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Multidisciplinary Energy Studies (minor)
Basic information
Code:
SCI3038
Extent:
20–25
ECTS
Curriculum:
2024–2026
2022–2024
2020–2022
Previous curricula
Level:
Advanced studies
Language of learning:
English
Theme:
Advanced energy solutions
ICT and digitalisation
Target group:
All Aalto students
Teacher in charge:
Janne Halme
Administrative contact:
Susanna Ylhävuori
Organising department:
Department of Applied Physics
School:
School of Science
Prerequisites:
-
Quotas and restrictions:
Quota max. 30 new students per academic year. The minor is targeted only for master students.
Application process:
See detailed information at the end of the description.
Content and structure of the minor
About the minor
Scope
Energy is one of mankind’s grand challenges linked to climate change, human development, sustainability, economy, and innovations, among others. Understanding energy and its different facets requires strong systemic thinking and multiple skills.
Multidisciplinary Energy Studies (MES) is an elective minor for Aalto University master's students interested in energy and society. It is run by the Aalto University School of Science in collaboration with other Aalto schools. MES offers a multidimensional view of energy to understand the complexity of energy in new ways. It combines key subjects in science and engineering, economics and business, social sciences and human behaviour. Offering an integrative approach to creating solutions in energy, MES is open to students of different disciplines.
The MES minor deals with topical energy themes such as sustainable energy, energy frugality, green-ICT, energy markets, carbon markets, sustainable business and innovations, human behaviour and energy, intelligent energy systems, and E-mobility.
Collaboration
Multidisciplinary Energy Studies (MES) is a collaborative teaching effort between several disciplines of Aalto University, offered through a selection of courses from different degree programs.
Goal
Aalto’s Multidisciplinary Energy Studies minor aims to educate multi-skilled students with both subject-specific knowledge and integrative understanding across a wide range of energy issues.
Structure
The MES minor consists of a compulsory introductory course and a list of optional courses that address the energy topic from different perspectives: science and technology, economics and business, social sciences and human behaviour. All students familiarize themselves with each of these three core domains:
- Introduction to energy & society, trends, transitions, sustainability; energy efficiency
- Deepening understanding of economics and business, social sciences and/or human behaviour while applying these to sustainable energy
The purpose of the minor is to broaden the perspectives of the participants’ energy studies. Consequently, the student of MES minor is expected to ensure that their selection of courses significantly broadens the scope of their studies within the energy theme. To this end, other courses not listed below can also be accepted as part of the MES by proposing a suitable course to the teacher in charge of the minor for acceptance. Studying or researching an energy perspective not covered by courses available at Aalto may be pursued through Individual Study.
Content
| Code | Course name | ECTS | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
Core course (5 ECTS):Compulsory course to all students. The course involves input from several disciplines, each collaborator providing a 2–4 h introductory lecture on energy from their perspective, followed by multidisciplinary group works on topical energy questions. |
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| PHYS-C1380 | Multi-disciplinary energy perspectives | 5 | III-IV |
Supportive courses (15–20 ECTS):Students choose from the list below 5–10 credits per perspective: 1. energy & technology, 2. economy & business, 3. social, behavior, and environment, each with some energy-relevant dimension, a total of 15-20 ECTS. |
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| AAE-E1000 | Introduction to Advanced Energy Solutions | 5 | I-II |
| AAE-E3090 | Renewable Energy Engineering | 5 | III-IV |
| ELEC-D7020 | Elements of Sustainable ICT D | 5 | III-IV |
| CS-E4190 | Cloud Software and Systems D | 5 | I-II |
| MS-E2117 | Riskianalyysi D* | 5 | III-IV |
| AAE-E3006 | Energy Markets | 5 | I |
| TU-E6150 | Technology and Society D | 5 | III-IV |
| TU-E5060 | Energy Linkage D** | 10 | III-V |
| PHYS-E0544 |
Individual Studies in Physics D The contents and requirements for the individual studies need to be agreed upon with the teacher in charge of the minor. |
1-10 | I, II, III, IV, V |
* Teaching language is Finnish
** A project course available through an application process
NOTE: If you want to replace one or several supporting courses with other courses, e.g. by your own choice, please contact the teacher in charge of the minor.
