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Online MSc Wind Energy Systems • University of Kassel • Kassel

Degree
Master of Science (MSc)

In cooperation with
[http://www.uni-kassel.de/wes]
Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy
System Technology
(
http://www.iwes.fraunhofer.de/
[http://www.iwes.fraunhofer.de/]
), and
Fraunhofer Academy
(
http://www.academy.fraunhofer.de/
[http://www.academy.fraunhofer.de/]
)

Course language(s)
Courses are held in English (100%).

Admission semester
Winter semester only

Beginning
Winter semester - October

CONTACT
Programme duration
Seven semesters - 3.5 years Universität Kassel
Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Application deadline Annika Schmitt

Application deadline for international students: 15 July Mönchebergstraße 7
Application deadline with German certificates: 1 34109 Kassel
September
Tel. +49 (0) 5 61-8 04 34 46

Course content
The Online MSc in Wind Energy Systems is an E-mail [mailto:wes@uni-kassel.de] »
internationally oriented, English-language Master's Course website [http://www.uni-kassel.de/wes] »
degree programme that takes place 100% online,
which allows the students to learn anywhere and any
time. Therefore, the Master's programme enables Further Contacts
students to work and study simultaneously and offers a André Bisevic
good balance between studying and family time.

Depending on the student's individual learning E-mail [mailto:andre.bisevic@iwes.fraunhofer.de]

schedule, the study duration is five to seven semesters. »
The main target groups for the Master's programme
are natural scientists and engineers. The objective is
are natural scientists and engineers. The objective is
capacity building in the field of wind energy for
Submit application to
research and industry.
All students who have obtained a first degree (Bachelor's
degree or equivalent) at a university outside Germany and
Methods and technology innovations will be developed
have never been enrolled at the University of Kassel or any
in learning alliances with the industry within the
other German university have to provide an application via
framework of Master's theses and doctoral
uni-assist.
dissertations. Therefore, the MSc programme is taught
See:
by academic experts in wind power from the University
http://www.uni-kassel.de/uni/studium/wind-energy-system/
of Kassel, Germany's leading university for
application.html [http://www.uni-
sustainability as well as the Fraunhofer Institute for
kassel.de/uni/studium/wind-energy-
Wind Energy and Energy System Technology, part of
system/application.html]
Fraunhofer, Europe's leading research institute. The
programme also establishes education alliances with
industrial companies like Cube Engineering.

Target Group
Prospective target groups for the Master's programme
are natural scientists and engineers from research and
industry. Our students are offered on-the-job training to
complete the programme or to complete individual
specialisation modules.

Content
The Master's programme consists of five elements:
(1) Fundamentals of Mathematics and Engineering for
Wind Energy Systems
(2) Specialisation Energy System Technology
(3) Specialisation Simulation and Structural
Technology
(4) Additive Key Competences: Energy and Law
(5) Master's Thesis

The Online Wind Master is a study programme with

120 ECTS. The achieved qualification is a Master of
Science (MSc).

Educational organisation
Total number of credits is 120.
This number is divided into basic modules, advanced
modules, and additive key competences. Students
must achieve 30 credits in one of the specialisations,
either "Simulation Structural Technology" or "Energy
System Technology". The remaining 30 credits must
be gained in the other advanced modules and additive
key competences.

Forms of assessment
All forms of assessments are 100% online. You don't
have to travel to Germany.

ECTS credits
120

Diploma supplement
Yes

Course objectives
Course objectives
The main objective of the Master's programme for
Wind Energy Systems is capacity building in the field
of wind energy for research and industry. Methods and
technology innovations should be developed in learning
alliances with the industry within the framework of
Master's theses and doctoral dissertations.

Design your career with us!

Take the challenge to become the future expert in the
field of wind energy. Our study programme gives you
the opportunity to become an expert on important
issues such as the following:
How to manage the technical or economic integration
of a large amount of wind energy into the energy
supplier system
How to design and develop innovative concepts for
the single components of the wind energy converter
system, like the nacelle system, the rotor blade, or
the support structures

Students can use this knowledge for a career in a

company for wind park planning or in a public entity.
They can also become experts for a single component
in the development department of one of the worldwide
leading producers.

Digital Course Module(s)

Virtual Classroom
Video-Learning
Webinar
Chats with lecturers

Description
Adobe Connect
We teach all online modules with the web conference
tool Adobe Connect. It is a virtual classroom; the
lecture takes place online. It is very interactive and
similar to an on-campus classroom. To take advantage
of online teaching, all online sessions will be recorded.

Moodle
The learning units are provided through the learning
platform Moodle. Moodle is a learning management
system. All teaching materials and learning activities
are prepared in Moodle. This system gives the lecturer
the opportunity to design an individual learning
structure.

Scripts
This supports the seminars and presentation of some
of our online modules.

Videos
Some of our lecturers use additionally videos to
provide a visual aid for the content of their modules.
They are ideal for your self-study, as you can watch it
any time.
Presentation slides
The bases of most of our lecturers are presentation
slides. The presentations are used by the lecturer as
assistance to their online modules.

The entire study

programme can be
completed online
Yes

Digital modules are

compulsory elements of
the study programme
Yes

ECTS Points for digital

element(s)
Yes

Tuition fees
14,000 EUR

Enrolment fees
Mandatory registration fees allow students to use
public transport free of charge and use the university's
refectories and cafeterias at reduced prices. The
registration fee is approx. 280 EUR.

Costs of living
In order to cover personal expenses while studying in
Kassel, it is recommended that students budget around
750-900 EUR per month for accommodation, food,
health insurance, books, and miscellaneous expenses.

