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Courses
Bachelor courses
Brief description
In the Energy Management module, everything revolves around the analysis and interdisciplinary evaluation of complex operational energy supply systems and the conception of innovative, environmentally and climate-friendly energy systems. Acquired theoretical knowledge is directly applied in group work.
The module takes place in the winter semester.
Course language: German
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Brief description
In the Regulation Management module, students learn the most important legal principles of the regulated areas of the energy industry, such as tariff ordinances, the Combined Heat and Power Act, energy industry laws, and are enabled to apply the knowledge in practice.
The module takes place in the summer semester.
Language of the course: German
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Master courses
Brief description
The module teaches basic sustainability aspects and their implications for the field of climate protection, for the operational and the social-urban context. At the same time, methodological basics from the social sciences, from the field of integrated assessment modelling and from corporate sustainability management are provided.
The module takes place in the winter semester.
Course language: English
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Brief description
The aim of this module is to provide a solid basic knowledge of the technological, environmental and economic aspects of different energy technologies. Students will acquire the necessary skills to evaluate the comparative advantages of different energy supply options at the operational level.
The module takes place in the summer semester.
Course language: English
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Brief description
Participants will be able to understand the functioning of energy markets - especially liberalized energy markets - and evaluate the suitability of the different approaches used today for national and international energy-related decision-making processes. Furthermore, they learn to develop simple models and to select suitable solution methods for the most important decision problems in these areas.
The module takes place in the summer semester.
Course language: English
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Brief description
Students will be able to describe the most important approaches to modelling energy supply systems and will be able to programme simple computer models to analyse energy management and energy policy issues. They also receive an introduction to agent-based modelling, which is becoming increasingly important in the field of sustainability management.
The module takes place in the winter semester.
Course language: English
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Brief description
The module "Sustainability Analysis of the Energy Transition" aims to provide an understanding of how the linking of theory and practice creates a new dynamic in the decision-making process and continues to increase the complexity of decision-making. The seminar intends to train students' analytical skills to enable them to make systematic assessments of sustainability issues in the future. This seminar aims to use tools of sustainability analysis to evaluate the energy transition in the city of Leipzig. The impact of the energy transition is analysed on different levels (e.g. city administration, households, etc.) by applying a combination of methods (e.g. stakeholder analysis, statistical data analysis, empirical research methods).
The module takes place irregularly.
Course language: English
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Brief description
This module is offered exclusively for students of the M.Sc. International Energy Economics and Business Administration.
The course takes place in the winter semester.
Language of the course: English
Further information
Brief description
This module is offered exclusively for students of the M.Sc. International Energy Economics and Business Administration.
The module takes place in the winter semester.
Language of the course: English
