MSc in Energy Efficient Building

 Tribhuvan University

 2 Years

CURRICULAR STRUCTURE

A regular student should complete the course within four years. Each student must take a minimum of 60 credits. Students may take more than 60 credits but the excess credit shall be considered as a non-credited course and not be included in the transcript.

Note:

  • Total Credit = 60 Credits
  • Course work, directed study, and projects = 44 Credits
  • Dissertation = 16 Credits
  • Depending on the interest of students only 2 electives are offered in each term. The minimum number of students in each elective should be 6.

The semester-wise curricular for the program is:

Semester I
Course Code Course Title Credits
EB 821 AE Building Physics 4
EB 822 AE Climatology 4
EB 823 AE Energy Efficiency in Building Structure 4
EB 824 AE Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) 4
Total   16
Semester II
Course Code Course Title Credits
EB 871 AE Research Methodology 4
EB 872 AE Energy Diplomacy and Energy Economics 4
EB 873 AE Elective - A1 4
EB 874 AE Elective - A2 4
Total   16
Semester III
Course Code Course Title Credits
EB 922 AE Elective - B1 4
EB 923 AE Elective - C1 4
EB 924 AE Group Project Work 4
Total   12
Semester IV
Course Code Course Title Credits
EB 971 AE Thesis 16
Total   16

Elective Subjects Listing:

Elective - A1:

  • Passive Building Operation and Maintenance
  • Climate Change and its Impact on Energy Efficiency in Building
  • Energy-Efficient Design for Public Buildings
  • Energy Efficiency and Retrofitting

Elective - A2:

  • Solar Energy Design (Thermal and Photo Voltaic)
  • Solar Energy Transmission and Grid Connection
  • Solar Energy for Industries and Public Sectors
  • Solar Power System Control and Operations
  • Renewable Energy Design

Elective - B1:

  • Energy Efficiency Systems Modelling and Analysis
  • Energy Efficiency Strategy
  • Energy Policy and Regulations
  • Green Building Design Analysis Operation and Maintenance
  • Energy Efficiency in Urban Settlements
  • Sustainable Settlement Planning, Designing, Project Development, and Management

Elective - C1

  • Energy Policies and Barriers to Energy Distribution
  • Energy Trade-off
  • Energy Efficiency and Audit
  • Reliability and Risk Analysis
  • Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA)