Master of Science in Energy Engineering

Admission Requirements

The applicant must meet the School of Graduate Studies' current minimum general admission requirements as published in the graduate catalog.

  1. B.S. degree in an engineering or related field. Students holding a B.S. degree in a science field may be admitted to Qualified Status with an obligation to acquire background undergraduate engineering knowledge. The exact requirements will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
  2. An overall undergraduate GPA of at least 2.75, or 3.00 for the last two years. (An overall GPA of at least 3.3 for the combined BS ChE / MS ESE or combined BS ME / MS ESE degree is required.)
  3. Graduate Record Examination General Test for those with undergraduate degrees from non-ABET accredited programs.
  4. Satisfy the School of Graduate Studies' English Language Proficiency requirements as published in the graduate catalog.

Accelerated Bachelor and Master's (ABM)

 The ABM degree program allows exceptional undergraduate students at UND an opportunity to complete the requirements for both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees at an accelerated pace.  All requirements for both degrees must be met, and these students may double count up to 12 graduate-level credits towards the requirements for both their Bachelor and the Master of Science in Energy Systems Engineering degree requirements.  ABM students must obtain their Master of Science degree in Energy Systems Engineering within 12 months of completing the Bachelor degree, provided that the degree requirements can be completed in that timeframe.

Admission is a competitive process.  The following are minimum eligibility requirements:  

  1. Students must have completed a minimum of 60 credits toward the bachelor's degree
  2. Must meet the admission requirements listed above.
  3. A cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 3.20 for all undergraduate work.
  4. Must submit a combined/accelerated program of study with your application.

Combined Bachelor and Master's

The intent of the combined BS/MS Energy Systems Engineering program is to allow qualified students to complete the requirements for both degrees on a faster timeline.  All requirements for both degrees must be met, and up to six credits of prior-approved graduate environmental engineering coursework, preferably at the 500-level, may be double-counted toward each of the two degrees.

UND students currently completing their junior year (90 credits) towards an undergraduate engineering degree may apply to the MS Energy Systems Engineering under combined admission.  The following are minimum eligibility requirements:  

  1. Students must have completed a minimum of 90 credits toward the bachelor's degree.
  2. Must meet the admission requirements listed above.
  3. Must have a both an overall grade point average of 2.75 (based on a 4.00 scale) and 3.00 GPA average for all courses with an engineering prefix completed at the date of application and admission
  4. Must submit a combined/accelerated program of study with your application.

Degree Requirements

Thesis Option

  1. A minimum of 30 semester credits, including the credits granted for the thesis and the research leading to the thesis.
  2. At least one-half of the credits must be at or above the 500-level.
  3. A maximum of nine semester credits may be transferred from another institution.
  4. A minimum of 21 credits of coursework, 12 credits must be from the required core courses, the remaining should be selected in collaboration with the student’s advisor and approved by the program’s graduate director.
  5. A thesis documenting research on a topic related to energy engineering.
  6. A formal defense of the student's research.
  7. At least one peer-reviewed conference, journal, or patent application submitted with the consent of the student's advisor

Non-Thesis Option

  1. A minimum of 30 semester credits, including credits granted for the independent study project.
  2. At least one-half of the credits must be at or above the 500-level.
  3. A maximum of nine semester credits may be transferred from another institution.
  4. A minimum of 24 credits of coursework, 12 credits must be from the required core courses, the remaining should be selected in collaboration with the student’s advisor and approved by the program’s graduate director.
  5. Preparation of a written independent study report approved by the faculty advisor
  6. A formal defense of the student's independent study.

Required Core Courses: 

ENE 501Managing Energy Resources and Policy3
ENE 510Energy Systems Engineering I3
ENE 511Energy Systems Engineering II3
ENE 530Applied Engineering Business Analysis3
or ENGR 554 Applied Project Management
Total Credits12

Elective Course Options:

ENE 512Energy Systems Optimization3
ENE 522Energy Storage Systems l3
ENE 523Energy Storage Systems ll3
ENE 533Project Dynamics Strategy Modeling3
ENGR 556System Dynamics I3
ENGR 558System Dynamics II3

Additional options should be selected in coordination with student's advisor and graduate program director

Professional Science Master's Option

Professional Science Master’s degrees are innovative graduate degrees that combine advanced training in a STEM field while also developing professional skills valued by employers.

  1. A minimum of 30 semester credits selected from the follow lists of courses provided below.
  2. A maximum of nine semester credits may be transferred from another institution.
  3. Preparation of a written independent study report approved by the faculty advisor.
  4. A formal oral defense of the student's independent study.

Courses in ENE (12 credits from the following list):

ENE 501Managing Energy Resources and Policy3
ENE 510Energy Systems Engineering I3
ENE 511Energy Systems Engineering II3
ENE 512Energy Systems Optimization3
ENE 522Energy Storage Systems l3
ENE 523Energy Storage Systems ll3

Electives (3 credits from the following list):

ENGR 556System Dynamics I3
ENGR 558System Dynamics II3
GEOE 419Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation3
GEOL 560Geothermics I3
GEOL 561Geothermics II3
EE 522Renewable Energy Systems3
EE 526Engineering Systems Reliability3
Other courses with ENE prefix or other workplace relevant courses as chosen in consultation with advisor.

Professional Science Master (PSM) core credits (12 credits, at least 6 credits from each category):

Quantitative/Analytic Skills Courses:
EFR 513Large Dataset Management and Analysis3
EFR 515Statistics I3
EFR 516Statistics II3
EFR 518Multivariate Analysis3
EFR 535Data Analytics and Visualization with R3
GEOG 471
471L
Cartography and Visualization
and Cartography and Visualization Laboratory
3
GEOG 474
474L
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
and GIS Laboratory
3
GEOG 476Selected Topics in Geographic Information Systems3
GEOG 574Advanced Techniques in Geographic Information Systems3
ENE 530Applied Engineering Business Analysis3
ESSP 520Earth Systems Modeling3
ESSP 540Advanced Topics in Geospatial Technologies3
PSYC 540Foundations of Behavioral Data Analytics3
Professional Skills Courses:
COMM 516Principles of Professional Communication3
COMM 524International/Intercultural Communication for Professionals3
COMM 527Persuasion & Persuasive Communication3
COMM 529Science Communication3
ENGL 408Advanced Public and Professional Writing3
ENGL 540Science Writing3
ENGR 554Applied Project Management3
ESSP 562Environmental Economics, Policy and Management3
ESSP 570Communicating Environmental Information3
CHEM 509Graduate Seminar (Literature Review, Intro to Proposal Writing)1
ENGL 599Special Topic (Writing Science)1-3
ENGR 554Applied Project Management3
ENE 533Project Dynamics & Strategy Modeling3

Experimental Component (3 credits)

ENGR 562Seminar in Engineering1
ENE 997Independent Study Report2