Studies

MEST is a full-time study programme consisting of compulsory and elective courses, a semester project, an internship in industry and a final Master's Thesis.

All the courses taught on the MEST programme are in English.

Each student can shape their own individual curriculum by choosing from a wide variety of courses on offer at ETH Zurich. This is done in conjunction 
with a selected tutor (a professor of ETH Zurich in the field of energy science, see list of tutors) who must approve the course selection within four weeks of commencement of the first semester.

Format of the current MEST programme

The full MEST programme is typically 4-5 semesters long: the courses and the semester project can be completed in three semesters, and the internship and the Master’s Thesis usually take an additional six months (full-time) each. The highlight of the MEST programme is a (compulsory) team-work course, designed specifically for MEST students, analysing a real-world challenge proposed by industry experts, covering technical, economic and/or regulatory aspects, and elaborating a potential solution.

At least 120 ECTS credit points must be acquired (one credit point corresponds to 25-30 hours of work) within the following categories: