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Higher National Diploma Renewable Energy Systems Engineering (HND)

Structure of the Programme (Semester-by-semester schedule/structure, of course, showing the credit value of each course). These are presented in the tables below

First Year, First Semester
Code Title Credits
AFS101 African Studies I 2.0
CLT101 Computer Literacy I 2.0
COS101 Communication Skills I 2.0
ESE101 Energy Systems 3.0
ESE103 Thermodynamics 3.0
MATH 101 Engineering Mathematics I 2.0
MCE151 Engineering Drawing I 3.0
MCE161 Workshop Processes & Practice I 3.0
Totals 20.0

 

First Year, Second Semester
Code Title Credits
CLT102 Computer Literacy II 2.0
COS102 Communication Skills II 2.0
ESE102 Hydro-Electric Power Systems 4.0
ESE104 Biogas Production and utilization I 3.0
ESE108 Material and Energy Balance 3.0
ESE110 Applied Electricity for Energy systems 2.0
ESE112 Basic Fluid Mechanics 3.0
MATH102 Engineering Mathematics II 2.0
Totals 21.0

 

Second Year, First Semester
Code Title Credits
ESE201 Heat Transfer 3.0
ESE203 Wind Energy System 1 3.0
ESE205 Solar Energy I 3.0
ESE207 Thermochemical Biomass Conversion 3.0
ESE211 Applied Electronics for Energy Systems 2.0
ESE213 Energy Systems Laboratory I 2.0
ESE215 Biogas Production & Utilization II 3.0
INA201 Industrial Attachment 2.0
MATH 201 Engineering Mathematics III 2.0
Totals 23.0

 

Second Year, Second Semester
Code Title Credits
ESE202 Research Methodology 2.0
ESE204 Electrical Integration of Renewables 3.0
ESE206 Solar Energy II 3.0
ESE208 Biofuels (Biodiesel & Bioethanol Production) 3.0
ESE210 Energy Audit 3.0
ESE214 Energy Systems Laboratory II 2.0
ESE216 Wind Energy System II 3.0
ESE218 Introduction to Computer Technology (C++) 2.0
MATH214 Engineering Mathematics IV 2.0
Totals 23.0

 

Third Year, First Semester
Code Title Credits
ESE301 Energy Management 3.0
ESE303 Intro To Energy Economics 3.0
ESE307 Energy and the Environment 3.0
ESE309 Project Work I 3.0
ESE311 Liquid Biofuels II 3.0
ETP 305 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 3.0
INA301 Industrial Attachment 2.0
LAN315 Law of Business & Carriage I 2.0
Totals 22.0

 

Third Year, Second Semester
Code Title Credits
ESE302 Energy Policy & Plannig 0.0
ESE304 Energy System Design & Simulation 0.0
ESE310 Project Work II 0.0
MKT312 Fundamentals of Marketing 0.0
Totals 0.0