The Master’s in Sustainable Energy Technology (SET) consists of two years, in which you will collect a total of 120 EC. During the first year, you will follow mandatory courses. The second year consists of elective courses, an internship and eventually your master’s thesis.
Student workload at Dutch universities is expressed in EC, also named ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System), which is widely used throughout the European Union. In the Netherlands, each credit represents 28 hours of work.
Mandatory coursesThe courses in the first year are mandatory* and can be divided into the following four themes.
1. Energy sources
15 EC
2. Technology and sustainability
3. Socio-economics
4. Design and System Integration
Total EC first year
60 EC
* In the first year, you can use up to two wildcards to swap a mandatory course (1 per theme) for an elective from a diverse range of subjects.
During your second year, you will have the opportunity to work towards your own expertise by choosing specialised courses and writing your master's thesis on a specific subject. Examples of research areas you could focus on include Solar energy, Wind energy, Biomass, Energy storage, Intelligent electricity networks or Transition policy. Wherever your interests may lie, there is a great deal of advanced elective courses you can choose from.
There is more than enough energy in the world, we just need to find efficient ways to use it. Therefore, I became more and more interested in the transport and conversion of energy and chose the following electivesElectrochemistry: Fundamentals & TechniquesElectromagneticsElectrical Vehicle System Design
There is more than enough energy in the world, we just need to find efficient ways to use it. Therefore, I became more and more interested in the transport and conversion of energy and chose the following electives
I am particularly interested in energy storage, as I found out during my Bachelor’s that there are many ways of generating electricity, but not much is known about storing it. That’s why I chose the following electives:Electrochemical EngineeringEnergy Storage in Batteries (TU Delft)Hydrogen Technology (TU Delft)
I am particularly interested in energy storage, as I found out during my Bachelor’s that there are many ways of generating electricity, but not much is known about storing it. That’s why I chose the following electives:
My focus is mainly on integrating different aspects of the implementation of sustainable energy technologies in society, both technical and socio-economic. I want to oversee the bigger picture in order to come up with feasible plans. That’s why I chose the following electives:Environmental PolicyUrban Resilience in a Changing ClimateEconomic Methods Sustainability Assessment
My focus is mainly on integrating different aspects of the implementation of sustainable energy technologies in society, both technical and socio-economic. I want to oversee the bigger picture in order to come up with feasible plans. That’s why I chose the following electives:
InternshipYou will go on a ten-week practical internship in the field of sustainable energy technology.
The internship is mandatory, except for bachelor’s students who enter the programme from a Dutch University of Applied Sciences (HBO) and have substantial industry experience. In such cases, you can choose to replace the internship with 15 EC of master’s courses.
Advanced elective courses
In order to prepare yourself for your master’s thesis, you choose three advanced courses out of a wide range of electives.
Examples of electives are:
Master's thesisYou will spend the last semester of your Master’s on graduating by writing your master’s thesis.
30 EC
Total EC Second year
In your second year, you will go on a ten-week internship to gain practical experience and finally complete your Master's in SET by writing your master's thesis.
There are many options open to you when it comes to choosing your internship. Roughly speaking, there are two types of companies where you could complete your internship: you can either help ‘grey’ businesses go green, enabling them to successfully implement renewable energy solutions, or you can go for green incubators, companies that are dedicated to the realisation of sustainable energy technology from the start.
You can even go abroad! We often arrange international internships, in for example China, South Africa, Nicaragua or Brazil. Whatever your choice, we will help you to secure an internship that suits your specific field of interest.
Examples of internships our students took on, include:
The last semester is dedicated to your master’s thesis. The choice of your graduation subject is largely up to you. You could focus on solar energy, wind energy, biomass, energy storage, intelligent electricity networks or transition policy, to name just a few of the many options. You will write your thesis under the supervision of a professor of one of the research groups. You could (partially) execute your research project at an external institution or organisation as well.
Your master's thesis could involve undertaking projects such as:
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