Master's Programme in Advanced Energy Solutions
Recommended timetable
You can design your own study timetable and path based on your career goals and future prospects. It is recommended to complete most of the programme common courses (15 cr) and major common courses (45 cr) during the first year of studies, and the master's thesis and elective courses during the second year. The normative duration for the master's degree is two academic years. Study paths presented below aim to give you examples how to select courses in your major and elective studies.
Study paths
The study paths are examples of how courses can be combined into major studies. Some study paths include also recommendations for elective courses. You can choose one of these paths or design your own study path. Please see the suggested study paths for each major below.
The idea of the study paths is to show the students what kind of career options would be possible from this major, and what kind of courses would be useful in obtaining the required core competence. For all study paths, all AAE students will take the following courses, in total 15 credits.
| AAE-E1000 | Introduction to Advanced Energy Solutions | I-II | 1. year |
| AAE-E3090 | Renewable Energy Engineering | III-V | 1. year |
| AAE-E3006 | Energy Markets | I | 1. year |
The following Major Common courses, in Energy Conversion Processes major are mandatory for everyone, 20 credits.
| MEC-E1020 | Fluid Dynamics | I | 1. year |
| AAE-E2005 | Thermochemical Energy Conversion D | III-IV | 1. year |
| AAE-E1040 | Measurement and Control of Energy Systems | I-II | 1. or 2. year |
| AAE-E3110 | Hydrogen Technology D | V | 1. year |
These above-mentioned courses form a solid basis for three different study paths, introduced below.
Study path: Conversion and Storage
The students will become experts in the energy and process industry as technical experts. This study path provides a deep understanding of the energy storage technology design and combination to intermittent renewable energy technologies as well as to grid. A typical job in Finland would be in energy companies such as Fortum, ST1 or Helen.
| AAE-E3100 | Energy Carriers D | I | 2. year |
| AAE-E3070 | Electrical Energy Storage Systems D | IV-V | 1. year |
| AAE-E3080 | Thermal Energy Storage Systems D | I | 2. year |
| AAE-E3120 | Circular Economy for Energy Storage D | I-II | 2. year |
| CHEM-E4255 | Electrochemical Energy Conversion D | II | 2. year |
Study path: Computational Methods
The students will become technical experts in computational modeling of energy systems which is essential in various energy R&D processes. The students learn various simulation methods applying fluid dynamics, heat transfer and thermodynamics in models of different level of complexity.
Also, chemically reactive systems are investigated which is essential in e.g. hydrogen energy conversion. The path offers a systematic progression to becoming a simulation and CFD expert for energy conversion processes. A typical career opportunity in Finland would be in companies such as Wärtsilä, Neste, Elomatic, Andritz, Convion, Elcogen, Valmet, Oilon and Sumitomo Foster Wheeler.
| AAE-E3002 | Power Process Simulation D | IV-V | 1. year |
| AAE-E2001 | Computational Fluid Dynamics D | III-IV | 1. year |
| AAE-E3030 | Numerical Modelling of Multiphase Flows D | IV-V | 1. year |
| AAE-E2004 | Mass Transfer D | III-IV | 1. year |
| MEC-E2010 | Computational Fluid Modelling D | I-II | 2. year |
Study path: Power and Heat Production Technologies
The study path is a perfect fit for a student who wants to work on developing and analyzing renewable technologies, and understand the operation of power plants and energy systems as a whole. It is possible to become an expert in wind, solar or bioenergy applications.