Language requirements
Proof of English language knowledge equivalent to
level B2 according to the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages (e.g. TOEFL
87 or IELTS 5.0)
See:
http://www.uni-
kassel.de/uni/fileadmin/datas/uni/einzelauftritte-studien
gaenge/windenergiesysteme/Proof_English_Level_B2.p
df [http://www.uni-kassel.de/uni/fileadmin/datas/uni/einz
elauftritte-
studiengaenge/windenergiesysteme/Proof_English_Lev
el_B2.pdf]

Academic requirements
Admission requirements
(1) Bachelor's degree, Diplom or equivalent degree
with at least 180 credits in a technical or scientific
course in one of the following subject areas:
Civil and Environmental Engineering
 Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Physics
equivalent
in a course with basic subjects in mathematics,
natural sciences, and engineering that amount to at
least 60 credits, of which at least 18 credits are in
the field of mathematics (analysis, algebra).

(2) Letter of motivation (maximum two pages) in which

one's personal motivation as well as suitability for the
Master's programme is convincingly provided, along
with a record of previous academic performance, field
training, and scientific work.

(3) Proof of at least one year of professional work

experience after finishing the first degree of higher
education. In special cases, the examination board can
decide that the work experience (in any field of activity)
is also accepted before an applicant has finished the
first degree of higher education.

(4) Proof of English language knowledge equivalent to

level B2 according to the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages (e.g. TOEFL
87 or IELTS 5.0).

Where to apply
All students who have obtained a first degree
(Bachelor's degree or equivalent) at a university outside
Germany and have never been enrolled at the
University of Kassel or any other German university
have to provide an application via uni-assist.
See:
http://www.uni-kassel.de/uni/studium/wind-energy-syst
em/application.html [http://www.uni-
kassel.de/uni/studium/wind-energy-system/application.
html]

Arrival support
An orientation week is regularly offered to international
students. During information sessions, tours,
excursions, events, and leisure activities, international
students get to know their departments, courses, the
campus, and life in Kassel or Witzenhausen and
become acquainted with their lecturers and fellow
students. Students get the chance to make new friends
during the campus rally or at the get-together brunch
as well as at other events. Senior student tutors will
assist foreign students with any questions or problems
they may encounter during their stay.

Services and support for

international students
Orientation week at the main site in Kassel:
owoche@uni-kassel.de
Support service at the campus site in Witzenhausen:
tutor-int@uni-kassel.de
tutor-int@uni-kassel.de
Contact for exchange students: exchange@uni-
kassel.de
Welcome Centre:
http://www.uni-
kassel.de/uni/internationales/international-service/welc
ome/welcome-centre.html [http://www.uni-kassel.de/uni
/internationales/international-service/welcome/welcome
-centre.html]

Accommodation
International students enrolled at the University of
Kassel can choose between staying at a student
residence hall (Wohnheim) or private accommodation.
There are about 1,000 rooms available in student
residence halls in Kassel and Witzenhausen,
administered by Studentenwerk Kassel. Please have a
look at
http://www.studentenwerk-kassel.de [http://www.studen
tenwerk-kassel.de]
. Rent for a room varies from 200 to 320 EUR per
month, depending on the location and facilities.
Students can choose between a single apartment with
en-suite facilities or a room in a flat shared with fellow
students. Finding private accommodation in Kassel is
usually not difficult. Both furnished and unfurnished
accommodations are available. Vacancies are posted
in the local press and on the Internet.

Course website
www.uni-kassel.de/wes [http://www.uni-kassel.de/wes]

About the university

The University of Kassel, founded in 1971, is
characterised by a multi-layered competence network
focused on nature, technology, art, and society. The
university, with its 10 faculties and its School of Art and
Design, has committed itself to international
cooperation and interdisciplinary research. It hosts
3,000 international students from over 130 countries
among its 25,000 students. Approx. 340 professors
teach and research in the fields of engineering, natural
sciences, and mathematics as well as the humanities,
human sciences, architecture, urban and landscape
planning, social sciences, economics and
management, organic agricultural sciences,
environmental engineering, informatics, and the arts.
Internationally orientated, short-term study courses as
well as English-taught BA and MA courses make the
university an attractive place to study and do research.
International partnerships at home and abroad
strengthen its position in the area of national and
international higher education.
The university also provides a wide range of leisure
activities such as sports facilities, cultural activities,
international meetings, and social events.

Total number of students

Total number of students
25,000

Total percentage of
international students
12 %

About the city

Kassel, with approx. 200,000 inhabitants, is located in
the heart of Germany by the River Fulda. The city
offers rich cultural and economic diversity. Opera and
theatres, concerts, open-air events, famous art
museums, and castles enrich the capital of the German
"Fairytale Route". Every five years, the world-famous
contemporary art exhibition "documenta" turns Kassel
into a cosmopolitan city. There are many parks and
forests in Kassel and its surroundings, where you can
relax in the open air or be active. The "Bergpark
Wilhelmshöhe", Europe's largest mountainside park, is
the most famous sight in Kassel. In 2013, the
"Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe" and its water cascades
became a UNESCO World Culture Heritage Site. An
excellent highway and railway infrastructure provides
you with the means to explore other German and
European cities in a fast and easy way (e.g., three
hours to Berlin, Hamburg, or Munich).
The Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences is located
in Witzenhausen is a small, typical Hessian town, some
35 km from Kassel. Approx. 1,000 students live and
work here. Historic, half-timbered houses lend a unique
charm to the small town, which is famous for its cherry
orchards in the surrounding areas. The annual "cherry
blossom celebration" in spring is a highlight for both
young and old.

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