Studienplan

Fundamentals of Engineering

Students acquire essential knowledge of electrical engineering, including circuit principles, DC, AC, and multiphase systems, as well as methods for analyzing and calculating electrical energy and power. In addition, they develop basic competences in statistics, learning probability theory, inferential methods, regression, analysis of variance, and experimental design for energy-related applications.

Electrical Energy Engineering

• Semester: 1
• Typ: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Electrostatic, Electric Flow Field, DC Network Calculations, Passive Components, Essentials of AC Systems, Phasor Arithmetic for AC Systems, Multi-Phase Systems.

Statistics for Energy Specialists

• Semester: 1
• Typ: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Schriftliche Prüfung

Students can perform basic probability calculations and apply simple inferential statistical methods such as one- and two-sample tests, linear regression, or analysis of variance to practical problems. Students are familiar with the principles of statistical experimental design, can create simple experimental designs, and appropriately analyze experimental results.

Application of Energy Technology

Students acquire comprehensive knowledge of energy technologies and their applications in different contexts. They gain fundamental competences in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics to analyze and optimize industrial energy systems such as pumps, turbines, heat exchangers, chillers, and heat pumps. In parallel, they develop an understanding of energy consumers, including buildings, devices, and infrastructures, with a focus on efficiency, renewable integration, and smart management. Furthermore, students learn about digital energy services, covering concepts such as energy communities, e-mobility, peer-to-peer trading, and flexibility markets, as well as their regulatory and business implications. By combining these perspectives, students are equipped to design, evaluate, and implement innovative and sustainable energy solutions in industrial, consumer, and market-oriented environments.

Energy Services

• Semester: 2
• Typ: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 6
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

• Collective Energy Sharing: Concepts (Energy Communities, Peer-to-Peer Contract, …), governance models, digital platforms, and their role in decentralized energy markets. • E-Mobility Services: Charging infrastructure, smart charging, roaming platforms, and integration into energy and mobility ecosystems. • Vehicle-to-X (V2X): Integration of electric vehicles as flexible storage, grid support, and prosumer assets. • Flexibility Services: Demand response, load shifting, and provision of grid-supporting flexibility through digital tools. • Aggregators: Business models, platforms, and regulatory aspects of bundling distributed resources. • Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading: Blockchain-enabled platforms and market mechanisms for direct energy exchange. • Smart Energy Platforms: Data-driven services, interoperability, and customer engagement. • Regulatory and Market Aspects: European and international perspectives on energy service provision and monetization. • Case Studies & Emerging Trends: Real-world examples of digital energy services and future directions

Energy Consumers

• Semester: 3
• Typ: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Introduction to the technology of energy consumers with special respect to energy efficiency and renewable energy sources: •Lighting •Electrical devices •Buildings: heating, cooling, air conditioning (Building) energy standards and systems: •Overview, requirements, examples •Economic and ecological aspects of energy consumers over the whole life cycle •Optimization measures and integrated design process Energy management and load shift flexibility: •Measuring, monitoring, data analysis •Load profiles and user experience •Interoperability of energy consumers and energy availability Energy infrastructure systems: (or energy solutions for buildings, grids and cities) •Smart buildings •Smart grids •Smart cities

Energy Solutions in Industry

• Semester: 3
• Typ: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

First and second law of thermodynamics, internal and external energy, equations of state, mass and energy balance, heating and cooling, compression and expansion, inviscid - laminar - turbulent flow, pressure loss calculations, pumps, fans and turbines, conduction-convection-radiation, types of heat exchangers and heat pumps, chilling and air conditioning Use of open source software (CoolProp) to calculate thermo-dynamic properties, processes and optimizations.

IT Fundamentals

The students have knowledge of the foundations of programming concepts and paradigms, including the principles of IT security. They are able to use appropriate programming environments. They have knowledge regarding the syntax of python, data structures (data types, variables, operators, strings, lists, dictionaries) and control structures (case differentiation, clauses, switches and loops), standard I/O, functions and exception handling. They know how to access file systems and have knowledge regarding important libraries for data analysis. Furthermore, they understand the principles of a good programming style.