Applying to the Multidisciplinary Energy Studies minor
You can apply for the master's level Multidisciplinary Energy Studies minor at any time.
How to apply:
- Send your contact information and approved personal study plan (HOPS) including Multidisciplinary Energy Studies via email to the teacher in charge.
- Include the list of courses which you intend to include in the Multidisciplinary Energy Studies, selected from the list above.
Please note the following:
- All courses are open for Aalto University's students to register via Sisu.
- Students should include courses of at least two out of the three perspectives of the MES minor.
The minor does not guarantee that students are admitted to all courses that are part of their study plan. Students also need to register for each individual course separately in Sisu. Different courses have different application procedures and deadlines, so read the course web pages carefully.
Please contact the planning officer or study secretary of your degree programme to make sure that they approve including Multidisciplinary Energy Studies minor in your study plan and your degree. Each student is personally responsible for obtaining this approval.
Previous curricula
Basic information
Code: SCI3038
Extent: 20–25 ECTS
Language of instruction: English
Level: Masters
Theme: Advanced energy solutions ICT and digitalisation
Curriculum: 2022–2024
Target group: All Aalto students
Teacher in charge: Peter Lund
Administrative contact: Emma Perilä
Organising department: Department of Applied Physics
Prerequisites: No prerequisites.
Quotas and restrictions: No quotas. The minor is targeted only for master students.
Application process: See detailed information at the end of the description.
Content and structure of the minor
Goal
The goal of Aalto’s Multidisciplinary Energy Studies minor is to educate multi-skilled students with both subject-specific know-how and integrative understanding across a range of energy issues.
Scope
Energy is one of mankind’s grand challenges linked to climate change, human development, sustainability, economy, and innovations, among others. Understanding energy and its different facets requires strong systemic thinking and multiple skills.
The Multidisciplinary Energy Studies (MES) is an elective minor for Aalto University master's students interested in energy and society. It is run by the Aalto University School of Science's Energy Initiative http://energyscience.aalto.fi/en/) on Otaniemi Campus in Espoo, in collaboration with other Aalto schools. MES offers a multidimensional view on energy, to understand the complexity of energy in new ways. It combines key subjects in science and engineering, economics and business, social sciences and human behaviour. Offering an integrative approach to create solutions in energy, MES is open to students of different disciplines.
The MES minor deals with topical energy themes such as sustainable energy, energy frugality, green-ICT, energy markets, carbon markets, green business, green innovations, human behaviour and energy, smart power, E-mobility, among others.
Collaboration
The Multidisciplinary Energy Studies (MES) is a collaborative teaching effort between several disciplines of Aalto University, such as as follows: system analysis (Prof. Ahti Salo, Prof. Afzal Siddiqui), sustainable consumption media (Prof. Ramia Maze Senior University Lecturer Mikko Jalas), energy sciences (Prof. Peter Lund, University Lecturer Janne Halme, Dr. Sanna-Liisa Sihto-Nissilä), information technology (Prof. Antti Ylä-Jääski, Prof. Keijo Heljanko), business (Profs. Karlos Artto, Jan Holmström), economics (Prof. Matti Liski, Staff Scientist Iivo Vehviläinen).
Structure
The Multidisciplinary Energy covers key perspectives on energy issues: science and technology, economics and business, social sciences and human behaviour. All students familiarize themselves with each of these three core domains.
The MES minor has a 2-level structure, as follows:
Level 1
- Introduction to energy, multi-disciplinary issues, approaches, cases and tools
- All students will participate in the multi-disciplinary energy introduction course
Level 2
- Introduction to energy & society, trends, transitions, sustainability; energy efficiency
- Deepening understanding of economics and business, social sciences and/or human behaviour while applying these to sustainable energy
- Students need to cover at least two out of the three perspectives above
Due to the multi-disciplinary character, students are encouraged to discuss the detailed contents of courses to be included in the MES minor with the professors in charge.