A typical job in Finland would be in renewable energy companies such as Fortum, Flexens, Vattenfall, Ilmatar Energy, OX2 or Helen. There is a high demand for R&D experts on wind and solar power installations in various SME’s. Also, developers for other sustainable bioenergy applications are constantly needed.
| AAE-E3095 | Wind Power Engineering and Development | I-II | 1. or 2. year |
| PHYS-E0460 | Introduction to Reactor Physics D | I-II | 1. or 2. year |
| PHYS-E6570 | Solar Energy Engineering D | III-IV | 1. or 2. year* |
| AAE-E3004 | District Heating and Cooling D | III | 1. or 2. year |
| AAE-E3002 | Power Process Simulation D | IV-V | 1. or 2. year |
*Lectured every other year:
PHYS-E6570 lectured in the spring 2024
Additionally recommended courses, 30 credits of electives
We recommend choosing 5-10 ECTS from other study paths within Energy Conversion major as electives in order to choose a focus area within the energy field. We also propose the students to choose 5-10 ECTS other courses which further strengthen the expertise within the study path or to take the capstone “Advanced Energy Project” course for the master program where the learned topics are applied in an industrial project.
Recommended additional courses could involve topics in the fields of energy, optimization, statistical methods, programming, data analysis, machine learning and neural networks, numerical methods, finite element methods etc depending on the student’s background.
| AAE-E3000 | Advanced Energy Project D | I-II | 2. year |
Unlike other majors, Energy in Buildings and Built Environment allows students to gain the academic requirements for the HVAC certification - either for exceptional or ordinary projects. Please see check the official FISE website for the detailed information on what you need in order to gain this qualification (in Finnish only). These certificate requirements are decreed by the Ministry of the Environment (YM2/601/2015).
Study path: HVAC, exceptionally demanding projects
In order to meet the conditions for the qualification to become a “responsible designer of exceptional demanding ventilation system” in Finland, from the major compulsory and optional studies those marked with* and listed below should be completed (35 cr). Additionally, from the recommended elective courses listed below, marked with*, total of 10 cr should be completed. Altogether 45 cr.
| AAE-E1000 | Introduction to Advanced Energy Solutions | I-II | 1. year |
| AAE-E3090 | Renewable Energy Engineering | III-V | 1. year |
| AAE-E3006 | Energy Markets | I | 1. year |
| MEC-E1020 | Fluid Dynamics | II | 1. year |
| AAE-E4001* | Comfortable and Healthy Indoor Environments | III | 1. year |
| AAE-E4002* | Heating and Cooling Systems | III | 1. year |
| AAE-E4003* | Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems | IV | 1. year |
| AAE-E4004* | Fundamentals of HVAC Design | IV-V | 1. year |
| AAE-E4005* | Sustainable Building Energy Systems | V | 1. year |
| AAE-E4006* | Advanced HVAC Design | I-II | 2. year |
| AAE-E4007* | Building Energy Optimisation | I-II | 2. year |
Recommended elective courses
| ELEC-E8124* | Intelligent buildings | II | 1. or 2. year |
| CIV-E3040* | Indoor Environment Technology D | I | 2. year |
| AAE-E1040* | Measurement and Control of Energy Systems | I-II | 2. year |
| CIV-E3030 | Indoor Air Quality D | III | 1. year |
| REC-E3310 | Real Estate Management | II | 2. year |
| CIV-E3010 | Applied Building Physics and Design D | IV | 1. year |
| MEC-E2010 | Computational Fluid Modelling D | I-II | 2. year |
| AAE-E3004 | District Heating and Cooling D | III | 1. or 2. year |
| AAE-E3006 | Energy Markets | I | 1. or 2. year |
| AAE-E3080 | Thermal Energy Storage Systems D | IV-V | 1. or 2. year |
Study path: Building Engineering Services, ordinary HVAC projects
For the qualification to be a “responsible designer of ordinary HVAC-projects” in Finland, the *marked courses should be completed (altogether 30 cr).
