Renewable Energy Management
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The Master in Renewable Energy Management consists of 36 credit hours. The program comprises of 6 compulsory courses (18 credit hours), 4 elective courses (12 credit hours) and 6 credit hours for thesis or two seminars.
The study plan consists of credit hours distributed as follow:
|
Requirement |
Credit Hours |
|---|---|
|
Compulsory Courses |
18 |
|
Concentration Elective Courses |
12 |
|
Thesis or Two Research Seminars |
6 |
|
Total |
36 |
Compulsory courses
Completing 18 credit hours (6 compulsory courses) as provided in the table below:
|
|
Title |
Course Code |
Credit hours |
Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Research Methodology and Scientific Writing |
3 |
None |
|
|
2 |
Renewable Energy and Grid Integration |
3 |
None |
|
|
3 |
Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy in Production |
3 |
None |
|
|
4 |
Modeling, Simulation and Characterization |
3 |
None |
|
|
5 |
Managerial Economics |
3 |
None |
|
|
6 |
Project Management |
3 |
None |
|
|
|
Total |
|
18 |
|
Elective courses
Students are required to complete 12 credit hours (4 elective courses), as provided in the table below:
|
|
Title |
Course code |
Credit hours |
Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Applied Photovoltaic and Wind |
3 |
none |
|
|
2 |
Biomass and Biofuel |
3 |
none |
|
|
3 |
Smart and Green Buildings |
3 |
none |
|
|
4 |
Solar Energy Conversion and Storage |
3 |
none |
|
|
5 |
Special Topics in Renewable Energy Management |
3 |
none |
|
|
6 |
Sustainable Engineering |
3 |
none |
|
|
7 |
Clean Production |
3 |
none |
|
|
8 |
Entrepreneurship and New Venture Establishment |
3 |
none |
|
|
9 |
Marketing Management |
3 |
none |
Thesis and seminars
The student can follow a thesis track or a non-thesis track. The table below provides relevant information about the thesis and seminar tracks.
|
Track |
Course title |
Course code |
Credit hours |
Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
A: Thesis |
Thesis |
6 |
Completion of 15 hours from program requirements |
|
|
B: Seminar |
Seminar I |
3 |
Completion of 15 hours from program requirements |
|
|
Seminar II |
RENE8302 |
3 |
RENE8301 Seminar I |
Admission requirements
- Bachelor degree from an accredited university in (mechanical engineering, mechatronics engineering, electrical engineering, electronics engineering, civil engineering, architectural engineering, physics, chemistry or biology ).
- Two recommendation letters.
- Interview upon request.
Continuation Requirements
The academic rules and regulation for Masters’ degree at Birzeit University are implemented.
Graduation Requirements
The student should successfully pass 36 credit hours for the master degree in mechanical engineering with a cumulative average of 80% or higher
The study plan consists of credit hours distributed as follow:
|
First year |
|
|---|---|
|
First semester SEM I |
Second semester SEM II |
|
Number of credit hours: 9 CH RENE6310 Research Methodology and Scientific writing RENE6320 Renewable energy and grid integration BUSA636 Managerial Economics |
Number of credit hours: 9 CH ENSU636 Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy in Production ENSU6326 Modeling, Simulation and Characterization BUSA7395 Project Management |
|
Second year |
|
|---|---|
|
First semester SEM I |
Second semester SEM II |
|
Number of credit hours: 9 CH
6 credit hours from Elective courses Track A: RENE860 Thesis Or Track B: RENE8301 Seminar I |
Number of credit hours: 9 CH
6 credit hours from Elective courses Track A: RENE860 Thesis (Continuous) Or Track B: RENE 8302 Seminar II |
