MSc(Eng) in EnergyE

Applicable to students admitted to the curriculum in the academic year 2019-2020 and thereafter

Definition and Terminology

Discipline course – any course on a list of courses in the discipline of curriculum which a candidate must pass at least a certain number of credits as specified in the Regulations.

Elective course – any course offered by the Departments of the Faculty of Engineering for the fulfilment of the curriculum requirements of the degree of MSc(Eng) in Energy Engineering that are not classified as discipline courses.

Capstone Experience – a 12-credit project or a 24-credit dissertation which is a compulsory and integral part of the curriculum.

Curriculum Structure

Candidates are required to complete 72 credits of courses as set out below, normally over one academic year of full-time study or two academic years of part-time study:

	Enrolment Mode of 10 courses + Project	Enrolment Mode of 8 courses + Dissertation
Course Category	No. of Credits	No. of Credits
Discipline Courses	Not less than 36	Not more than 36
Elective Courses	Not more than 24	Not more than 18
Capstone Experience	12	24
Total	72	72

Candidates shall select courses in accordance with the regulations of the degree. Candidates are required to follow a prescribed curriculum comprising either a 24-credit dissertation and another 8 courses, including at least 5 discipline courses from the List of Discipline Courses (including at least 2 fundamental courses) and no more than 3 courses offered by other taught postgraduate curricula in the Faculty of Engineering as electives ;or a 12-credit project and 10 courses, including at least 6 discipline courses from the List of Discipline Courses (including at least 2 fundamental courses) and no more than 4 courses offered by other taught postgraduate curricula in the Faculty of Engineering as electives. All course selection will be subject to approval by the Course Coordinators.

List of Discipline Courses for MSc(Eng) in Energy Engineering

Fundamental courses (select at least two out of three):

Codes	Course Titles
EMEE6002	Sustainability and climate change (fundamental)
EMEE6005	Renewable energy technology I: Fundamental (fundamental)
EMEE6010	Electricity quality and energy efficiency (fundamental)
ELEC7402	Advanced electric vehicle technology
ELEC7404	Advanced railway engineering
EMEE6003	Nuclear energy
EMEE6004	Energy conservation and management
EMEE6006	Renewable energy technology II: Advanced
EMEE6007	Energy and carbon audit
EMEE6008	Green project management
EMEE6009	Green facilities management
EMEE6011	Energy saving lighting
MEBS6016	Energy performance of buildings
MECH7011	Applied thermodynamics and power plant technology

Applicable to students admitted to the curriculum in the academic year 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019

Definition and Terminology

Discipline course – any course on a list of courses in the discipline of curriculum which a candidate must pass at least a certain number of credits as specified in the Regulations.

Elective course – any course offered by the Departments of the Faculty of Engineering for the fulfilment of the curriculum requirements of the degree of MSc(Eng) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering that are not classified as discipline courses.

Capstone Experience^# – a 24-credit dissertation which is a compulsory and integral part of the curriculum.

Curriculum Structure

Candidates are required to complete 72 credits of courses as set out below, normally over one academic year of full-time study or two academic years of part-time study:

Course Category	No. of Credits
Discipline Courses	Not less than 30
Elective Courses	Not more than 18
Capstone Experience^#	24
Total	72

Candidates shall select courses in accordance with the regulations of the degree. Candidates are required to follow a prescribed curriculum comprising a 24-credit dissertation and another 8 courses, including at least 5 discipline courses from the List of Discipline Courses (including at least 2 fundamental courses). They may select no more than 3 courses offered by other taught postgraduate curricula in the Faculty of Engineering as electives. All course selection will be subject to approval by the Course Coordinators.

List of Discipline Courses for MSc(Eng) in Energy Engineering

Fundamental courses (select at least two out of three);

Codes	Course Titles
EMEE6002	Sustainability and climate change
EMEE6005	Renewable energy technology I: Fundamental
EMEE6010	Electricity quality and energy efficiency

Codes	Course Titles
ELEC7402	Advanced electric vehicle technology
EMEE6003	Nuclear energy
EMEE6004	Energy conservation and management
EMEE6006	Renewable energy technology II: Advanced
EMEE6007	Energy and carbon audit
EMEE6008	Green project management
EMEE6009	Green facilities management
EMEE6011	Energy saving lighting
MEBS6016	Energy performance of buildings
MECH7011	Applied thermodynamics and power plant technology

Dissertation/Project Guidelines

For MSc in Engineering in Electrical & Electronic Engineering and MSc in Engineering in Energy Engineering students admitted in the academic year 2019-2020 and thereafter, the procedures below are the necessary steps to follow:

A. Each student is required to complete (i) a dissertation (of 24 credits) or a project (of 12 credits) under the supervision of an appropriate teacher(s) in this department, and (ii) attend and satisfactorily complete a capstone workshop in his/her respective stream/programme.

