Career-oriented Curriculum
The UT Dallas Master’s in Energy Management curriculum teaches students how to develop and manage energy assets in a business environment with an emphasis on oil, gas, coal, solar, wind and hydropower.
At the Naveen Jindal School of Management, our focused curriculum enables you to hit the ground running in the energy field. Courses are both domestic and international in scope, and our energy faculty members and lecturers consist of PhDs as well as current and former executive officers and senior managers of large energy companies, power companies and government agencies.
Every year, we take students to coal- and gas-fired power plants, a solar farm, an active drilling operation, wetlands and more. Our hands-on curriculum helps students prepare to launch in the growing and in-demand energy industry.
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Combining Academics with Business Knowledge
Your MS in Energy Management degree from UT Dallas can give you the industry specialization you need to succeed in the energy field.
Our program incorporates core MBA courses and core energy courses. The curriculum committee and industry advisory board updates and oversees the courses to ensure they remain relevant to current industry needs. We designed this program with a practical learning component provided through projects developed by industry members. These teach skills in the valuation of an energy company’s assets and projects, operating strategies, contract negotiation and energy risk management.
Few textbooks are used on the energy side of the curriculum, instead, our program uses:
- An extensive library of model oil and gas contracts.
- Model Contracts published by the Association of International Energy Negotiators.
- Foreign license and concession agreements.
- Actual wind, coal, solar and power agreements.
Networking to Get You Ahead
Energy and power are global businesses with strategic assets in both developed and developing countries. To succeed in the energy industry, it is essential to learn an international approach to business.
We prepare our graduates to manage the assets of private energy companies and governments. Our full-time faculty members have outstanding careers in the energy industry, and our energy advisory board consists of high-level executives. These two professionally accomplished groups come together to oversee our energy management curriculum.
Expert industry executives lecture in our classrooms and offer mentorships to our students, allowing our students to network with insiders. Students can also join the Association of International Energy Negotiators, which connects them to the global energy industry community.
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Join the Energy Business and Work in an In-Demand Field
Energy is an industry with universal demand. Managers in the energy business work diligently to help bring electricity to countries that do not have it or to develop new ways to bring energy to all.
An MS in energy management from UT Dallas prepares you for jobs in the U.S. and around the world. You will be able to work for private energy companies and in governments. Our program can teach you the skills to effectively manage energy assets and resources.
Furthermore, many employers need employees with an advanced business degree to move into company management or higher-ranking government positions. Our program allows students to receive the necessary training with an emphasis on the energy industry.
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Student Testimonials
J.B. Garza, Class of 2021
Owner, Vertex Real Estate Group
I like how UT Dallas engages us with real businesses in the area. We got a chance to visit a coal mine, solar farm, and natural wetland amongst other sites. The opportunity to engage with the operators provided real information about the multitude of challenges in energy during modern times.
Sharon McGrath, Class of 2021
Senior Plan Settlement and Revenue Accountant, Lucid Energy
I’ve been in the energy industry for the last decade, and I love it. However, I knew I needed to gain both broader and more in-depth knowledge of the sector if I wanted to advance my career. I compared UT Dallas’s Energy Management program to OU’s EMBA Energy program and found UT Dallas’s curriculum to be far more rigorous from many standpoints: business and economics, global, environmental and ethical.
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The Jindal School awards scholarships to competitive new incoming students admitted in the fall and spring and current students just prior to each fall.
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