Power Engineering
Qualifications
Overview
Efficient and sustainable power generation and transmission is highly important in the modern world, and studying the Power Engineering minor will allow you to investigate power distribution and usage through electrical devices. Systems such as generators, transformers, and motors are widely used within different industries, and therefore need graduates with the expertise to create, maintain, and improve these.
Graduates will find employment in areas such as power generation companies, consultancies, transmission companies, contractors, energy retailers, equipment suppliers, and distribution companies. You may also find the knowledge gained through this minor useful in transport industries that deal with the design of electrical railways, aircraft, and electric motors.
Students study towards the Power Engineering minor alongside Electrical and Electronic Engineering in the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours.
- UC is ranked in the top 250 universities in the world in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2019).
- Power generation and transmission is highly important in the modern world, and studying the Power Engineering minor will allow you to investigate power distribution and usage through electrical devices. With this minor you will learn about the different forms of power, about specialised systems such as renewable energy, testing and analysis, and how power is created in the first place.
- Students studying this minor alongside the Electrical and Electronic Engineering specialisation will set themselves apart from other energy engineers in the industry.
- See the Engineering subject page for many other reasons why UC's College of Engineering | Te Rāngai Pūkaha is a world-class destination for engineering studies.
UC offers a minor in Power Engineering as part of the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours. Students intending to complete this minor must also complete the Electrical and Electronic Engineering discipline.
Power Engineering minor
The following courses are required for the Power Engineering minor throughout the degree:
- ENEL 372 Power and Analogue Electronics
- ENEL 382 Electric Power and Machines
- ENEL 480 Electrical Power Systems
Plus two courses chosen from:
- ENEL 471 Power Electronics 2
- ENEL 481 Electrical Machines
- ENEL 667 Renewable Electricity System Design
Students must also meet the requirements for the Electrical and Electronic Engineering discipline.
Power Engineers are highly sought after globally for their expertise in both power and energy engineering. Graduates will find employment in areas such as power generation companies, consultancies, transmission companies, contractors, energy retailers, equipment suppliers, and distribution companies.
You may also find the knowledge gained through this minor useful in transport industries that deal with the design of electrical railways, aircraft, and electric motors.
Find out more about what you can do with a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Contact us
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Phone +64 3 369 3366 or +64 3 369 4304
Email engdegreeadvice@canterbury.ac.nz
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Postal address
College of Engineering | Te Rāngai Pūkaha
University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand
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