The extent of the MES minor is 20-25 credits. The MES minor contents are the following:
Level 1 Core course (5 cr) :
Compulsory course to all students; input from several disciplines jointly. Each collaborator provides a 2–4 h introductory lecture to energy from their own perspective
| Code | Course name | ECTS credits | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYS-C1380 | Multi-disciplinary energy perspectives | 5 | III-IV |
Level 2 Supportive courses (15–20 cr):
Students will choose one of the two following energy specific courses:
| Code | Course name | ECTS credits | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS-E4002 | Special Course in Computer Science D | 1–10 | |
| PHYS-C6370 | Fundamentals of New Energy Sources | 5 | I-II |
Students will choose courses from the list below: 5–10 credits per perspective (S&T, economics & business, social & behavior), with some energy relevant dimension, in total 10–15 cr.
| Code | Course name | ECTS credits | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS-E4002 | Special Course in Computer Science D | 1–10 | |
| CS-E4190 | Cloud Software and Systems D | 5 | I-II |
| MS-E2117 | Riskianalyysi D / Risk Analysis D | 5 | III-IV |
| PHYS-C6370 | Fundamentals of New Energy Sources | 5 | I-II |
| PHYS-E0483 | Advances in New Energy Technologies D | 5 | III-IV |
| PHYS-E0544 |
Individual Studies in Physics V D The contents and requirements for the individual studies need to be agreed with a professor. |
1–10 | I, II, III, IV, V |
| TU-E2013 | Service Operations Management D | 5 | III-IV |
| 31C01300 | Energy and Environmental Economics | 6 | V (The course has only limited number of places for students of the minor.) |
NOTE: If you want to replace one or several Level 2 courses with other courses, e.g. by your own choice, please contact Prof. Peter Lund.
Applying to the Multidisciplinary Energy Studies minor
You can apply for the master's level Multidisciplinary Energy Studies minor at any time.
How to apply:
- Send your contact information and approved personal study plan (HOPS) including Multidisciplinary Energy Studies via email to emma.perila@aalto.fi
- Include the list of courses which you intend to include in the Multidisciplinary Energy Studies, selected from the list above.
Please note the following:
- All courses are open for Aalto University's students to register via Sisu.
- Students should include courses of at least two out of the three perspectives of the MES minor.
The minor does not guarantee that students are admitted to all courses that are part of their study plan. Students also need to register for each individual course separately in Sisu. Different courses have different application procedures and deadlines, so read the course web pages carefully.
Please contact the planning officer or study secretary of your degree programme to make sure that they approve including Multidisciplinary Energy Studies minor in your study plan and your degree. Each student is personally responsible for obtaining this approval.
Basic information
Code: SCI3038
Extent: 20-25 cr
Language: English
Professor in charge: Peter Lund
Administrative contact: Emma Perilä
Target group: The MES minor is offered to all Aalto University master's students interested in modern energy issues, in particular from the School of Science. International students are welcomed.
Application procedure: See detailed information at the end of the description.
Quotas and restrictions: No quotas. The minor is targeted only for master students.
Prerequisites: No prerequisites.
Content and structure of the minor
Goal
The goal of Aalto’s Multidisciplinary Energy Studies minor is to educate multi-skilled students with both subject-specific know-how and integrative understanding across a range of energy issues.
Scope
Energy is one of mankind’s grand challenges linked to climate change, human development, sustainability, economy, and innovations, among others. Understanding energy and its different facets requires strong systemic thinking and multiple skills.
The Multidisciplinary Energy Studies (MES) is an elective minor for Aalto University master's students interested in energy and society. It is run by the Aalto University School of Science's Energy Initiative http://energyscience.aalto.fi/en/) on Otaniemi Campus in Espoo, in collaboration with other Aalto schools. MES offers a multidimensional view on energy, to understand the complexity of energy in new ways. It combines key subjects in science and engineering, economics and business, social sciences and human behaviour. Offering an integrative approach to create solutions in energy, MES is open to students of different disciplines.
The MES minor deals with topical energy themes such as sustainable energy, energy frugality, green-ICT, energy markets, carbon markets, green business, green innovations, human behaviour and energy, smart power, E-mobility, among others.