| AAE-E1000 | Introduction to Advanced Energy Solutions | I-II | 1. year |
| AAE-E3090 | Renewable Energy Engineering | III-V | 1. year |
| AAE-E3006 | Energy Markets | I | 1. year |
| MEC-E1020 | Fluid Dynamics | II | 1. year |
| AAE-E4001* | Comfortable and Healthy Indoor Environments | III | 1. year |
| AAE-E4002* | Heating and Cooling Systems | III | 1. year |
| ELEC-E8124 | Intelligent buildings | II | 1. or 2. year |
| CIV-E3040* | Indoor Environment Technology D | I | 2. year |
| AAE-E4001* | Comfortable and Healthy Indoor Environments | III | 1.year |
| AAE-E4002* | Heating and Cooling Systems | III | 1. year |
| AAE-E4003* | Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems | IV | 1. year |
| ELEC-E8701 | Lighting technology and applications | IV-V | 1. year |
| ELEC-E8700 | Principles and fundamentals of lighting | I-II | 2. year |
Recommended elective courses
| AAE-E1040* | Measurement and Control of Energy Systems | I-II | 2. year |
| AAE-E4004* | Fundamentals of HVAC Design | IV-V | 1. year |
| CIV-E3030 | Indoor Air Quality D | III | 1. year |
| AAE-E4005 | Sustainable Building Energy Systems | V | 1. or 2. year |
| ELEC-E8702 | Electrical installations in buildings (in Finnish) | III-V | 1. or 2. year |
| ELEC-C8202 | Automation systems 1 (in Finnish) | I-II | 2. year |
| ELEC-C1230 | Control Engineering (in Finnish) | III-IV | 1. year |
| ELEC-E8102 | Distributed and Intelligent Automation Systems D | I-II | 2. year |
| REC-E3310 | Real Estate Management | II | 2. year |
| CIV-E3010 | Applied Building Physics and Design D | IV | 1. year |
| AAE-E3080 | Thermal Energy Storage Systems D | IV-V | 1. or 2. year |
Study path: Building Technology and Energy
This study path does not lead towards a certification but provides students a holistic understanding of energy technology in buildings.
| AAE-E1000 | Introduction to Advanced Energy Solutions | I-II | 1. year |
| AAE-E3090 | Renewable Energy Engineering | III-V | 1. year |
| AAE-E3006 | Energy Markets | I | 1. year |
| MEC-E1020 | Fluid Dynamics | II | 1. year |
| AAE-E4001* | Comfortable and Healthy Indoor Environments | III | 1. year |
| AAE-E4002* | Heating and Cooling Systems | III | 1. year |
| AAE-E4002 | Heating and Cooling Systems | III | 1. year |
| CIV-E3010 | Applied Building Physics and Design D | IV | 1. year |
| CIV-E3030 | Indoor Air Quality D | III | 1. year |
| CIV-E3040 | Indoor Environment Technology D | I | 2. year |
| CIV-E3020 | Design of Energy Efficient Buildings D | II | 2. year |
| CIV-E2080 | Design Process Management D | II | 1. or 2. year |
Recommended elective courses
| CIV-E2050 | Operations Management in Construction D | V | 1. or 2. year |
| CIV-E3050 | Fire Dynamics and Simulation D | III | 1. or 2. year |
| AAE-E4003 | Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems | IV | 1. or 2. year |
| AAE-E4004 | Fundamentals of HVAC design | IV-V | 1. or 2. year |
| AAE-E4005 | Sustainable Building Energy Systems | V | 1. or 2. year |
| CIV-E1030 | Fundamentals of Structural Design | I | 2. year |
| REC-E3310 | Real Estate Management | II | 2. year |
| CIV-E2040 | Maintenance and Repair of Structures D | II | 2. year |
| AAE-E4007 | Building Energy Optimization | I-II | 2. year |
| AAE-E3080 | Thermal Energy Storage Systems D | IV-V | 1. or 2. year |
On this major there is no suggested study paths. The students may design their own study path. The student can always discuss about studies with academic advisor.
