MUEE - Academic Program

Structure of the Academic Program

The Master offers knowledge about the general principles of Energy Efficiency applied to the world of Building, Industry and Transportation, as well as training on the most avant-garde techniques for the optimization and improvement of energy systems, making it easier for students to learn methodologies and evaluation and decision-making tools to undertake these improvement measures. Problem-solving capabilities will also increase in very diverse Energy Efficiency environments and in generally multidisciplinary contexts. The Master is made up of 90 credits divided into three MODULES that are taken over three semesters:

MODULE I: GENERAL Module of compulsory common subjects. In this Module, theoretical training will be provided on the fundamentals of Energy and the Environment. Its objective is to provide students with knowledge related to the current structure of production, transportation and distribution of different forms of energy, as well as its social, legal and environmental framework. It will have a load of 28 ECTS.

MODULE II: INTENSIFICATION Module, composed of two blocks: a first of common intensification, in which three subjects of 8 ECTS (total 24 ECTS) will be taken, one from each of the three lines of specialization of the Master (Building, Industry and Transport; A, B and C respectively), which will allow the student to achieve comprehensive general training in the field of energy efficiency; In the second block, the student will be able to choose a single line of specialization and will take another subject, worth 8 ECTS. These subjects from the second block of Module II are OPTIONAL SUBJECTS. Students must therefore take 32 ECTS, 24 of them common, and 8 specific to the specialization they choose.

MODULE III: PRACTICUM – External Practices or Introduction to the Master's Thesis and Master's Thesis. The student will complete 15 credits of External Practices or Introduction to the Master's Thesis and 15 credits of the Master's Thesis, under the supervision of a tutor. It will have a total load of 30 ECTS.

Modules I, II and III basically coincide, respectively, with the first, second and third semesters of the program, although due to programming and schedules, some of the subjects may be located in a different semester than initially planned.

Course calendar and schedules

The master's degree consists of 90 ECTS, so its duration is three semesters (year and a half). Modules I and II are taught throughout the first year (2 semesters), thus leaving the third semester (in the second year) for the completion of Module III, that is, the External Practices or the Introduction to the Master's Final Project. and the Master's Final Project.

As in previous years, Master's classes begin in mid-September and are taught from Monday to Friday in the afternoon (excluding some Fridays that are free). For the organization of teaching and temporal distribution of the subjects, the following has been considered:

The number of weeks per semester is between 16 and 18, always including two weeks for taking ordinary exams, one at the end of each of the quarters; The calendars are always adjusted annually to recover holidays when applicable.
Initially, 10 contact hours have been counted for each ECTS and for all subjects.
All subjects taught on the same day take place in the same center.
Students have classes at a maximum of two different centers per week.
An attempt has been made to group together on the same days not only the subjects taught in the same center; When possible, subjects have also been grouped together.
In order to homogenize the organization of the electives over time, all of them are taught in the second semester (third quarter).

With these criteria, the approved Calendar for the 2024-2025 Academic Year is as follows: