Energy Systems Engineering

Program Overview

It focuses on preparing graduates for careers in the evolving energy sector, emphasizing hands-on learning, real-world experience, and networking opportunities. The program is set to receive accreditation from the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board in the near future.

Program Outline

It offers a Bachelor of Applied Science degree with three distinct options:

• Sustainable Energy Engineering Option: Focuses on developing and enhancing clean energy technology.
• Energy Transportation and Storage Option: Focuses on knowledge and skills for safe, clean, and energy-efficient transportation and storage.
The program aims to:
• Meet the Energy Demand: Prepare graduates to fill the job demand created by new and improving energy technologies in the oil and gas industry, sustainable and renewable energy sector, and the energy transportation and storage field.
• Cultivate Future Engineers: Become the principal supplier of competent engineers to the national and international energy industry.
Graduates will help lead and define the transition into the future shape of energy.
• Take Climate Action: Reflect the U of R's commitment to climate action through development and research initiatives, as well as ecological and economic sustainability through responsive stewardship of the land and resources.

Outline:

The ERSE program is a four-year program.

• Fundamentals of Fluid Flow in Porous Media
• Fundamentals of Energy Process
• Applied Reservoir Engineering
• Drilling Engineering
• Enhanced Oil Recovery
• Well Logging
• Production Engineering
• Fundamentals of Fluid Flow in Porous Media
• Fundamentals of Energy Process
• Energy Storage and Conversion
• Fundamentals of Geothermal Engineering
• Machine Learning for Energy Systems
• Aerodynamics and Wind Energy
• Solar Energy: Fundamental and Technologies
• Fundamentals of Fluid Flow in Porous Media
• Fundamentals of Energy Process
• Energy Storage and Conversion
• Pipeline Integrity and Management
• Machine Learning for Energy Systems
• Piping Materials and Failure
• Process Equipment and Pressure Vessel Design

Teaching:

• Hands-on Learning: The program emphasizes hands-on learning through the Centre for Experiential and Service Learning, which helps students identify career, academic, and personal goals and provides opportunities to apply their knowledge in the classroom, across campus, and in the wider community.
• Real-world Work Experience: Students can gain experience in both paid and volunteer positions.
• Co-op Education and Internships: Students can earn between $8,000 and $13,000 per semester at a co-op work placement while gaining valuable real-world experience.
• Dedicated Instructors and Labs: Students will use cutting-edge equipment and devices in hands-on teaching and research laboratories while making close connections with dedicated instructors.

Careers:

Graduates of the ERSE program will be prepared for a variety of careers in the changing energy sector, including:

Petroleum Engineering:

• Drilling Engineer
• Reservoir Engineer
• Production Engineer
• Stimulation Engineer

Sustainable Energy Engineering:

• Energy Systems Engineer
• Renewable Energy Project Engineer
• Clean Energy Marketing Analyst
• Sustainability Engineer

Energy Transportation and Storage:

• Transportation Engineer
• Pipeline Project Engineer
• Energy Storage System Analyst
• Process Engineer

Other:

• Accreditation: The ERSE program is expected to be accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) before the first students graduate in the 2026 Spring/Summer semester.
• Transition from Petroleum System Engineering (PSE) Program: The ERSE program and the current PSE program will coexist until all undergraduate students admitted to the PSE program graduate.
Admission to the ERSE program will be open to second-year undergraduate students in the Fall 2023 semester.
• Graduate Level: The Petroleum Systems Engineering program at the graduate level will remain available to Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science students.
• Networking Opportunities: Students have access to a variety of networking opportunities with industry and academic professionals, including conferences, workshops, forums, symposiums, seminars, and clubs.
• Scholarships and Financial Aid: The program offers scholarships such as the Petroleum Systems Engineering Award, Harald Liebe UG Scholarship, and Crescent Point Scholarship.
The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science also provides a myriad of undergraduate awards, bursaries, scholarships, and prizes to all engineering students.
• Study Abroad: The University of Regina supports students pursuing outbound mobility through regular study abroad exchange programs, short-term programs abroad, international practicum, internship, and fieldwork placements, faculty-led study tours, faculty-approved international conferences, and consortia.