Master's Programme in Energy Conversion
Lappeenranta, Finland
MSc
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
21 Jan 2026*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 15,000 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* regular admission starts 15 December 2025 | early admission 1 to 8 October 2025
** EUR 5,000 early bird discount
Key Summary
Energy production is in transition. Energy consumption is increasing globally, and energy production currently causes significant environmental impacts from greenhouse gases to particle emissions.
It is clear that we need more energy and that we need clean energy. The Master's program in Energy Conversion gives you a comprehensive understanding of how different energy production and conversion methods relate to each other and act as components in energy systems.
In this program, you will learn to understand how different production/conversion methods are used and how they compare with each other in different applications.
EUR-ACE® and ASIIN are quality labels for engineering degree programs at the Bachelor and Master level. The programs were accredited in 2012 for the first time and the re-accreditation took place in 2017.
In this program, you will understand the technical, environmental, and economic aspects of energy conversion and how they compare to producing sustainable and feasible energy for society.
After completing this Master's program, you will possess:
- Professional skills to work as a specialist in energy technology
- Competence to analyze, design, and select energy conversion processes for different applications, taking technological, economic, environmental, and societal aspects into account
- Knowledge of how to apply and develop mathematical models to solve energy technology problems and design energy technology-related equipment, plants, processes, and systems
- Managerial skills to manage and organize both national and international projects.
The program will provide you access to the latest information about the renewable energy sector and how it affects your future career.
You will train to work in international, multidisciplinary, and multicultural environments.
The global energy sector is constantly growing and transforming. There is huge global demand for specialists to further develop existing, established conversion methods and to develop and research new energy production and conversion methods. Our graduates can accelerate this transition and growth.
Our graduates work in many fields, typically in research and development, in energy production companies or equipment manufacturers, in sales, as managers, consultants, civil servants, etc. There are suitable positions in every field of the working world: large companies, SMEs, government organizations, research institutes, and NGOs.
You will also obtain a firm basis and competencies to continue your studies in doctoral programs.
The Master's Program in Energy Conversion is a two-year program. It leads to the degree of Master of Science in Technology, M.Sc. (Tech.), which is 120 ECTS credits.
The program includes core, advanced specialization, minor and elective studies as well as a Master's thesis. Read more in the study guide.
Core studies, 22 ECTS credits
Include courses on technology and society, maintenance management, power plant design, and applied mathematics.
Advanced specialization studies, 42–65 ECTS credits
Include compulsory and alternative studies:
Compulsory studies: steam turbines, fluid machinery, design of fluid machinery, thermal design of steam boilers, advanced modeling tools for transport phenomena, advanced topics on the modeling of energy systems, steam boilers.
Alternative studies: bioenergy and energy use in the forest industry, turbulence models, computational fluid dynamics, energy economics, renewable energy technology, nuclear power plant engineering.
Minor studies, 0–30 ECTS credits
Focus on environmental responsibility, renewable energy and energy efficiency, and bio-based chemical engineering.
Elective studies
Can be chosen from any discipline at LUT to complement your studies.
Master's thesis, 30 ECTS credits
An advanced research project during the program's fourth semester. The Master's thesis is a part of the advanced specialization studies and requires approximately six months of full-time work.
Early Bird discount / First academic year
When required to pay a tuition fee, you are offered
- an Early Bird Discount of EUR 5,000 (making the early bird fee for the first year EUR 10,000)
for the first academic year if confirming your place and paying the rest of the tuition fee of EUR 7 500 within 21 days from the date of having received your Certificate of Admission.
LUT Scholarship / Second academic year
When required to pay a tuition fee, you are offered
- LUT Scholarship of EUR 6 000
for the second academic year if having completed a minimum of 60 ECTS credits of studies included in the personal study plan during the first academic year.
With LUT Scholarship the tuition fee is EUR 7 500 for the second academic year.
The required ECTS credits will be automatically checked for and they must be included on your Transcript of Records by the end of the first academic year i.e. by 31 July.