Academics

Academics

The MESE curriculum was designed in consultation with industry leaders to achieve three core outcomes:

1. Effectively prepare students for high-impact energy and sustainability careers, actively leveraging the program’s deep ties to industry and alumni to expose students to cutting-edge trends and real-world problems and open doors to mentorship, internships, and full-time roles.
2. Through a unique combination of structured guidance and curricular freedom, guide students in shaping their own academic path across four concentration areas, designing a Penn experience uniquely tailored to their interests and professional goals.
3. Offer ample experiential learning opportunities for students to apply their technical skills to solve pressing sustainability challenges, building a portfolio of work that makes them immediately valuable to employers and prepares them to contribute meaningfully to solving the climate crisis from day one.

In addition to coursework taught by expert Penn faculty, students have access to the full spectrum of Penn resources, from free access to an array of tools and equipment at the Engineering Studios to energy and climate policy speaker series and events at the Perry World House and Kleinman Center for Energy Policy.

Career planning workshops and advising opportunities exclusively for MESE help students to strategically plan their coursework, extracurricular activities, and summer internships or co-ops for optimal professional development. Guest lectures and seminars connect students with industry leaders for mentorship and career opportunities.