Master Energy and Environment (MSE)
Gain a holistic understanding of energy and the environment and help shape the future: At OST, you’ll explore every aspect of energy, from conventional to renewable sources. You’ll deepen your knowledge of environmental engineering and develop solutions to current environmental challenges. With your degree, you’ll have excellent career opportunities at international companies, energy providers, and in public administration.
Program at a Glance
Degree
Master of Science in Engineering with Specialization in Energy and Environment (90 ETCS)
Program Start
Spring semester: 22 February 2027
Autumn semester: 20 September 2027
Duration
3 semesters fulltime full-time or 5-6 semesters part-time
The degree program can be completed alongside professional employment.
Tuition
CHF 1,000 per semester
Campus
Rapperswil-Jona or Buchs: You select one of these locations for your area of specialization.
Zurich: Theory and Context Modules
Admission
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in the field of Business Engineering. Academic performance across the entire Bachelor’s program must correspond to an ECTS grade of A or B.
More Information on Admission
Accepted Bachelor's degrees:
BSc Renewable Energies and Environmental Engineering
BSc Mechanical Engineering
BSc Electrical Engineering
BSc Energy and Environment
BSc Electronics Engineering
BSc Automotive Engineering
BSc Materials and Process Engineering
BSc Systems Engineering
Other recommended bachelor's degrees:
BSc Business Engineering
BSc Environmental Science
BSc Civil Engineering
Admission Deadline
Spring semester: 30. November 2026
Autumn semester: 30 April 2027
Advantages of MSE Energy and Environment:
- Taking an active role in shaping the energy transition: On the MSE Energy and Environment programme, you will explore the key issues facing the future of energy. You will not only learn to understand the energy transition, but also develop solutions to play an active part in shaping it.
- Significantly more in-depth than the Bachelor’s degree: The programme goes far beyond the knowledge imparted in a Bachelor’s degree. It focuses on analysis, modelling, understanding of systems and academic work at an advanced level.
- A holistic perspective on energy and the environment: They view energy systems as interconnected, holistic systems. Topics such as renewable energy, energy storage, grid integration, energy efficiency and environmental technology are considered together and linked to one another.
- Practical research and close collaboration with industry: Students work on real-world problems drawn from current research and industry projects. Projects and Master’s theses are often carried out in collaboration with companies, energy suppliers and public institutions.
- Excellent career prospects: This degree qualifies graduates for demanding specialist and project-based roles, as well as for work in research and development. Graduates are able to analyse and evaluate complex technical issues and communicate their findings in a well-reasoned manner.
- Advisor support: During their Master’s programme, students receive individual support from an advisor, a professor in their chosen field. The advisor ensures that the students’ academic goals are achieved through the appropriate choice of modules.
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Electrical Power Engineering
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Environmental Engineering
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