Energy Management (M.Eng.)

Engineers in the field of energy management have excellent career prospects. As sought-after experts, they work in various areas of the energy sector, the industry and research. E.g.:

• planning offices for supply energy and environment engineering 
• project development
• producers of technical supply systems
• energy supplier and service provider 
• network operators
• energy-intensive companies
• consulting companies
• authorities and associations
• and many more

Thanks to decentralisation and digitalisation the number and types of jobs are incresing. 

Modular structure
Students can chose between various elective subjects, according to their personal or professional interests. 

Hybrid studies
Most of the courses take place on-site and are being broadcasted online at the same time. This allows sudents, e.g. those with kids or those who study while in employment, to easily fit the courses into their daily personal or professional lives. Please note that exams will always take place on-site at the university.

Duration of the programme

• The standard period of study is 3 semesters. The duration of the studies depends on the student's individual planning
• Part time studies (e.g. study while being employed) can usually be completed within 4 to 6 semesters

90 ECTS credits must be acquired and the programme concludes with the Master thesis. See the module manual for further information.

• first higher education degree qualifying for entry to a profession (Bachelor, diploma) in the scope of at least 180 ECTS credits and a final grade of at least 2.5, or 3.0 in justified cases
  • applicants with a final grade between 2.5 and 3.0 can register via the application portal too. At some point of the process you will be asked to explain your exceptional circumstances. Based on this, the admissions committee will decide if you will be admitted to the master programme 
• the Bachelor/Diploma degree should be in the field of engineering, industrial engineering, sciences or technical
• relevant practical experience of at least 5 months
  • a Bachelor degree with at least 210 ETCS credits, including a practical semester will be recognised as a relevant practical experience. The same applies to practical phase with a duration of at least 20 weeks if they were done in the fifth semester or higher
  •  a Bachelor degree with 180 ETCS credits qualifies for this master programme if a relevant practical experience is done extra-curricular
• sufficient knowledge of German:
  • DSH (level 2)
  • TestDaF (consistently level 4)
  • deutsches Sprachdiplom (second level)
  • kleines Sprachdiplom, großes Sprachdiplom or Zertifikat C1 of the Goethe-Institut
  • telc-Prüfung C1 of TASI Trier
  • zentrale Oberstufenprüfung (ZOP)

The admission requirements are laid down in §4 of the examination regulations.

• Personal advice and information on the study content
  Prof. Dr.-Ing. Torsten Reindorf 
  Head of the department
  Phone: +49 651 8103-327 | +49 651 998-76768
  E-Mail: reindorf(at)hochschule-trier.de
• Information on application, matriculation, examination administration, change of study programme, preparation and issue of certificates, exmatriculation
  Study service of the University of Applied Science
• Secretary's office
  Manuela Mertes
  Phone: +49 651 8103-360
  E-Mail: mertes(at)hochschule-trier.de