Introduction to IT Security

• Semester: 1
• Typ: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Students can independently analyze threats to IT systems and designs respective mitigations through a combination of different security methods. They are able to effectively communicate with other subject matter experts through knowledge of appropriate common terminology.

Introduction to Software Development with Python

• Semester: 1
• Typ: Pflicht, Vorlesung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Algorithmic thinking, simple data types, elementary input/output, structured data types (lists, tuples, sets, dictionaries), statement types (assignments, expressions, branches, loops), functions, parameter passing and return values, simple exception handling, selected libraries (e.g., numpy, matplotlib, pandas), and good programming style.

Introduction to Software Development with Python for Applications in Energy

• Semester: 1
• Typ: Pflicht, Laborübung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

By usage of data relevant to the energy system, students learn algorithmic thinking, simple data types, elementary input/output, structured data types (lists, tuples, sets, dictionaries), statement types (assignments, expressions, branches, loops), functions, parameter passing and return values, simple exception handling, selected libraries (e.g., numpy, matplotlib, pandas), and good programming style.

IT in Energy

Students gain competences in modeling and managing processes in liberalized energy markets, including roles, contracts, and settlement procedures. They acquire knowledge of home and building automation systems, communication protocols, and integration platforms. In addition, they learn the principles of data spaces, focusing on secure, interoperable, and sover-eign data sharing in digital ecosystems. Finally, they develop skills in applying artificial intelligence to energy systems, including forecasting, smart grids, energy management, and ethical considerations.

Processes and Process Modeling

• Semester: 2
• Typ: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

• Processes modelling (Methodologies, Tools) • Business processes • Rollout process • Process and communication monitoring · • Market roles (Grid operator; Supplier; …) • Processes in a liberalized energy market - Supply contract management and related processes, such as start of supply, move-in and move-out, and end of supply - Grid usage contracting and billing - Meter-reading services - Master data distribution - Energy settlement

AI in Energy

• Semester: 3
• Typ: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Immanente Beurteilung

AI Fundamentals: • Definition and Basics o Supervised/Unsupervised o Classification/Regression o Black-Box/White-Box Models • Timeseries Handling & Forecasting • Reinforcement Learning • Generative & Agentic AI Applications of AI in Energy Systems • Energy Trading & Market Analysis • Smart Grids • Forecasting • Energy Management Systems • Predictive Maintenance Challenges & Ethical Considerations • Data Privacy and Security • Explainability • Technical and Operational challenges

Data Space Principles

• Semester: 3
• Typ: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

• Foundations of Data Spaces o Concept and role of data spaces in digital ecosystems o Principles of secure, sovereign, and interoperable data sharing o Cross-organizational and cross-domain collaboration • Governance and Frameworks o Data governance and sovereignty o Interoperability standards o Trust frameworks for data sharing • Reference Architectures o International Data Spaces (IDS) o GAIA-X initiative o Relevance and applications in the energy sector • Technical Enablers o Identity and access management o Data usage control and policies o Semantic data modeling and ontologies o Connector technologies and infrastructure • Applications and Case Studies o Smart grids and digital energy solutions o Energy markets and flexibility platforms o Mobility and logistics o Industry 4.0 use cases • Integration of Perspectives o Technical design and implementation aspects o Legal and regulatory considerations o Business models and economic evaluation

Home and Building Automation

• Semester: 3
• Typ: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Building Automation and Fieldbus Standards o BACnet o KNX o LON o Loxone o digitalstrom Lighting and Shading Control o DALI o DMX o SMI Wireless Communication Protocols o ZigBee o Z-Wave o EnOcean o Thread / Matter Powerline Communication (PLC) Standards o HomePlug (AV, GreenPhy) o G3-PLC o IEEE 1901.2 Integration Platforms and Middleware o openHAB o Home Assistant o ioBroker o Apple HomeKit o Samsung SmartThings

Business principles and sustainability management in the energy sector

Students acquire fundamental skills in financial and cost accounting as well as financial management, enabling them to analyze business transactions, investment decisions, and financing strategies. They develop knowledge in corporate sustainability management, including regulations, standards, reporting, and management control in the energy sector. In addition, they gain insights into sustainable finance and ESG factors, learning to assess financial instruments, risks, and trends relevant to sustainable development in energy markets.

