Naveen Jindal School of Management
Master of Science in Energy Management
36 semester credit hours minimum
Faculty
Professors: Ashiq Ali, Gary Bolton, William M. Cready, Umit G. Gurun, Kyle Hyndman, Stanley Liebowitz, Vikram Nanda, Suresh Radhakrishnan, Michael J. Rebello, Gil Sadka, Harold Zhang
Associate Professors: Nina Baranchuk, Zhonglan Dai, Rebecca Files, Michael Hasler, Surya N. Janakiraman, Robert L. Kieschnick Jr., Jun Li, Ningzhong Li, Ramachandran (Ram) Natarajan, Naim Bugra Ozel, Kelsey D. Wei, Han (Victor) Xia, Yexiao Xu, Alejandro Zentner, Jieying Zhang, Yuan Zhang, Feng Zhao, Yibin Zhou
Assistant Professors: Jean-Marie Meier, Alejandro Rivera Mesias, Simon Siegenthaler, Christian Von-Drathen, Steven Xiao
Associate Professor Emeritus: David J. Springate
Clinical Professors: John Barden, John Gamino, Randall S. Guttery, Peter Lewin, Jeffrey Manzi
Clinical Associate Professor: Carolyn Reichert
Clinical Assistant Professors: Moran Blueshtein, Revansiddha Khanapure, Liping Ma
Professors of Instruction: Mary Beth Goodrich, Chris Linsteadt, Matt Polze
Associate Professors of Instruction: Amal El-Ashmawi, Ayfer Gurun, Jennifer G. Johnson
Assistant Professor of Instruction: Joseph Mauriello
Professor of Practice: Tiffany A. Bortz
Associate Professors of Practice: Richard Bowen, Julie Lynch, Jennifer Murray, Steven Solcher, Kathy Zolton
Assistant Professor of Practice: Robert (Stephen) Molina
Degree Requirements
The Master of Science in Energy Management (MS EM) is a 36 semester credit hours STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) degree program that prepares students for careers in energy companies including oil, gas, coal, renewable energy and electricity, banks and financial institutions that trade energy commodities, energy-focused consulting firms, and major energy consuming corporations. The curriculum provides a practical learning component through projects developed by industry members that teach students how to value energy companies and projects, develop operating strategies, negotiate contracts and manage energy-specific risks. The development of the program was motivated by a high concentration of energy companies in Texas and the UT Dallas aim to address skill shortages in industries critical to the Texas economy and international needs.
To apply for this degree program, an undergraduate degree is required (all majors are considered). Students must maintain a 3.0 grade-point average (GPA) in both core courses and in all graduate courses taken in the degree program, excluding program prerequisites to qualify for the MS degree.
Prerequisites
Students pursuing the Master of Science in Energy Management (MS EM) degree program are required to complete one semester credit hour of MAS 6102 Professional Development. In addition, knowledge of calculus and statistics are required and students who have not completed an undergraduate calculus and statistic courses may satisfy the prerequisites by completing OPRE 6303 Quantitative Foundations of Business and OPRE 6301 Statistics and Data Analysis. Degree credit is not earned for program prerequisites, however, the grade achieved in prerequisites will count toward the student's grade-point average (GPA). All program prerequisites must be satisfied within the first semester of graduate study as a degree-seeking student.
Course Requirements
Core Courses: 24 semester credit hours
ACCT 6305 Accounting for Managers1
or ACCT 6301 Financial Accounting and ACCT 6202 Accounting for Managerial Decision Making and Control
FIN 6301 Financial Management
MECO 6303 Business Economics
OPRE 6302 Operations Management
And choose four courses from the following:
ENGY 6330 Energy Law and Contracts
FIN 6335 Energy Finance
FIN 6336 Analysis of Financial Data in the Energy Industries
MECO 6318 Energy Economics and The Cost of Regulation
OPRE 6389 Managing Energy: Risk, Investment, Technology (MERIT)
Elective Courses: 12 semester credit hours
Students may select 12 semester credit hours from the list of elective courses below or from one of specialized tracks as outlined below if they wish to focus and gain an in-depth knowledge in a specific area of the industry. Students may also substitute only one three semester credit hour master's-level course from any unrestricted course/prefix offered within JSOM.
ENGY 6009 Energy Management Internship2 (required elective)
ENGY 6331 Capstone Project in Energy
ENGY 6332 Energy and Sustainability
ENGY 6362 Project Management in Engineering and Operations
ENGY 6V99 Special Topics in Energy Management
FIN 6352 Financial Modeling For Valuation
FIN 6360 Derivatives Markets
FIN 6368 Financial Information and Analysis
GISC 6381 Geographic Information Systems Fundamentals
IMS 6343 Sustainability in a Global Business Environment
IMS 6360 International Strategic Management
IMS 6365 Cross-Culture Communication and Management
MECO 6312 Applied Econometrics and Time Series Analysis
MECO 6352 Financial Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
OB 6332 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
OPRE 6332 Spreadsheet Modeling and Analytics
OPRE 6335 Risk and Decision Analysis
OPRE 6362 Project Management in Engineering and Operations
OPRE 6366 Global Supply Chain Management
OPRE 6378 Supply Chain Strategy
OPRE 6370 Global Logistics and Transportation
OPRE 6371 Purchasing, Sourcing and Contract Management
Energy Management Tracks
The MS Energy Management degree program offers students with opportunities to focus in a specific track or combination (optional) to obtain an in-depth knowledge in a specific business area depending on their interests.
Energy Risk Management Track
FIN 6307 Mathematical Methods for Finance
FIN 6318 Analytics of Finance
FIN 6360 Derivatives Markets
OPRE 6335 Risk and Decision Analysis
Energy Analytics Track
MECO 6312 Applied Econometrics and Time Series Analysis
MKT 6337 Predictive Analytics Using SAS
OPRE 6332 Spreadsheet Modeling and Analytics
OPRE 6398 Prescriptive Analytics
International Energy Management Track
IMS 6360 International Strategic Management
IMS 6365 Cross-Culture Communication and Management
OB 6331 Power and Politics in Organizations
OB 6332 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
Energy Operations Track
OPRE 6366 Global Supply Chain Management
OPRE 6370 Global Logistics and Transportation
OPRE 6371 Purchasing, Sourcing and Contract Management
OPRE 6378 Supply Chain Strategy
1. Students may substitute both ACCT 6301 AND ACCT 6202 in lieu of ACCT 6305.
2. Students may use ENGY 6009 only for their first internship and any additional internship must be completed as ENGY 6V98 (3 semester credit hours maximum). Students may use ENGY 6V98 or ENG 6362 to fulfill the internship requirement. Students are no longer eligible to enroll in ENGY 6009 if they have already completed ENGY 6V98 or ENGY 6362.