Collaboration
The Multidisciplinary Energy Studies (MES) is a collaborative teaching effort between several disciplines of Aalto University, as follows: system analysis (Prof. Ahti Salo, Prof. Afzal Siddiqui), media (Prof. Ramia Maze), energy sciences (Prof. Peter Lund), information technology (Prof. Antti Ylä-Jääski, Prof. Keijo Heljanko), business (Profs. Karlos Artto, Jan Holmström), economics (Prof. Matti Liski).
Structure
The Multidisciplinary Energy covers key perspectives on energy issues: science and technology, economics and business, social sciences and human behaviour. All students familiarize themselves with each of these three core domains.
The MES minor has a 2-level structure, as follows:
Level 1
- Introduction to energy, multi-disciplinary issues, approaches, cases and tools
- All students will participate in the multi-disciplinary energy introduction course
Level 2
- Introduction to energy & society, trends, transitions, sustainability; energy efficiency
- Deepening understanding of economics and business, social sciences and/or human behaviour while applying these to sustainable energy
- Students need to cover at least two out of the three perspectives above
Due to the multi-disciplinary character, students are encouraged to discuss the detailed contents of courses to be included in the MES minor with the professors in charge.
The extent of the MES minor is 20-25 credits. The MES minor contents are the following:
Level 1 Core course (5 cr) :
Compulsory course to all students; input from several disciplines jointly. Each collaborator provides a 2-4 h introductory lecture to energy from their own perspective
| Code | Course name | ECTS credits | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYS-C1380 | Multi-disciplinary energy perspectives | 5 | III-IV |
Level 2 Supportive courses (15-20 cr):
Students will choose one of the two following energy specific courses:
| Code | Course name | ECTS credits | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS-E4002 | Special Course in Computer Science | 1-10 | |
| PHYS-C6370 | Fundamentals of New Energy Sources | 5 | I-II |
Students will choose courses from the list below: 5-10 credits per perspective (S&T, economics &business, social &behavior), with some energy relevant dimension, in total 10-15 cr.
| Code | Course name | ECTS credits | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS-E4002 | Special Course in Computer Science | 1-10 | |
| CS-E4190 | Cloud Software and Systems | 5 | I-II |
| MS-E2117 | Riskianalyysi/Risk Analysis | 5 | III-IV |
| PHYS-C6370 | Fundamentals of New Energy Sources | 5 | I-II |
| PHYS-E0483 | Advances in New Energy Technologies | 5 | III-IV |
| PHYS-E0544 | Individual Studies in Physics | 1-10 | I, II, III, IV, V |
| TU-E2013 | Service Operations Management | 5 | III-IV (2020-2021), I-II (2021-2022) |
| 31C01300 | Energy and Environmental Economics | 6 | V (The course has only limited number of places for students of the minor.) |
| 31E01800 | Resource and Environmental Economics | 6 | Not lectured 2020-2022. (The course has only limited number of places for students of the minor.) |
If you want to replace a Level 2 course with your own choice, please contact Prof. Peter Lund.
Applying to the Multidisciplinary Energy Studies minor
You can apply for the master's level Multidisciplinary Energy Studies minor at any time.
Instructions on how to apply:
- Send your contact information and approved personal study plan (HOPS) including Multidisciplinary Energy Studies via email to johanna.bovellan@aalto.fi.
- Include the list of courses which you intend to include in the Multidisciplinary Energy Studies, selected from the list above.
Please note the following:
- All courses are open for Aalto University's students to register via WebOodi.
- Students should include courses of at least two out of the three perspectives of the MES minor.
The minor does not guarantee that students are admitted to all courses that are part of their study plan. Students also need to register to each individual course separately in WebOodi. Different courses have different application procedures and deadlines so read the course web pages carefully.
Please contact the planning officer or study secretary of your degree programme to make sure that they approve including Multidisciplinary Energy Studies minor in your study plan and your degree. Each student is personally responsible for obtaining this approval.
