Courses - Faculty of Engineering
Energy
Postgraduate 700 Level Courses
Energy Resources
Past, present and likely future uses of various forms of energy focused on electricity generation. Energy resources. Energy economics, prices and markets. Environmental considerations in energy production and use. Climate change, carbon sequestration, carbon trading and carbon taxes.
Energy Technology
First and second laws of thermodynamics and thermodynamic cycles. Chemical and biological thermodynamics. Geotechnology for resource exploration and delineation. Engineering technology for production and use of oil and gas, coal, wind, geothermal, tidal, solar, nuclear, bio-fuels. Energy storage, batteries, fuel cells. Energy efficiency.
Research Project - Level 9
Supervised research project addressing a topic relevant to the technical, economic, environmental, regulatory or business aspects of energy.
Prerequisite: Departmental approval
Restriction: ENERGY 786
To complete this course students must enrol in ENERGY 785 A and B
Research Project - Level 9
Supervised research project addressing a topic relevant to the technical, economic, environmental, regulatory or business aspects of energy.
Prerequisite: Departmental approval
Restriction: ENERGY 785
To complete this course students must enrol in ENERGY 786 A and B
Thesis - Level 9
Prerequisite: Departmental approval
To complete this course students must enrol in ENERGY 794 A and B