Financial and Cost Accounting

• Semester: 2
• Typ: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

• Introduction to bookkeeping • Posting of business transactions • Asset and capital values on a balance sheet • Determination of profit or loss • Introduction to cost and management accounting and conceptual fundamentals • Direct costs and allocation for indirect costs • Cost accounting and decision-making

Financial Management

• Semester: 2
• Typ: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

• Financial management in the field of business administration • Internal financing • External financing • Corporate investment decisions/capital budgeting • Special topics (cash budgeting and working capital management, risk management, capital structure. value management and corporate governance)

Corporate Sustainability Management

• Semester: 3
• Typ: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

• Concepts of sustainable development and corporate sustainability • Challenges in the energy sector • Regulations, Certifications and Standards in the context of sustainability in the energy sector • Sustainability reporting • Sustainability management control

Sustainable Finance

• Semester: 3
• Typ: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

• Fundamentals of the financial industry and capital markets • Regulatory frameworks and their impact on financial markets • Concept of sustainable finance and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) • Assessment of ESG factors • The specific characteristics of the energy sector in relation to sustainability, and thereby: • Capital markets: sustainable financial instruments (e.g., green bonds) • Risk management: integration of ESG risks in the risk management framework • Scientific and practical implications, innovations, trends, and the future of sustainable finance

Energy Economics

Students gain an understanding of microeconomic principles applied to energy and environmental markets, including consumer and firm behavior, market structures, policy tools, and welfare analysis. In addition, they acquire knowledge of the EU energy system, covering electricity, gas, and carbon markets, regulatory frameworks, renewable integration, and the role of institutions and policies in shaping market outcomes.

Principles in Energy and Environmental Economics

• Semester: 1
• Typ: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Introduces microeconomic theory applied to energy markets, focusing on consumer and firm behavior, market structures, market power, and market failures in environmental contexts. Students learn to model supply and demand, analyze welfare effects, evaluate policy tools like carbon pricing, and compare market designs such as locational marginal pricing versus bidding zones.

The EU Energy System: Markets, Policies and Regulation

• Semester: 1
• Typ: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 6
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Covers the structure, functioning, and regulation of the EU energy system. Students examine electricity, gas, and carbon markets, the role of EU and national institutions, and the impact of policies on market outcomes. The course also addresses liberalization, unbundling, renewable integration, and strategic implications for businesses.

Principles of Energy Technology

Students acquire comprehensive knowledge of modern power systems, covering both power generation and power transmission and distribution. They develop a deep understanding of current and future transmission and distribution infrastructures, with particular emphasis on integrating volatile renewable generation, flexible generation, storage, and demand-side facilities. At the same time, students gain in-depth knowledge of renewable energy technologies, including photovoltaic, wind, and hydroelectric systems, and assess renewable energy potentials. They study the main technical components as well as the planning and design of renewable energy systems, from small island applications to grid-connected solutions. Furthermore, students are introduced to the relevant legal frameworks and economic evaluation methods for renewable energy projects, enabling them to apply their knowledge in the technical, regulatory, and operational dimensions of power systems.

Power Generation

• Semester: 2
• Typ: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 6
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Potentials of renewable energies; Technical components of renewable power plants; Status of the technologies; Basic design and planning of renewable power plants; Energy yield estimations; Economic evaluation of projects; Legal framework for installing renewable energy systems; Potential of CO2 reduction; Environmental impact of renewables energies.

Power Transmission and Distribution

• Semester: 2
• Typ: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Essentials of energy transport in smart grids; Electrical storage systems; Technical operation and facility management; Micro grids as island systems; Hybrid energy systems (e.g. diesel in combination with PV and/or wind); Grid connection of decentralized power plants; Energy balancing in transmission and distribution systems.

Scientific Competences

Students develop scientific working skills, including understanding research methods, the peer-review process, and academic communication. They learn to read, write, and present scientific work effectively, while applying these skills in the development of their master’s thesis. Continuous guidance and seminars support their research progress, ensuring the quality and rigor of the final thesis.

