Energy Demand Studies MRes

University College London

Postgraduate

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    London

The MRes in Energy Demand Studies is designed to equip students for careers as professional researchers. Technical work is highly topical, focusing on energy demand in the built environment, and is complemented by the development of research and transferable skills.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

Start date

On request

About this course

The Energy Demand Studies MRes programme has been developed by experienced researchers to provide a superb grounding in the skills and knowledge required to pursue a research career in a range of sectors such as academia, government, consultancies, engineering companies and NGOs. To date, many of our students have gone on to gain funded PhD studentships at UCL-Energy and multinational organisations such as Parsons Brinckerhoff.

Normally a minimum of an upper second-class UK Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Applicants with an appropriate professional qualification and/or relevant work experience in addition to a first degree will also be considered.

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Subjects

  • Built Environment
  • Energy Demand
  • MRes
  • MRes in Energy Demand
  • Energy Theory
  • Measurement
  • Measurement validity
  • Economics and Policy
  • Research Concepts
  • Communication Skills
  • Research Project

Course programme

The programme focuses on skills and knowledge required to undertake research in energy demand reduction in the built environment and comprises three strands: technical modules, transferable skills and research. Topics include thermodynamics, building physics, behaviour, energy systems, modelling, policy and economics. Transferable skills include writing, presenting and communicating with different stakeholders. Significant emphasis is placed on research and methodologies.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of six core modules (four valued at 15 credits each, one valued at 30 credits, one audited) and a dissertation research project (90 credits).

Core modules
  • Energy Theory, Measurement and Interpretation
  • Energy: Society, Economics and Policy
  • Energy Demand in Context
  • Research Concepts
  • Communication Skills
  • Guided Research Project
Dissertation/report

All students undertake an independent research project which culminates in a dissertation of 15,000 words.

Teaching and learning

Teaching sessions are highly interactive and led by experienced researchers. Students read key texts in advance of lectures and seminars to accelerate learning and focus sessions on research-oriented issues. Small group sizes, regular tutorials and supervision meetings combine to provide tailored support across a range of disciplines and research topics.

Placement

All students will attend a residential block week in Loughborough at the London-Loughborough Centre for Doctoral Research in Energy Demand at the start of term one. This will incur no additional costs for students.

Additional information

Fee - £22,620 (FT) £11,310 (PT)

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