Basic information
Code: SCI3038
Extent: 20-25 cr
Language: English
Professor in charge: Peter Lund
Administrative contact: Emma Perilä
Target group: The MES minor is offered to all Aalto University master's students interested in modern energy issues, in particular from the School of Science. International students are welcomed.
Application procedure: See detailed information at the end of the description.
Quotas and restrictions: No quotas. The minor is targeted only for master students.
Prerequisites: No prerequisites.
Content and structure of the minor
Goal
The goal of Aalto’s Multidisciplinary Energy Studies minor is to educate multi-skilled students with both subject-specific know-how and integrative understanding across a range of energy issues.
Scope
Energy is one of mankind’s grand challenges linked to climate change, human development, sustainability, economy, and innovations, among others. Understanding energy and its different facets requires strong systemic thinking and multiple skills.
The Multidisciplinary Energy Studies (MES) is an elective minor for Aalto University master's students interested in energy and society. It is run by the Aalto University School of Science's Energy Initiative http://energyscience.aalto.fi/en/) on Otaniemi Campus in Espoo, in collaboration with other Aalto schools. MES offers a multidimensional view on energy, to understand the complexity of energy in new ways. It combines key subjects in science and engineering, economics and business, social sciences and human behaviour. Offering an integrative approach to create solutions in energy, MES is open to students of different disciplines.
The MES minor deals with topical energy themes such as sustainable energy, energy frugality, green-ICT, energy markets, carbon markets, green business, green innovations, human behaviour and energy, smart power, E-mobility, among others.
Collaboration
The Multidisciplinary Energy Studies (MES) is a collaborative teaching effort between several disciplines of Aalto University, as follows: system analysis (Prof. Ahti Salo, Prof. Afzal Siddiqui), media (Prof. Ramia Maze), energy sciences (Prof. Peter Lund), information technology (Prof. Antti Ylä-Jääski, Prof. Keijo Heljanko), business (Profs. Karlos Artto, Jan Holmström), economics (Prof. Matti Liski).
Structure
The Multidisciplinary Energy covers key perspectives on energy issues: science and technology, economics and business, social sciences and human behaviour. All students familiarize themselves with each of these three core domains.
The MES minor has a 2-level structure, as follows:
Level 1
- Introduction to energy, multi-disciplinary issues, approaches, cases and tools
- All students will participate in the multi-disciplinary energy introduction course
Level 2
- Introduction to energy & society, trends, transitions, sustainability; energy efficiency
- Deepening understanding of economics and business, social sciences and/or human behaviour while applying these to sustainable energy
- Students need to cover at least two out of the three perspectives above
Due to the multi-disciplinary character, students are encouraged to discuss the detailed contents of courses to be included in the MES minor with the professors in charge.
The extent of the MES minor is 20-25 credits. The MES minor contents are the following:
Level 1 Core course (5 cr):
Compulsory course to all students; input from several disciplines jointly. Each collaborator provides a 2-4 h introductory lecture to energy from their own perspective
| Code | Course name | ECTS credits | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYS-C1380 | Multi-disciplinary energy perspectives | 5 | III-IV |
Level 2 Supportive courses (15-20 cr):
Students will choose one of the two following energy specific courses:
| Code | Course name | ECTS credits | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS-E4002 | Special Course in Computer Science | 1-10 | |
| PHYS-C6370 | Fundamentals of New Energy Sources | 5 | I-II |
Students will choose courses from the list below: 5-10 credits per perspective (S&T, economics &business, social &behavior), with some energy relevant dimension, in total 10-15 cr.
