy systems or individual components therein.
- Integrate new knowledge and at the same time assess its limitations, ambiguity and incompleteness.
- Understand the interaction between electrical energy technology and the energy system in general.
General competencies
A Master of Science in Electric Power Engineering:
- Can cooperate and contribute to interdisciplinary interaction.
- Communicates effectively to professionals and non-specialists. This applies to dissemination of knowledge, description of tasks solved, assessments made and conclusions drawn. In particular, this includes the preparation of reports, scientific publications and presentations.
- Has an international perspective on his or her profession and a capability for international orientation and interaction.
- Can contribute to innovation and innovation processes.
- Can evaluate and assess the technological, ethical and societal effects of projects and his or her own work, and takes responsibility for the work’s effect on sustainability and societal development.
