Master in Process, Energy and Environmental Technology

Master in Process, Energy and Environmental Technology is one of 10 English-taught Energy & Renewable Engineering programmes at Master's Degree level in the register, offered by 8 institutions. 2 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, from NOK 204,000 to NOK 295,000. 10 are recorded as free for EU, EEA and Swiss students.

The Master in Process, Energy and Environmental Technology at the University of South-Eastern Norway is a two year engineering degree taught in English. It leads to the protected title Sivilingeniør. The programme is based in Porsgrunn and trains engineers to design, run and improve industrial process plants, with a focus on clean energy and reducing pollution.

What you study

The programme gives you specialised skills across process technology and equipment, heat and mass transfer, applied thermodynamics, modelling and simulation, gas cleaning, energy optimisation, process safety, process synthesis and process control. You also cover project management, cost estimation, teamwork and research.

Teaching uses experimental equipment alongside advanced modelling and simulation tools. You learn to design and evaluate process equipment units, model processes mathematically, improve them through simulation, and estimate the cost of building process plants. One course listed on the page is Gas Purification and Energy Optimization, worth 10 ECTS, taught in Porsgrunn.

How the programme is organised

The degree is 120 ECTS over two years. A study plan sets out the content, structure and organisation, and course plans describe each course with its reading list. A study model shows which courses are taught in each term, with links to the course plans.

The local business community is involved throughout. Guest speakers come from partnering institutions, and students visit relevant companies. Most student projects are done in partnership with external companies. USN holds career days on campus each year, and several partners offer summer jobs.

There are exchange opportunities with partner universities, and you can take parts of the process technology study abroad, including internships. Exchange application deadlines are April 15 for the autumn semester and October 15 for the spring semester. Contact the programme coordinator for details and course lists.

Who it suits

This suits you if you want to work on the design and operation of processes and processing plants, onshore or offshore. You might be drawn to process safety, or to the production, administration and distribution of energy. The programme also fits people who want to cut gas and water pollution, or who enjoy building models and running simulations to improve a process.

Students have close contact with their teachers, and international students are enrolled in the programme.

Admission, language and next steps

You need a completed and passed Bachelor's degree in engineering in line with the National Curriculum Regulations for Engineering Education in Norway, in chemical engineering, process engineering or mechanical engineering. Related degrees such as environmental engineering, energy technology, renewable energy or civil engineering may be accepted if you can show at least 5 ECTS of thermodynamics and at least 5 ECTS of fluid mechanics.

All applicants also need at least 25 ECTS in mathematics, at least 5 ECTS in statistics and at least 7,5 ECTS in physics. You must meet the English requirement. USN does not pre-approve courses or previous education; your qualifications are assessed only after you apply.

The programme may fall under export control regulations, and USN may evaluate certain applicants specifically. The page notes this is under discussion and gives no further information.

Non-EU/EEA applicants may apply from 1 October to 15 November. EU/EEA applicants may apply from 1 February to 15 April. Check the programme page for the full admission process before you apply. The master's degree qualifies you for doctoral studies at USN or at other universities and colleges in Norway and abroad.

Master’s applications go straight to University of South-Eastern Norway, not through the national admission service (NUCAS). Study in Norway states that you need a bachelor’s degree comparable to a Norwegian bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS), including courses equal to at least one and a half years of full-time study relevant to the programme. The institution lists its deadline as: Non-EU/EEA applicants may apply from 1 October to 15 November. EU/EEA applicants may apply from 1 February to 15 April. The register shows 15 November 2026 as a deadline date for this programme. Deadlines are set by each institution for each programme, so confirm yours. Entry requirements and language tests are also set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, study permits and housing.