| Code | Course name | ECTS credits | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS-E4002 | Special Course in Computer Science | 1-10 | |
| CS-E4100 | Mobile Cloud Computing | 5 | I-II |
| MS-E2117 | Riskianalyysi/Risk Analysis | 5 | III-IV |
| MS-E2136 | Special Topics in Decision Making | 3-6 | |
| PHYS-C6370 | Fundamentals of New Energy Sources | 5 | I-II |
| PHYS-E0483 | Advances in New Energy Technologies | 5 | III-IV |
| PHYS-E0544 | Individual Studies in Physics | 1-10 | I, II, III, IV, V |
| TU-E2030 | Advanced Project-based Management | 3-5 | I-II |
| TU-E2011 | Industrial Service Operations | 3-6 | I |
| 31C01300 | Energy and Environmental Economics | 6 | V (The course has only limited number of places for students of the minor.) |
| 31E01800 | Resource and Environmental Economics | 6 | Not lectured 17-18. (The course has only limited number of places for students of the minor.) |
| DOM-E5103 | Topics in Visualization and Cultural Analytics | 3-6 | III (The course has only limited number of places for students of the minor.) |
If you want to replace a Level 2 course with your own choice, please contact Prof. Peter Lund.
Applying to the Multidisciplinary Energy Studies minor
You can apply for the master's level Multidisciplinary Energy Studies minor at any time.
Instructions on how to apply:
- Send your contact information and approved personal study plan (HOPS) including Multidisciplinary Energy Studies via email to johanna.bovellan@aalto.fi.
- Include the list of courses which you intend to include in the Multidisciplinary Energy Studies, selected from the list above.
Please note the following:
- Aalto students from other schools than the one organising a given course, need to apply to the courses of the School of Business (31C01300 and 31E01800) and those the School of Arts, Design and Architecture (DOM-E5103), while they may freely choose courses offered by their own school. Please see instructions on how to apply to courses: Instructions for applying
- Other courses are open for Aalto University's students to register via WebOodi.
- Students should include courses of at least two out of the three perspectives of the MES minor.
Registered Multidisciplinary Energy Studies students are given preference in admission to the BIZ and ARTS courses. However, minor does not guarantee that students are admitted to all courses that are part of their study plan. Students also need to register to each individual course separately in WebOodi. Different courses have different application procedures and deadlines so read the course web pages carefully.
Please contact the planning officer or study secretary of your degree programme to make sure that they approve including Multidisciplinary Energy Studies minor in your study plan and your degree. Each student is personally responsible for obtaining this approval.
Basic information of the minor
Code: SCI3038
Extent: 20-25 cr
Language: English
Professor in charge: Peter Lund
Target group: The MES minor is offered to all Aalto University master's students interested in modern energy issues, in particular from the School of Science. International students are welcomed.
Application procedure: See detailed information at the end of the description.
Quotas and restrictions: No quotas. The minor is targeted only for master students.
Prerequisites: No prerequisites.
Content and structure of the minor
Goal
The goal of Aalto’s Multi-Disciplinary Energy Studies minor is to educate multi-skilled students with both subject-specific know-how and integrative understanding across a range of energy issues.
Scope
Energy is one of mankind’s grand challenges linked to climate change, human development, sustainability, economy, and innovations, among others. Understanding energy and its different facets requires strong systemic thinking and multiple skills.
The Multi-Disciplinary Energy Studies (MES) is an elective minor for Aalto University master's students interested in energy and society. It is run by the Aalto University School of Science's Energy Initiative http://energyscience.aalto.fi/en/) on Otaniemi Campus in Espoo, in collaboration with other Aalto schools. MES offers a multidimensional view on energy, to understand the complexity of energy in new ways. It combines key subjects in science and engineering, economics and business, social sciences and human behaviour. Offering an integrative approach to create solutions in energy, MES is open to students of different disciplines.
The MES minor deals with topical energy themes such as sustainable energy, energy frugality, green-ICT, energy markets, carbon markets, green business, green innovations, human behaviour and energy, smart power, E-mobility, among others.
Collaboration
The Multi-Disciplinary Energy Studies (MES) is a collaborative teaching effort between several disciplines of Aalto University, as follows: system analysis (Prof. Ahti Salo, Prof. Afzal Siddiqui), media (Prof. Ramia Maze), energy sciences (Prof. Peter Lund), information technology (Prof. Antti Ylä-Jääski, Prof. Keijo Heljanko), business (Profs. Karlos Artto, Jan Holmström), economics (Prof. Matti Liski).
Structure
The Multi-Disciplinary Energy covers key perspectives on energy issues: science and technology, economics and business, social sciences and human behaviour. All students familiarize themselves with each of these three core domains.
