Presentation and learning objectives

The training acquired in this course of study is particularly effective both in the context of all production and service activities related to the generation and transmission of electrical energy and in the very broad industrial/professional context relating to all applications where specific skills are required to be able to convey and use electrical energy safely, effectively and efficiently.

Course presentation

The Master’s Degree Course in Electrical Engineering (M.Sc. EE) provides a 2-year course of study for 120 University Educational Credits (CFU), divided into two subject areas:

Machines and Drives for Industry and Mobility

Green Technologies and Energy Infrastructures

The course is delivered in English, thus offering students the opportunity to prepare themselves to operate competitively in the international market. The course includes laboratory activities, internships for the start-up of scientific research and the possibility of study periods abroad in the framework of international collaboration programmes with universities and highly qualified research centres. It prepares the electrical engineer for management or research and development functions in the field of processes related to electrical energy including its production, transport and distribution, its conversion into other forms of energy and its utilisation.

Learning objectives

Electrical energy will play a key role in the energy transition and the decarbonisation of industrial processes due to the very high flexibility and ubiquity of its use. The Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering allows to acquire not only the most advanced knowledge and technological skills in the electrical field, but also a strategic vision necessary to successfully meet the technological and socio-economic challenges of the future. The preparation acquired in this course is designed both for the context of production and service activities related to the generation and transmission of electrical energy and in the industrial and professional context (e.g. in the field of electric mobility) where specific skills are required to convey and use electrical energy safely, effectively and efficiently. This type of preparation has been and continues to be particularly appropriate for integration into the production structure in the territory, which is characterised by numerous companies in the plant engineering, electromechanical, electronic and automation sectors and by many facilities dedicated to the production of electrical energy, from conventional and renewable sources, and to its distribution and management. At the same time, with the knowledge of the most recent developments in the technological/application field, the aim is to promote innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises as well.

Occupational perspectives

The main occupational opportunities concern the design and supervision of the construction of complex electrical components and systems and the operational management of plants and systems where processes related to the use of electrical energy are present. Master’s graduates find employment in:

• Electromechanical industries (electrical components, power electronics applications, industrial automation)
• Non-electrical manufacturing industries (processes connected to the use of electrical energy, generation from renewable sources, cogeneration systems, energy storage systems)
• Public and private organisations (management of both conventional and innovative electrical generation systems, networks and devices)
• Engineering companies (consultancy and professional firms for the design and management of systems and processes in the energy, automation and communication sector)
• Universities and research organisations (electrical and energy sector at national and international level)

Access

Natural access to the Master’s Degree Course in Electrical Energy Engineering takes place from the Degree Course in Energy Engineering in Padua. Detailed information is available here. Information on access by students who have obtained their degree in other university locations, or who have obtained degrees in disciplines other than Electrical Engineering, can be found at this page.