Scientific Working

• Semester: 3
• Typ: Pflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Developing a solid understanding of the scientific method, the peer-review process, and the organization of program committees and scientific conferences. Enhancing skills in reading and writing scientific papers as well as in delivering effective scientific presentations.

Master's Thesis

• Semester: 4
• Typ: Pflicht, Masterarbeit
• ECTS: 23
• Prüfungsart: Immanente Beurteilung

Master's Thesis Colloquium and Master's Thesis Seminars

• Semester: 4
• Typ: Pflicht, Seminar
• ECTS: 4
• Prüfungsart: Immanente Beurteilung

Accompanying master’s thesis seminar which is usually conducted in small groups with the master thesis advisor.

Compulsory Elective A

Through compulsory electives, students can choose individual specializations that allow them to deepen their knowledge in selected areas of energy and information technologies. Depending on their choice, they acquire competences in fields such as meteorology and climatology for renewable energy, hydrogen and battery technologies, information security, software systems, energy trading solutions, or intercultural project management. As only one elective is taken per semester, these courses provide targeted expertise and support personal focus areas within the master’s program.

Battery Technology

• Semester: 1
• Typ: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Basics of energy conversion, Capacitor batteries, lithium-ion batteries, traction and storage batteries (lead, nickel, sodium), high-energy batteries, Redox-flow batteries, application range of the different battery technologies; system integration, legal framework conditions.

Energy Meteorology

• Semester: 1
• Typ: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Meteorological basics (air pressure, wind speed, temperature, radiation, structure of the atmosphere, aerosols and clouds, atmospheric dynamics), timescales of weather-related variability (diurnal, synoptic systems, seasonal fluctuations, climate-related variability), impact of weather-related variability on yield renewable energy production (wind energy, photovoltaic, solar thermal), statistical analysis of weather data, simulation of weather-related variability of renewable energy production (wind energy, photovoltaic, solar thermal), climatology, climate variability, state of current knowledge, Climate databases for potential of renewable energies worldwide, weather forecast (historical development and state of the art, prediction accuracy, different methods for different spatial and temporal scales, numerical forecast models, "Downscaling", "postprocessing" and statistical methods, chaos theory and ensemble prediction as well as limits of predictability).

Information Security Management Principles

• Semester: 1
• Typ: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Planning, implementation, monitoring, and improvement of an Information Security Management System (ISMS) • ISMS according to ISO/IEC 27001 • Definition of responsibilities for IT and information security within an organization (roles of the CISO, security officer, information security officer, and interfaces to data protection) • Development of an information security policy • Confidentiality classification of information and handling of classified information in companies and public authorities • Risk analysis within the security management process • Selection and implementation of security measures • Monitoring and security metrics • IT Baseline Protection according to the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI)

International Project Management

• Semester: 1
• Typ: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Specific characteristics of international project management, different cultural ways of management, intercultural decision-making and responsibility, knowledge about own and foreign cultures, Overview of different cultural ways of management, leadership in an international context, specific characteristics in international and intercultural project management, enhancements of intercultural key competences.

Compulsory Elective B

Through compulsory electives, students select one course per semester to deepen their expertise in complementary fields of digital energy solutions. Depending on their choice, they acquire competences in areas such as ethics and gender studies, data mining, managerial economics, financial markets, visualization, data warehousing, or special topics in energy. These electives provide individual specialization opportunities and allow students to tailor their learning path according to personal interests and career goals.

Data Warehousing

• Semester: 1
• Typ: Wahlpflicht, Vorlesung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

By applying the current scientific state of the art, students are able to plan, design and implement data warehouse and data lake systems, taking into account the volume, velocity and variety of the data to be analyzed. Students are able to merge large internal and external data stocks (big data) in a data warehouse or data lake in order to use them for interactive data analyses in accordance with the company's objectives.

Ethics and Gender Studies

• Semester: 1
• Typ: Wahlpflicht, Vorlesung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Immanente Beurteilung

Introduces the interplay between biology, ethics, and gender, as well as gender in technological processes and before technology assessment. Students read and present scholarly works, analyze artifacts, and discuss how science and technology are shaped by social values and gender norms.

