2025 - 2026

The main purpose of these courses is to complete the final year project in the energy reletad field of study, culminating student's research and practical experiences and validating them as energy practitioners. The student is required to prepare a thesis paper and defends it. The topic of the thesis will be ascertained after discussion between student and supervisor in EGE 404. The thesis is expected to be between 7,000 to 10,000 words. An oral presentation will be conducted after the paper version of thesis has been submitted.

This course focuses on the theory of economics as well as applying them on the practical policy-making process, it consists of introduction of energy economics and analysis of energy policies. Generally, this course will be focused on the following aspects: energy economics, energy and development, energy demand and supply situation, energy conservation, carbon emission reduction, etc. This course emphasizes building up students’ ability to understand and apply the basic knowledge and techniques into analyzing energy policies, such as electricity market reform, renewable energy policies, climate change policies and etc. By the end of the semester, students are expected to display a confident knowledge of the main geo-political factors that shaped the international world of energy, and should be able to use their critical skills to analyze the main current and future issues.

This is a basic course on engineering fluid mechanics which covers basic fluid principles such as Bernoulli's theorem, Navier-Stokes equations and the conservation laws. Some basic theories for dimensional analysis and similarity are also covered. Students will also learn about the applications of fluid mechanics theories in pipe flows, turbomachines, and external flows.

Fuel Cell Technology is an advanced course that delves into the principles, applications and design aspects of various fuel cell technologies, including PEMFC, SOFC, AFC, PAFC and etc. Through in-depth exploration, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of fuel cell thermodynamics, electrochemistry, characterizations of materials and performance evaluation techniques. They will develop critical analytical skills to access electrocatalysts, design efficient fuel cell systems and perform comprehensive efficiency testing, fostering a strong foundation for sustainable and innovative advancements in fuel cell technology. 

The course equips students with relevant professional knowledge and research ability. Professional knowledge includes thesis relevant background knowledge and research literature summarization. The research ability contains information searching, practical skills, data analysis, scientific methods, critical thinking, problem solving, logic reasoning and writing skill. In the process of completing the thesis, students will develop communication skills and cooperative ability and lifelong learning habit.

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. Prepare standard engineering drawings (including orthographic projections, sectional views) using basic engineering drawing rules (P3, PLO3)
2. Create 3D models using an appropriate modelling software based on given orthographic projections (P3, PLO6)
3. Prepare assembly drawings and exploded views using an appropriate modelling software based on existing 3D models (P4, PLO6)

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

1. Identify value from waste (A4, PLO4)
2. Distinguish between conventional and novel technologies in waste management (C3, PLO1)
3. Discover method or solution in tackling global waste (C4, PLO2)

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. Prepare standard engineering drawings (including orthographic projections, sectional views) using basic engineering drawing rules (P3, PLO3)
2. Create 3D models using an appropriate modelling software based on given orthographic projections (P3, PLO6)
3. Prepare assembly drawings and exploded views using an appropriate modelling software based on existing 3D models (P4, PLO6)

If you have trouble accessing this course, kindly email Dr Mick (mikhail.pylnev@xmu.edu.my)

📘 In this course, students will learn about:

• 🧠🔍⚡ The concept, characteristics, and mechanisms of corrosion in materials within energy industrial environments
• 🛡️🔧🧱 Protection techniques for corrosion of materials

🎯 By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• 🧠📈⚙️⬇️ Understand the progress of materials degradation
• 🗣️🛡️📊🏭 Present protection strategies for corrosion prevention in various industrial environments (including surface treatments/coatings and ✔️🧱 materials selection from a corrosion perspective)

This course introduces the fundamentals of electrical power systems, which has become an increasingly important method of distributing and transmitting power and energy. Students will also be inspired to appreciate and perform critical assessment on renewable energy systems so as to elicit advocacy for sustainable power technologies in the future post-carbon era. Also, the contents in this course will be useful to students who will pursue careers or research in electric power systems and renewable energy.

The course provides knowledge to analyze electrical and electronic circuits using various techniques and theorems in AC. The concept of AC power will also be introduced in the three-phase circuits. In addition, the use of power electronics in electric vehicles will be introduced.

General Physics 2 BSC107. 

Project Management is about leading a team of diverse functional specialists towards a defined goal or outcome for which the project exists to deliver. This is however, not as easy as it might sound. Projects must operate within defined parameters, they often reflect a step into the unknown, are subject to a multitude of stakeholder influences and agendas and the environment within which they operate is often rapidly changing. This course has been specifically designed to provide the delegate with both a comprehensive and a holistic perspective of project management– to build a solid foundation from which to develop the required core skills to be a successful project manager in energy related field. This course is an immersive experience with a significant emphasis on open dialogue and participant involvement in a variety of exercises and scenarios.

The course consists of three main components:

1. Introduction of the basic principles of chemical engineering of energy including material and energy balance during energy transformations in energy systems, as well as heat and energy transport processes;
2. Process integration and energy optimization including grand composite curve, pinch analysis, and heat exchanger network design
3. Techno-economic, environmental sustainability, and resource conservation in the field of chemical engineering of energy.

For more information, kindly email to kianfei.yee@xmu.edu.my

This course basically discusses momentum, heat and mass transfer and their critical roles in chemical or other processing industries. This course is aimed to deepen the students' knowledge on unit operations particularly related to liquid-liquid extraction, solid-liquid extraction, drying of solids, heat transfer, distillation and absorption processes.

This is a basic course on engineering thermodynamics which covers the first and second laws of thermodynamics. Both closed and open systems will be analysed. Students will also learn about the properties of fluids e.g. the ideal gas law. Basic power cycles and refrigeration cycles are also covered.

This course focuses on the theory of economics as well as applying them on the practical policy-making process, it consists of introduction of energy economics and analysis of energy policies. Generally, this course will be focused on the following aspects: energy economics, energy and development, energy demand and supply situation, energy conservation, carbon emission reduction, etc. This course emphasizes building up students’ ability to understand and apply the basic knowledge and techniques into analyzing energy policies, such as electricity market reform, renewable energy policies, climate change policies and etc. By the end of the semester, students are expected to display a confident knowledge of the main geo-political factors that shaped the international world of energy, and should be able to use their critical skills to analyze the main current and future issues.