Study path: Chemical processes and energy
This path offers students the possibility to prepare for working in the chemical industry, for example on chemistry-based processes and research relating to this field.
| AAE-E1000 | Introduction to Advanced Energy Solutions | I-II | 1. year |
| AAE-E3090 | Renewable Energy Engineering | III-V | 1. year |
| AAE-E3006 | Energy Markets | I | 1. year |
| CHEM-E7121 | Separation Processes 1 D | I | 1. year |
| CHEM-E7160 | Fluid Flow in Process Units | IV-V | 1. year |
| AAE-E3007 | Process Integration and Energy Optimisation D | II | 1. year |
| CHEM-E7190 | Process Dynamics and Control D | II | 1. year |
| AAE-E3001 | Fundamentals of Industrial Energy Engineering | III-IV | 1. year |
| AAE-E3000 | Advanced energy project D | I-II | 2. year |
| CHEM-E1130 | Catalysis | III | 1. year |
| CHEM-E7126 | Separation Processes 2 D | III | 1. year |
| AAE-E2005 | Thermochemical Energy Conversion D | III-IV | 1. year |
Recommended elective courses
| CHEM-E1180 | Plant Recources | I | 2. year |
| CHEM-E4255 | Electrochemical Energy Conversion D | II | 2. year |
Study path: Industrial energy processes
This study path provides students the skills for working in energy, energy intensive industries and research.
| AAE-E1000 | Introduction to Advanced Energy Solutions | I-II | 1. year |
| AAE-E3090 | Renewable Energy Engineering | III-V | 1. year |
| AAE-E3006 | Energy Markets | I | 1. year |
| CHEM-E7121 | Separation Processes 1 D | I | 1. year |
| CHEM-E7160 | Fluid Flow in Process Units | IV-V | 1. year |
| AAE-E3007 | Process Integration and Energy Optimisation D | II | 1. year |
| CHEM-E7190 | Process Dynamics and Control D | II | 1. year |
| AAE-E3001 | Fundamentals of Industrial Energy Engineering | III-IV | 1. year |
| AAE-E3000 | Advanced energy project D | I-II | 2. year |
| AAE-E2005 | Thermochemical Energy Conversion D | III-IV | 1. year |
| AAE-E3001 | Fundamentals of Industrial Energy Engineering | III-IV | 1. year |
| AAE-E3002 | Power Process Simulation D | IV-V | 1. year |
| AAE-E3004 | District Heating and Cooling D | III | 2. year |
Recommended elective courses
| AAE-E3003 | Industrial Drying and Evaporation Processes | IV | 1. year |
| CHEM-E4255 | Electrochemical Energy Conversion D | II | 2. year |
| MEC-E1020 | Fluid Dynamics | I | 2. year |
Study path: Energy automation and control
The student learns more about data management, automation control, and instrumentation about industry energy processes.
| AAE-E1000 | Introduction to Advanced Energy Solutions | I-II | 1. year |
| AAE-E3090 | Renewable Energy Engineering | III-V | 1. year |
| AAE-E3006 | Energy Markets | I | 1. year |
| CHEM-E7121 | Separation Processes 1 D | I | 1. year |
| CHEM-E7160 | Fluid Flow in Process Units | IV-V | 1. year |
| AAE-E3007 | Process Integration and Energy Optimisation D | II | 1. year |
| CHEM-E7190 | Process Dynamics and Control D | II | 1. year |
| AAE-E3001 | Fundamentals of Industrial Energy Engineering | III-IV | 1. year |
| AAE-E3000 | Advanced energy project D | I-II | 2. year |
| CHEM-E7215 | Special Course in Process Systems Engineering D | IV | 1. year |
| AAE-E3002 | Power Process Simulation D | IV-V | 1. year |
| AAE-E1040 | Measurement and Control of Energy Systems | I-II | 2. year |
Recommended elective courses
| CHEM-E4255 | Electrochemical Energy Conversion D | II | 2. year |
| CHEM-E7151 | Production Planning and Optimization | I | 2. year |
| CHEM-E7225 | Advanced Process Control D | II | 2. year |
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