MSc Sustainable Energy with Industrial Practice

Our cross-disciplinary MSc programme in Sustainable Energy with Industrial Practice provides you with broad-ranging training and the fundamentals for understanding sustainable and renewable energy systems and applications, as well as the social, economic, regulatory and environmental factors that govern sustainable energy. It will enable you to gain the skills needed to become a specialist in this crucial and rapidly expanding industry.

Study on this interdisciplinary course and you will learn the key concepts of sustainability and renewables with a range of theoretical and practical modules taught by world-leading academics who are experts in their fields and have access to a wide range of exceptional facilities and resources.

You'll also have the opportunity to undertake a postgraduate placement year. The Faculty has fantastic links with a range of industrial partners, including Fluor, ExxonMobil, the BAE System, Cres Power, and NPL. This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to the sector, enabling you to gain an excellent broad overview of energy sustainability and renewables whilst also giving you opportunities to specialise in particular aspects such as wind, solar, sustainable energy storage, and smart energy and the AI applications.

You'll begin by exploring the core principles in sustainable/net-zero energy systems and applications. Project and laboratory components will then enable you to gain practical, technical and transferable skills. Elements of leadership and change management will also be embedded throughout group project work.

A minimum of a 2:2 in a relevant UK honours degree, or a recognised equivalent international qualification in the following subject areas:

Engineering (mechanical, electrical, environmental, material, civil, process, manufacturing, chemical or equivalents)
Science (physics, chemistry, mathematics, environmental, or equivalents)
Dual degrees in engineering/science with business and management aspects (engineering management, engineering business management, or equivalent dual degrees).
Applicants with relevant work experience who do not meet the academic entry requirements may be considered for example:

Energy engineering professionals (design, management, and consultancy)
Renewable systems experts
Research engineers
Sustainable supply-chain advisers etc.

IELTS Academic - 6.5 Overall with 6.0 in Writing and 5.5 in each other element.
TOEFL iBT - 88 Overall with Reading 18, Listening 17, Speaking 20, Writing 19.