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The energy technology course offers students an undergraduate, professionally qualifying bachelor's degree. The interdisciplinary degree programme concludes with the academic degree of Bachelor of Engineering. The Energy Technology course builds on a wide range of engineering and scientific basic subjects and combines them with modern, professionally oriented focal points.

Basic studies: Support when starting your studies and flexibility

In order to make it easier for you to start your studies, we will support you in the first semester with an introductory seminar and a mentoring programme. If you are unsure whether you are already well prepared for a successful technical and scientific degree, our new GetINGstarted programme more time and additional support when starting your studies.

In the first three semesters, the foundations for a successful engineering degree are laid with engineering modules such as mathematics, physics/chemistry, mechanics, materials science, technical thermodynamics and electrical engineering.

A change between the Bachelor's Degree Courses N of the Department is possible until the beginning of the 4th semester without loss of time. In -depth directions will also be determined at this time.

Many new students already know exactly at the beginning of their studies, in which of our three Degree Courses during your studies and want to deepen and want to deepen them professionally. Some beginners also make up for the course of the basic degree, since they can now better assess their professional preferences. In -depth directions will also be determined at this time. This gives you maximum flexibility in the design of your studies from us at the Department .

Deepening phase: Modern and application-oriented

The degree programme covers all the main subject areas of modern energy technology and at the same time enables the course of study to be designed individually, taking personal interests and goals into account. The higher semesters are characterized by an in-depth application-oriented range of courses in the two majors. Since the modules build on each other, the knowledge acquired is picked up again and again, applied to new questions and expanded in the process.

The practical relevance of the course is supported by:

• Job-related forms of examination: carrying out project work in teams, drafting project reports, presentations/lectures, colloquia
• Numerous laboratory internships and excursions
• Cooperations of the Department of the Department of ES ME with companies in research projects
• Possibilities of student cooperation in the projects of the institutes of the Department Es Me
• Practical phase in a company
• Preparation of the bachelor thesis in a company

The course of the course is also supplemented by a varied Elective area. In addition to subject -related events, interdisciplinary soft skills (teamwork, social competence, technical English, etc.) are also taught, which are increasingly required in everyday working life. By choosing corresponding topics for project work, in the practical phase and for the Bachelor thesis, you can further specialize within the focus directions.

study programme

The courses of the degree programme are listed below. The numbers indicate the scope of the event per week (SWS) or the credit points that you receive for successfully participating in the event. There are 210 in total credit points to acquire. You can find out more about the content of the individual events in the module handbook.

The detailed study programme can be found in module manual.

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You can collect impressions of everyday student life in the Energy Technology course in the picture gallery. We present typical situations from lectures, laboratories and exercises.

energy systems

The focus on energy systems conveys the competence to understand technical energy systems as a whole, to plan and operate them. Students focus on technologies and processes for the energy supply of different technical systems.

Such a system can be an individual machine for energy conversion (such as a combined heat and power plant, a heat pump or a solar thermal power plant), an individual industrial or commercial enterprise or a combination of the systems mentioned (e.g. a combination of combined heat and power plants and biomass furnaces supplies a commercial enterprise with heat, cold and electricity).

Solving such an energy supply task requires thinking systemically, developing synergies and always weighing the technical, economic and ecological aspects against each other.

Energy industry & energy management

In the focus of energy management and energy management, students specialize on the one hand in the necessary energy -related processes and systems. In terms of content, the students deal with regenerative energy systems, heat transfer, apparatus and investment technology, thermal power plant technology and combined heat and combination, technical combustion and reduction in pollutants, electrical energy technology and machines as well as basics of heating and indoor air technology. On the other hand, they specialize in the legal and economic framework of the energy supply. This is done in modules such as energy industry, energy management law, energy markets, cost analysis, etc.

Technical building equipment / supply technology

The focus on technical building equipment/supply technology conveys the skills to plan and analyze buildings holistically with regard to energy and information flows, to optimize the system technology and to evaluate it economically and ecologically.

One of the greatest energy saving potentials lies in increasing the energy efficiency of buildings. Here the desire for low running costs meets the desire for thermal comfort in the living and working environment.

The living room should be pleasantly warm at the right time, the bedroom nice and cool, the blinds should move according to the weather or the time of day and the heating should use solar gain if possible, and the heating technology used should perhaps also supply electricity at the same time. Real estate of all kinds has to be heated or air-conditioned and pollutants have to be removed from the room air. The right system technology always interacts with user behavior and the seasonal influences of the environment.

perspectives

Graduates of the energy technology course plan and analyze complex system systems of energy and media supply. They develop special system components and accompany the construction, commissioning and technical operation of systems for energy and media supply. In addition, you plan and optimize systems of technical building equipment (TGA) such as heating, ventilation and air conditioning or working in product management and distribution of sophisticated products of energy and heat technology. This results in a wide range of later employers.

Our Energy Engineering programme is particularly practical: We want our students to enter the job market as smoothly as possible after completing their studies. Our experience confirms this: Even in periods of economic downturn, it's no problem for our graduates to find attractive jobs after graduation – even in the Giessen region!

Often our students get to know their future employers as part of their practical phase or bachelorth orthosis. And it is not uncommon for these companies to even support the students financially in a master's degree (e.g. as a job as a factory student).

professional fields

For which specific professional fields does the bachelor's programme in energy technology qualify?

• Planning of plants and plant systems for energy and media supply
• Planning of complex systems of energy and material conversion
• Analysis of existing plant systems, energy monitoring and "troubleshooting"
• Development of components for power engineering systems
• Construction, commissioning and technical operation of energy and media supply systems
• Product management of technically demanding products or services in energy and heating technology
• Sales of technically demanding products in energy and heating technology
• Training tasks at manufacturers of demanding components and system solutions in energy and heat technology
• Team leadership and management tasks in the sectors mentioned below

In which industries do graduates typically work in energy technology?

• Companies in the field of mechanical and plant engineering
• Technical infrastructure departments in large industrial or commercial companies
• Operators of energy conversion plants (power plants, heating plants, renewable energy plants)
• Municipal and national utilities (gas, water, district heating, electricity)
• Manufacturer of components and system solutions for energy and heating technology
• energy service provider
• Engineering service provider (calculation, simulation, plant design)
• Authorities (e.g. TÜV, technical procurement departments)

GettING Started - Studying Adapted Speed

In the "Getting Started" course variant, the number of modules is reduced in the first semesters. The programme offers students professional support and support in their individual course of study when extending the regular period of study by two semesters.

All information can be found on the Page of Getting Started.

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