The MES minor has a 2-level structure, as follows:
Level 1
- Introduction to energy, multi-disciplinary issues, approaches, cases and tools
- All students will participate in the multi-disciplinary energy introduction course
Level 2
- Introduction to energy & society, trends, transitions, sustainability; energy efficiency
- Deepening understanding of economics and business, social sciences and/or human behaviour while applying these to sustainable energy
- Students need to cover at least two out of the three perspectives above
Due to the multi-disciplinary character, students are encouraged to discuss the detailed contents of courses to be included in the MES minor with the professors in charge.
The extent of the MES minor is 20-25 credits. The MES minor contents are the following:
Level 1 Core course (5 cr):
Compulsory course to all students; input from several disciplines jointly. Each collaborator provides a 2-4 h introductory lecture to energy from their own perspective
| Code | Course name | ECTS credits | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYS-C1380 | Multi-disciplinary energy perspectives | 5 | III-IV |
Level 2 Supportive courses (15-20 cr):
Students will choose one of the two following energy specific courses:
| Code | Course name | ECTS credits | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS-E4002 | Special Course in Computer Science | 1-10 | |
| PHYS-C6370 | Fundamentals of New Energy Sources | 5 | I-II |
Students will choose courses from the list below: 5-10 credits per perspective (S&T, economics &business, social &behavior), with some energy relevant dimension, in total 10-15 cr.
| Code | Course name | ECTS credits | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS-E4002 | Special Course in Computer Science | 1-10 | |
| CS-E4100 | Mobile Cloud Computing | 5 | I-II |
| MS-E2117 | Riskianalyysi/Risk Analysis | 5 | III-IV |
| MS-E2136 | Special Topics in Decision Making | 3-6 | |
| PHYS-C6370 | Fundamentals of New Energy Sources | 5 | I-II |
| PHYS-E0483 | Advances in New Energy Technologies | 5 | III-IV |
| PHYS-E0544 | Individual Studies in Physics | 1-10 | I, II, III, IV, V |
| TU-E2030 | Advanced Project-based Management | 3-5 | I-II |
| TU-E2011 | Industrial Service Operations | 3-6 | I |
| 31C01300 | Energy and Environmental Economics | 6 | V (The course has only limited number of places for students of the minor.) |
| 31E01800 | Resource and Environmental Economics | 6 | Not lectured 17-18. (The course has only limited number of places for students of the minor.) |
| DOM-E5103 | Topics in Visualization and Cultural Analytics | 3-6 | III (The course has only limited number of places for students of the minor.) |
If you want to replace a Level 2 course with your own choice, please contact Prof. Peter Lund.
Applying to the Multi-Disciplinary Energy Studies minor
You can apply for the master's level Multi-Disciplinary Energy Studies minor at any time. The applications are dealt with at the end of each month.
Instructions on how to apply:
- Send your contact information, approved personal study plan (HOPS) including Multi-Disciplinary Energy Studies, transcript of records and motivation letter via email to johanna.bovellan@aalto.fi.
- Include the list of courses which you intend to include in the Multi-Disciplinary Energy Studies, selected from the list above.
Please note the following:
- Aalto students from other schools than the one organising a given course, need to apply to the courses of the School of Business (31C01300 and 31E01800) and those the School of Arts, Design and Architecture (DOM-E5103), while they may freely choose courses offered by their own school. Please see instructions on how to apply to courses: Instructions for applying
- Other courses are open for Aalto University's students to register via WebOodi.
- Students should include courses of at least two out of the three perspectives of the MES minor.
Registered Multi-Disciplinary Energy Studies students are given preference in admission to the BIZ and ARTS courses. However, minor does not guarantee that students are admitted to all courses that are part of their study plan. Students also need to register to each individual course separately in WebOodi. Different courses have different application procedures and deadlines so read the course web pages carefully.
Please contact the planning officer or study secretary of your degree programme to make sure that they approve including Multi-Disciplinary Energy Studies minor in your study plan and your degree. Each student is personally responsible for obtaining this approval.