Energy and Environmental Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering

Engineering expertise responds to the energy transition

Humanity is at a crossroads in which the world’s energy use needs to be reconsidered at a fast pace: it needs to be based more on renewable energy sources and technical solutions which are increasingly based on electricity. Renewable forms of energy production and the technical competence required by them play an increasingly central role in the development of both societies and the corporate world.

The degree programme in Energy and Environmental Technology will provide you with a degree which yields the opportunity to do meaningful work in curbing climate change, in the field of renewable energy now and in the future.

The global shift in the field of energy, the downright energy crisis, the need for developing technical solutions targeted at environmental challenges and the good prospects of Southwest Finland attract young people to study energy and environmental technology at Turku University of Applied Sciences.

During your studies you develop skills and knowledge with which you will learn to understand the challenges and opportunities involved in energy production, storage, distribution, use and energy efficiency. You develop your abilities to produce tangible solutions to issues related to the following topics, for example: 

• distributed renewable energy production, wind and solar power,
• different energy systems based on renewable energies, and
• energy transfer and storage technologies.

Study contents

The scope of the Bachelor of Engineering degree is 240 ECTS credits. The curriculum consists of basic, professional and elective studies, practical training and Bachelor’s thesis.

The education is based on natural sciences: mathematics and physics, core studies in engineering, language and communications studies and basics in project studies. These topics will be covered in particular in the first two years of studies.

The professional studies in renewable energy are placed throughout the entire study path, similarly to elective studies. In the professional studies, you will focus on the efficient production, transfer, storage, distribution and use of energy. The studies mainly focus on future solutions which are distributed and related to smart production, storage and consumption. You also can deepen your competence by working in research and development projects in the field, in the research group in New Energy. 

Practical training is mostly completed between academic years, mainly in the summertime. The thesis is completed in the fourth year of studies.

The degree programme is conducted as full-time studies, which means that studying requires participation in classes on campus and cannot be completed as online studies.

If you have fluency in Finnish you can also study the Bachelor’s degree in Energy and Environmental Engineering in Finnish. Read more on our Finnish website.

After graduating

Engineering competence in energy and environmental technology are in high demand, and the career opportunities are excellent. The degree programme’s strong core studies and professional studies in New Energy, together with the new laboratories and strong research and development activities of the degree programme, enable placement in very versatile companies and tasks.

Typical tasks can be found in consulting firms, industrial companies, energy plants and in production and technical trade tasks. Along with experience, the career opportunities will become more versatile into demanding expert tasks and supervisor and management tasks.

Checklist for applicants

Applying in Joint Application

Joint application means that you can apply to up to six study programmes with one application form. These six options may include degree programmes from one or several different higher education institutions in Finland.

Checklist before you apply

Instructions for joint application: admission criteria and schedules