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Renewable Energy, Bachelor's Programme

Admission requirements

1. a pass in the final upper secondary school examination in the general and business area of study, including mathematics 3MX and physics 2FY as area of study subjects

2. a pass in the technical school examination or

3. a pass in the preliminary course examination for engineers (which is also offered at University of Agder).

General description and profile

The program provides the students with knowledge of production, transmission, conversion and efficient use of energy - with an emphasis of energy from renewable sources. Elective courses allow for a specialization in electrical or thermal energy engineering. The program also offers the students to elect more generic courses like control theory, project management or extra mathematics.

The program offers two specializations:

  • Electrical engineering, providing skills and knowledge on production, transmission and use of electrical energy, and
  • Thermal energy engineering, focusing on combustion and efficient use of thermal energy in buildings.

For both specializations, the teaching is based on the latest developments within the respective fields.

The students start pursuing the specialization of their choice in the 3rd semester. In the 5th semester, the students are offered a selection of relevant elective courses at UiA, or they spend the semester as exchange students at another institution.

Programme Structure
1. sem Renewable Energy - admission background (1/2)
2. sem
3. sem Renewable Energy - Choose direction
4. sem
5. sem
6. sem Renewable Energy - admission background (2/2)

Learning outcome

Upon completing the program, the students should:
  • possess knowledge which gives a broad perspective on engineering with a specialization within renewable energy
  • possess basic knowledge within mathematics, science and relevant social science and economics and know how to integrate this into energy related problem solving
  • possess basic knowledge on various energy sources with a particular emphasis on renewable sources, including hydro power, wind power and bioenergy
  • be familiar with the most central parts of the history and development of modern technology with an emphasis on the Norwegian power supply and the international energy situation.
  • understand the terminology of production, transmission and use of electrical energy and heat
  • for those specializing in electrical engineering: be familiar with the key characteristics of electrical power systems and how electrical engineering plays a central role in the sustainable energy systems of the future, whether they are based on hydro power, wind power, fossil fuels, hydrogen, biofuels or other
  • for those specializing in thermal energy engineering: be familiar with the working principles and design of modern heating systems, including heat pumps, heat exchangers, HVAC and energy efficient buildings

Teaching methods

Knowledge

The engineering education in Norway is regulated and supervised by the Ministry of Education and Research. The engineering education programme consists of general, technical and optional subjects including social-economic subjects. Social-economic subjects is a general term for subjects like economics, marketing, languages, communication, administration, leadership, management, law, ethics and environmental issues in a wide perspective. The content of the general subjects is prescribed by the former National Council for Engineering Education, while the technical, optional and social-economic subjects are designed by the faculty itself.

Ordinary lectures are optional, but many of the subjects taught entail compulsory exercises, field work and laboratory exercises. These have to be carried out satisfactorily before the candidate is allowed to sit the final exam. The schedule includes exercises and laboratory work in order to give all the students access to the equipment and/or assistance to complete the exercises. The students must expect to work more than the scheduled hours to complete the exercises to satisfaction. Assistant lecturers/student assistants may not be present during all the scheduled periods.

Estimated work-load for a full-time student one semester is 900 hours.

Regarding bachelor thesis: For every student/group there will be 5 compulsory meetings with guidance.

Skills

Upon completion, the candidates should be able to:

  • describe the most important renewable energy sources and apply knowledge of these to analyze the utilization of these
  • apply the terminology of production, transmission of electricity and/or thermal energy
  • analyze the environmental impacts associated with the use of energy aa well as being able to push our way of consuming energy in a more sustainable direction
  • find, analyze, refer to and apply relevant information and literature and synthesize this to clarify problems
  • contribute to innovation and entrepreneurship through participation in planning and realization of sustainable products, systems and solutions that benefits the society

Assessment methods

The grades are based on written exam, project work, compulsory exercises and/or an oral examination. The assessment or evaluation may show the grade pass or fail, or marks from A to F, where A is the top grade, the lowest pass grade is E. The grading scale conforms to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). For more information, please refer to the course descriptions and the current exam regulations. During the last semester of the three-year engineering programme the students undertake a research project. Most of these final projects are carried out in co-operation with local industry and businesses. The students present their results in a written report and give a presentation to an audience of academic staff and fellow students.

Internationalization

The faculty collaborates with a number of universities abroad. In addition to the Socrates Programme (see partner institutions below) the faculty has entered into agreements to collaborate with University of Newcastle (UN), Newcastle, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, and Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia. In the USA the faculty collaborates with Michigan Technological University (MTU) and Kansas University. Socrates partners: Germany: Technische Universität München, Technische Universität Dresden, Fachhochschule Stralsund, Fachhochschule Kiel and Fachhochschule Schmalkalden. Great Britain: University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, and University of Central England (UCE), Birmingham. Ireland: Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford. Spain: Universidad de Navarra, San Sebastian. Denmark: Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Copenhagen and Ingeniørhøjskolen Københavns Teknikum, Copenhagen and Aalborg Universitet, Aalborg.

Requirements for continuing in programme

Students must have passed at least 130 ECTS at the start of 6th semester in order to carry out the final research project. This is valid for students who carry out their bachelor project from spring term 2014.

Occupational profiles / further studies

Engineers are employed in private enterprises and organisations as well as in public services and institutions that often are a mixture of technical and non-technical assignments. Engineers may be engaged in planning, development, maintenance, services, sales, work management, administration, marketing, financial management, teaching, and information technology. After completion of a three-year undergraduate engineering programme, a Bachelor degree is granted. A Bachelor degree in engineering (including "MA-209 Mathematics 3") qualifies to proceed to a Master programme at universities and colleges, including University of Agder.

Qualification awarded

Bachelor i ingeniørfag (Bachelor of Science in Renewable Energy)

Evaluation

Study programme evaluation is conducted annually in the programme committee in accordance with the Quality System, section 4.2. Before the meeting of the study programme committee, the student representative may obtain suggestions and ideas from fellow students.

Contact person

Programme coordinator Tore Vehus

mail: post at uia.no

phone + 47 3814 1000

Other information

A compulsory course in Health, Safety and Environment is required for students admitted to the programme from 2018.
It is a requirement that all students at UiA have their own portable computer (`laptop¿) for use in teaching and examinations, see Examination Regulations, University of Agder, §12d

Mode of study

Full-time.

Choose year:

Credits

180

Scope

Full time

Campus

Grimstad 

Faculty

Faculty of Engineering and Science