B. Students should first enroll in a capstone workshop (for dissertation: ELEC7021/EMEE7001; for project: ELEC7022/EMEE7002) of their respective stream/programme in the online enrollment system (https://msc.engg.hku.hk/login.asp) during the course selection period or add/drop period of 1st and 2nd semesters.

C.The details of the workshops are as follows:

MSc(Eng) in EEE (Power Engineering Stream) (choose one of the following)
> Power Systems Simulation
> Power Electronics Simulation
MSc(Eng) in EEE (Communications Engineering and General Stream) (choose one of the following)
> Embedded System using Field Programming Gate Arrays (FPGA)
> Apps Programming
MSc(Eng) in EnergyE
> Simulation Techniques for Renewable Energy Systems

The workshops will normally be held in Part I Lab (LG-205, Chow Yei Ching Building) in the first 6 weeks of the 1st and 2nd semesters (depending on the total number of students enrolled). In general, full-time students are given preference to take the workshop in the first semester while part-time students are given preference to take the workshop in the second semester. Details of re-assessment will be announced by instructors of the workshop.

Attendance will be taken in each session of the capstone workshop, students must attend all the sessions.

D. After successful enrollment in a capstone workshop, students may contact directly the appropriate supervisor for more details about the dissertation/project or self-proposed dissertation/project (Note). Students should visit the following link for possible dissertation topics offered by the EEE Department,

http://intranet.eee.hku.hk/mscproject/projlist.asp

The list will be updated by approximately in the middle of September each year.

If both the supervisor and student agree to work on a given dissertation/project, the student should complete and return a dissertation/project supervisor confirmation form (Attachment I) to the Department.

(Note: Students are requested to send a short resume, including educational background and training/experience (if any) on hardware and software designs when contacting individual teaching staff for consultation to be the dissertation/project supervisor.)

Composition fee

The composition fee for Dissertation (ELEC7021/EMEE7001) is equivalent to the composition fee for 24 credits, in two installments. While the composition fee for Project (ELEC7022/EMEE7002) is equivalent to the composition fee for 12 credits, to be paid in two installments.

Mid-term review and dissertation/project submission

There will be a compulsory mid-term review for each MSc dissertation/project student:

a) Mid-term review should be taken place three months after he/she has submitted the supervisor confirmation form; and the earliest time for the student to submit his/her dissertation is three months after the completion of the mid-term review.
b) Marks should be given for the mid-term review and it would weigh a maximum of 20% out of 100% towards the whole dissertation/ project.

The student should submit the dissertation/project before the chosen deadline. (Normally, the deadline should be 1 December for Semester 1, 1 May for Semester 2, 1 August for Summer Semester. However, the dissertation deadline for final year students should be 30 April.)

The dissertation/project may last for one year or slightly longer time. For submission of the final report, the students are required to submit two hardcopies and upload the softcopy to the Department (http://appsvr.eee.hku.hk/mscproj/default.htm) and HKU Moodle (Maximum File Size: 20MB). Moreover, it is required to give an oral presentation and demonstration at the end of the dissertation/project for assessment. Normally, the final grades will be considered immediately after the teaching period at each semester. For final year students, the deadline however is 30 April.

Dissertation/Project title

Students should submit a dissertation/project title form (see Attachment II) to confirm their dissertation/project title with the Department 2 weeks after the mid-term review.

In case there will be any changes on the supervisor/ title/ submission deadline, student should inform the Department by email after seeking approval from the supervisor.

Subject to approval, the change of study mode from Project to Dissertation/ from Dissertation to Project can only be requested after completion of the mid-term review. However, for student who has completed 10 courses, s/he is not allowed to transfer from Project to Dissertation.

Note: Details of the requirement of the dissertation are listed in the attached information sheets.

For more details, please refer to MSc(Eng) in EEE / MSc(Eng) in EnergyE Dissertation Supervisor Confirmation Form & Guidelines

Scheme A training

We are given to understand that the HKIE has decided, with immediate effect, that for engineering graduates from UK and from universities not listed in the Washington Accord, their registration for the HKIE scheme “A” training may require a satisfactory completion of a MSc study or equivalent prior to the registration.

Thus for the aforementioned graduates who are interested in joining the scheme “A” training of HKIE, or wish to apply for a full HKIE membership, please clarify your current status with the HKIE. The clarification may help you to assess your needs in enroling for a dissertation or top-up courses in your MSc studies.

Should you have any queries, please feel free to contact us (email: msceng@eee.hku.hk).

Course Outlines & Course Offered

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