Managerial Economics

• Semester: 1
• Typ: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Applies microeconomic theory to managerial decision-making. Topics include pricing, market structures, game theory, uncertainty, and strategic business decisions. Students work with theoretical models and case studies.

Special Topics in Energy

• Semester: 1
• Typ: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Special Topics are irregularly offered courses with a subtitle describing their topics. These courses allow institutes to take up current trends and research results in their fields and to use the teaching offer of incoming guest lecturers.

Compulsory Elective C

Through compulsory electives, students can choose individual specializations that allow them to deepen their knowledge in selected areas of energy and information technologies. Depending on their choice, they acquire competences in fields such as meteorology and climatology for renewable energy, hydrogen and battery technologies, information security, software systems, energy trading solutions, or intercultural project management. As only one elective is taken per semester, these courses provide targeted expertise and support personal focus areas within the master’s program.

Battery Technology

• Semester: 2
• Typ: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Basics of energy conversion, Capacitor batteries, lithium-ion batteries, traction and storage batteries (lead, nickel, sodium), high-energy batteries, Redox-flow batteries, application range of the different battery technologies; system integration, legal framework conditions.

Energy Meteorology

• Semester: 2
• Typ: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Meteorological basics (air pressure, wind speed, temperature, radiation, structure of the atmosphere, aerosols and clouds, atmospheric dynamics), timescales of weather-related variability (diurnal, synoptic systems, seasonal fluctuations, climate-related variability), impact of weather-related variability on yield renewable energy production (wind energy, photovoltaic, solar thermal), statistical analysis of weather data, simulation of weather-related variability of renewable energy production (wind energy, photovoltaic, solar thermal), climatology, climate variability, state of current knowledge, Climate databases for potential of renewable energies worldwide, weather forecast (historical development and state of the art, prediction accuracy, different methods for different spatial and temporal scales, numerical forecast models, "Downscaling", "postprocessing" and statistical methods, chaos theory and ensemble prediction as well as limits of predictability).

International Project Management

• Semester: 2
• Typ: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Specific characteristics of international project management, different cultural ways of management, intercultural decision-making and responsibility, knowledge about own and foreign cultures, Overview of different cultural ways of management, leadership in an international context, specific characteristics in international and intercultural project management, enhancements of intercultural key competences.

Softwaresystems

• Semester: 2
• Typ: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

• Functionality of Operation Support, Business Support and Customer Information Systems: o Headend Systems (HES) o Grid Management System (GMS) o Meter Data Management (MDM) o Energy Data Management (EDM) o Geographic Information System (GIS) o Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP) o Customer Information Systems (CIS) o Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) • Principles of scalable architectures • Common Information Model (CIM) • Ongoing Standardization

Compulsory Elective D

Through compulsory electives, students select one course per semester to deepen their expertise in complementary fields of digital energy solutions. Depending on their choice, they acquire competences in areas such as ethics and gender studies, data mining, managerial economics, financial markets, visualization, data warehousing, or special topics in energy. These electives provide individual specialization opportunities and allow students to tailor their learning path according to personal interests and career goals.

Data Mining

• Semester: 2
• Typ: Wahlpflicht, Vorlesung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Schriftliche Prüfung

Students are able to carry out a systematic analysis of structured and unstructured company data and event logs of business processes with the help of data mining methods and tools, taking into account the current scientific state of the art. Students are able to use data mining methods and tools, taking into account the current scientific state of the art, to link different data sources and discover new knowledge about hidden patterns or special features.

Ethics and Gender Studies

• Semester: 2
• Typ: Wahlpflicht, Vorlesung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Immanente Beurteilung

Introduces the interplay between biology, ethics, and gender, as well as gender in technological processes and before technology assessment. Students read and present scholarly works, analyze artifacts, and discuss how science and technology are shaped by social values and gender norms.

Managerial Economics

• Semester: 2
• Typ: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Applies microeconomic theory to managerial decision-making. Topics include pricing, market structures, game theory, uncertainty, and strategic business decisions. Students work with theoretical models and case studies.

Special Topics in Energy

• Semester: 2
• Typ: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Special Topics are irregularly offered courses with a subtitle describing their topics. These courses allow institutes to take up current trends and research results in their fields and to use the teaching offer of incoming guest lecturers.

