From 2018/19 students enter First Year Engineering and complete a common programme of study. In Second Year students enter seperate programmes leading to degrees in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering and Process and Chemical Engineering.
No student may register for Second Year until he/she has passed the First University Examination in Engineering. In order to be admitted to the Second University Examination in Energy Engineering, a student must have satisfactorily attended, subsequent to passing the First University Examination in Engineering, prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits as follows:
AM2032 Numerical Methods and Programming (5 credits)
CE2001 Solid and Structural Mechanics I (5 credits)
CE2003 Fluids I (5 credits)
CE2004 Fluids II (5 credits)
EE2012 Linear Circuit Analysis (5 credits)
EE2013 Non-Linear Circuit Analysis (5 credits)
EE2014 Signals and Systems 1 ( 5 credits)
EE2015 Signals and Systems 2 ( 5 credits)
EE2016 Electrical Power Engineering I (5 credits)
EE2017 Electrical Power Engineering II (5 credits)
ME2002 Engineering Thermodynamics (5 credits)
PE2003 Heat Transfer (5 credits)
Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be
contained in the Marks and Standards 2018/2019 Book, and for each module in the
Book of Modules, 2018/2019.
Three Year Rule
Students must pass the Second University Examination in Energy
Engineering within three academic years from the date of first
registration for Second Year. Failure to comply with this rule would
mean that the student would be ineligible to proceed further with
his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the
College, only for very serious reasons.
Year Abroad
On the recommendation of the Head of the School of Engineering and
subject to the approval of the College, a student may be permitted to
undertake the Third Year of his/her BE studies at an approved institution
abroad following a study programme equivalent to 60
credits. Where a language other than English is the language of instruction
at the approved host institution, up to 20 credits of the
programme may be dedicated to formal study of the language of instruction.
The detailed programme of study shall be proposed by the student in
consultation with the approved host institution and the Director of
the BE (Energy) programme and shall require the approval of the
Director of the BE (Energy) programme.
The student will be examined by the approved host institution. A student who achieves a pass standard, as defined by the approved host institution, will be deemed to have passed the Third University Examination in Energy Engineering. A student who fails to achieve a pass standard, as defined by the approved host institution, will be deemed to have failed the Third University Examination in Energy Engineering and will be eligible to undertake the Third Year programme at UCC in a Repeat Year. The detailed transcript of results will be communicated by the host institution to the Autumn Examination Board, UCC, and will form part of the student's formal academic record.
Registered Second Year Energy Engineering students may apply to undertake the Third Year of their BE studies abroad. An application to study abroad must be made to the Director of the BE (Energy) programme by 31st January. Permission to undertake the Third Year of study abroad will be conditional on the student passing the Second University Examination in Energy Engineering at the Summer Examination.
The number of students who may be permitted to undertake the Third Year of study abroad will be limited by the number of places available in any given year at approved host institutions.
Programme Requirements
No student may register for the Third Year programme in Energy
Engineering until he/she has passed the Second University Examination
in Energy Engineering. In order to be admitted to the Third University
Examination in Energy Engineering, a student must have satisfactorily
attended, subsequent to passing the
Second University Examination in Energy Engineering, prescribed
modules to the value of 60 credits as follows:
CE3006 Construction Project Management (5 credits)
CE3007 Hydraulics I (5 credits)
EE3011 Introduction to Electrical Power Systems (5 credits)
EE3012 Introduction to Electric Drives (5 credits)
EE3016 Control Engineering I (5 credits)
ME3003 Mechanical Systems (5 credits)
ME3004 Applied Thermodynamics and Work Transfer (5 credits)
NE3001 Primary Energy Engineering (5 credits)
NE3002 Energy in Buildings (5 credits
NE3003 Sustainable Energy (5 credits)
NE3021 Energy Engineering in the Commercial World and Work Placement (5 credits)
NE3904 Transportation and Energy (5 credits)
Note: The Third University Examination in Energy Engineering shall be held in Spring to allow students participate in the module Energy Engineering in the Commercial World and Work Placement (NE3021). Most of the workload and formal assessment associated with NE3021 takes place in third year. However, the elements of assessment associated with the work placement are examined in Fourth year. A pass in NE3021 is a requirement for the award of the BE (Hons) (Energy Engineering) Degree or to progress to Fifth Year of the ME (Energy Engineering).
Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be
contained in the Marks and Standards 2018/2019 Book, and for each module in the
Book of Modules, 2018/2019.
Three Year Rule
Students must pass the Third University Examination in Energy
Engineering within three academic years from the date of first
registration for Third Year. Failure to comply with this rule would
mean that the student would be ineligible to proceed further with
his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the
College, only for very serious reasons.
No student may register for Fourth Year until he/she has passed the
Third University Examination in Energy Engineering. In order to be
admitted to the BE (Hons) (Energy) Degree Examination, a student must
have satisfactorily pursued, subsequent to passing the Third University Examination in Energy
Engineering, modules to the value of 60 credits as follows:
Core Modules
Students take modules to the value of 40 credits:
EE4001 Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Conversion (5 credits)
EE4010 Electrical Power Systems (5 credits)
MG4034 Entrepreneurial Business Start-Ups (5 credits)
NE4005 Biomass Energy (5 credits)
NE4006 Energy Systems in Buildings (5 credits)
NE4007 Computer Aided Design VII (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) (5 credits)
NE4020 Energy Engineering Project (10 credits)
Elective Modules
And four of the following modules to the value of 20 credits:
EE4002 Control Engineering II (5 credits)
EE4014 Industrial Automation and Control (5 credits)
NE4001 Energy Systems Modelling (5 credits)
NE4002 Wind Energy (5 credits)
NE4003 Ocean Energy (5 credits)
NE4008 Photovoltaic Systems (5 credits)
Module Semester Information may be found here.
Module
Descriptions may be found here.
Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be
contained in the Marks and Standards 2018/2019 Book, and for each module in the
Book of Modules, 2018/2019.
Three Year Rule
Students must pass the BE (Hons) (Energy) Degree Examination within
three academic years from the date of first registration for Fourth
Year. Failure to comply with this rule would mean that the student
would be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies.
Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the College, only for very
serious reasons.
Programme Learning Outcomes for BE (Hons) (Energy)
(NFQ Level 8, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to: