Power Engineering

Course of studies

Degree

Master

Duration of study (semesters)

4

Language

Englisch

Location

München, Garching

Description of course of studies

The MSPE programme is a two-year programme divided into four semesters. The main focus lies on power plant technology and power generation.

Curriculum (link)

http://www.mspe.ei.tum.de/curriculum

Major fields of study

Electrical and Mechanical Power Engineering

In the first semester, higher fundamentals in electrical and mechanical engineering are taught, including thermodynamics, energy systems and energy economy, and high voltage technology. A lab in energy systems is included.
In the second and third semester, further mandatory and elective courses including subjects such as renewable energy technologies, thermal separation processes, energy storage, and civil engineering are offered. In addition, lab courses, interdisciplinary subjects and seminars are part of the programme. Students also carry out a nine-week research internship at one of the participating institutes in the second or third semester.
The programme is concluded with the Master's thesis which is carried out during the fourth semester.

Guide to study (Link)

http://www.mspe.ei.tum.de

Course of studies

Power Engineering

Internship

Internship

A 9-week research internship at one of the contributing institutes is mandatory. An industrial internship is not part of the Master programme.

Internship´s office (Link)

http://portal.mytum.de/studium/praktikum/praktikantenaemter/

Application and admission

Application

http://portal.mytum.de/studium/onlinebewerbung/index_html/

Aptitude test

yes

Information on the aptitude test

Two-stage aptitude test: All applications received are examined and assessed by a commission. Qualified applicants will be invited for an interview.

Start of course

Winter semester

Application Period

March 15th

Admission notification

Online after verification of application documents

Application documents

• Curriculum Vitae
• Transcript of Records
• Bachelor or Diploma degree
• Statement of purpose
• Two recommendation letters by university professors
• English language proficiency certificate

Attention! You´ll get a check list of all required papers after filling the online-application.

Application documents (International students)

• Curriculum Vitae
• Transcript of Records
• Bachelor or Diploma degree
• Statement of purpose
• Two recommendation letters by university professors
• English language proficiency certificate

Attention! You´ll get a check list of all required papers after filling the online-application.

Application form/ Online application (Link)

http://portal.mytum.de/studium/onlinebewerbung/index_html/

Further information on admission procedure (link)

http://www.mspe.ei.tum.de/application

Information | Counselling

Academic counseling

Dr.-Ing. Tobias Massier

General student counseling (Link)

http://portal.mytum.de/studium/studienberatung/index_html

Contact

Studienberatung

Study and examination regulations

Conditions of study (Link)

http://portal.mytum.de/archiv/kompendium_rechtsangelegenheiten/fachpruefungsordnungen/2010-50-FPSO-MA-Power-Engineering-FINAL-19-05-10.pdf/download

Examination regulations (Link)

http://portal.mytum.de/archiv/kompendium_rechtsangelegenheiten/fachpruefungsordnungen/2010-50-FPSO-MA-Power-Engineering-FINAL-19-05-10.pdf/download

Examination information

Written and oral exams after each semester; exams that were not passed can be repeated at the end of the next semester.

Examination Board (link)

http://www.ei.tum.de/FSB/StuSek/DHP/index_html

Further links

Website of course of studies (link)

http://www.mspe.ei.tum.de

Department website

http://www.ei.tum.de

Student´s representatives (link)

http://www.fs.ei.tum.de

Women's representatives (link)

http://www.mst.ei.tum.de/frauen/frauen.html

Study abroad program coordinator

http://portal.mytum.de/studium/ausland/auslandsbeauftragte/index_html