Energy and Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering

Engineering expertise responds to the energy transition

Energy is a key part of modern life. We need electricity to power homes, factories, transport, and digital systems. At the same time, the world is moving towards cleaner and smarter energy solutions. Engineers who understand how energy systems work — and how to make them more sustainable — are needed more than ever.

This programme gives you strong skills in both electrical engineering and energy technologies. You will learn how electricity is produced, used, and controlled, with a special focus on renewable energy.

Main topics include:

• Electrical Energy Systems: How electricity is generated and delivered through power grids.
• Renewable Energy: Solar, wind, hydro, and bioenergy — how these systems work and how they are used in real life.
• Electric Drives: How electric motors and control systems work in machines and vehicles.
• Energy Management Systems: How to monitor and improve energy use in buildings and industry.
• Energy Markets: How energy is traded and how energy resources can participate to system balancing via reserve markets.

You will work on practical projects, use modern lab equipment, and study real-world cases. The programme prepares you for jobs in both Finnish and international companies.

Study contents

The scope of the Bachelor of Engineering degree is 240 ECTS credits. In the degree programme in Energy and Electrical Engineering, your studies consists of following studies:

• Basic studies 75 ECTS
• Professional studies 90 ECTS
• Optional studies 30 ECTS
• Internship 30 ECTS
• Bachelor Thesis 15 ECTS

In the basic studies, you will obtain the foundation for your professional competence and the abilities for higher education studies. These include studies in mathematics and physics as well as in English and Finnish languages.

In the professional studies, you will achieve extensive competences required for working in the fields of energy and electrical engineering. Focus is on modern ways to produce clean energy and manage complex systems with weather-dependent energy sources. Electric drives are emphasized in the studies of electrical energy usage – both as grid connected and battery-driven systems (e.g. electrical vehicles). Understanding real-world projects and their requirements is also one focus area.

In the internship, you can utilize and develop the knowledge from professional studies in the industry. Optional studies allow you to choose courses by your own interest – you can either widen your studies to new areas of interest or deepen knowledge in the energy and electrical engineering.

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

After graduation, you can work in many areas, such as:

• Energy companies and utilities
• Electrical design and automation
• Renewable energy projects
• Smart building and energy efficiency solutions
• Technical sales and customer support
• Research and development
• Entrepreneur

Newly graduated engineers in this field are typically employed as design engineers or project engineers. After gaining some experience, they often move to more demanding specialist tasks or manager positions.

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