Compulsory Elective E

Through compulsory electives, students can choose individual specializations that allow them to deepen their knowledge in selected areas of energy and information technologies. Depending on their choice, they acquire competences in fields such as meteorology and climatology for renewable energy, hydrogen and battery technologies, information security, software systems, energy trading solutions, or intercultural project management. As only one elective is taken per semester, these courses provide targeted expertise and support personal focus areas within the master’s program.

Energy Trading Solutions

• Semester: 3
• Typ: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

The lecture focuses on methods and technologies that enable effective participation in modern energy markets. It covers trading mechanisms in day-ahead, intraday, and balancing markets and highlights digital infrastructures and system architectures supporting trading activities. Special emphasis is placed on data-driven solutions, including forecasting models, analytics, and algorithmic trading strategies for integrating renewable generation, storage, and demand flexibility. Further topics include digital platforms, blockchain-based approaches, portfolio optimization, and risk management. Case studies demonstrate concrete solution approaches for designing and operating innovative energy trading systems.

Hydrogen Technology

• Semester: 3
• Typ: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Available energy resources, chemical basics, hydrogen production, application areas of hydrogen, hydrogen infrastructure and technology, safety aspects, basics of fuel cells, application areas of fuel cells.

Information Security Management Principles

• Semester: 3
• Typ: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Planning, implementation, monitoring, and improvement of an Information Security Management System (ISMS) • ISMS according to ISO/IEC 27001 • Definition of responsibilities for IT and information security within an organization (roles of the CISO, security officer, information security officer, and interfaces to data protection) • Development of an information security policy • Confidentiality classification of information and handling of classified information in companies and public authorities • Risk analysis within the security management process • Selection and implementation of security measures • Monitoring and security metrics • IT Baseline Protection according to the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) • Security management based on the Austrian Information Security Handbook

Softwaresystems

• Semester: 3
• Typ: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

• Functionality of Operation Support, Business Support and Customer Information Systems: o Headend Systems (HES) o Grid Management System (GMS) o Meter Data Management (MDM) o Energy Data Management (EDM) o Geographic Information System (GIS) o Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP) o Customer Information Systems (CIS) o Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) • Principles of scalable architectures • Common Information Model (CIM) • Ongoing Standardization

Compulsory Elective F

Through compulsory electives, students select one course per semester to deepen their expertise in complementary fields of digital energy solutions. Depending on their choice, they acquire competences in areas such as ethics and gender studies, data mining, managerial economics, financial markets, visualization, data warehousing, or special topics in energy. These electives provide individual specialization opportunities and allow students to tailor their learning path according to personal interests and career goals.

Data Warehousing

• Semester: 3
• Typ: Wahlpflicht, Vorlesung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

By applying the current scientific state of the art, students are able to plan, design and implement data warehouse and data lake systems, taking into account the volume, velocity and variety of the data to be analyzed. Students are able to merge large internal and external data stocks (big data) in a data warehouse or data lake in order to use them for interactive data analyses in accordance with the company's objectives.

Ethics and Gender Studies

• Semester: 3
• Typ: Wahlpflicht, Vorlesung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Immanente Beurteilung

Introduces the interplay between biology, ethics, and gender, as well as gender in technological processes and before technology assessment. Students read and present scholarly works, analyze artifacts, and discuss how science and technology are shaped by social values and gender norms.

Managerial Economics

• Semester: 3
• Typ: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Applies microeconomic theory to managerial decision-making. Topics include pricing, market structures, game theory, uncertainty, and strategic business decisions. Students work with theoretical models and case studies.

Special Topics in Energy

• Semester: 3
• Typ: Wahlpflicht, Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Mündliche oder Schriftliche Prüfung

Special Topics are irregularly offered courses with a subtitle describing their topics. These courses allow institutes to take up current trends and research results in their fields and to use the teaching offer of incoming guest lecturers.

Visualization

• Semester: 3
• Typ: Wahlpflicht, Vorlesung
• ECTS: 3
• Prüfungsart: Immanente Beurteilung

Introduction to tools and libraries that help create tailored interactive visualizations and dashboards. Basic knowledge of web technology (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) is recommended.