Energy Policy MSc

Master

In Brighton

£ 11,450 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Brighton

  • Duration

    1 Year

Take on the challenge of creating sustainable energy systems.

This MSc offers a broad-based, social sciences training in energy policy, focusing in particular on the role of technological innovation. You'll be taught by internationally recognised faculty from SPRU – the Science Policy Research Unit and the Sussex Energy Group, one of the largest energy policy research groups in the world.

You’ll explore the opportunities, challenges and constraints in creating sustainable and low-carbon energy systems throughout the world. Our approach is interdisciplinary, practical and applied, providing you with the skills to analyse policy problems and to propose and evaluate viable policy solutions.

The course gives you an essential foundation for careers in government, international organisations, the private sector and NGOs.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Brighton (East Sussex)
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Sussex House, BN1 9RH

Start date

On request

About this course

With the growing importance of energy on political, corporate and even social agendas around the world, there is increasing demand for energy policy professionals.

All our graduates have successfully obtained employment in a variety of sectors. For example, recent MSc graduates have gained employment in:

international organisations (such as the OECD, UNDP, UNEP, IEA, and IREAN)
government departments (such as the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change, Government of British Columbia, Canada)
local authorities (such as the Brighton & Hove Council sustainability team)
businesses (such as RWE npower, Ecofys, EDF, Unilever, Southern Solar, Renaissance Re, Centro de Apoio a Inovação Social-CAIS)
NGOs (such as the International Social Science Council, Green Jobs Alliance, People and Planet).
Other graduates have gone on to work for independent consultancies, or to study for PhDs in this area.

You should have a lower second-class (2.2) undergraduate honours degree or above.

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Subjects

  • Innovation
  • Systems
  • Technology
  • Dissertation
  • Analysis
  • Science
  • Firms
  • Development
  • Industrial
  • Statistical
  • Research

Course programme

Modules

These modules are running in the academic year 2018/19. We also plan to offer them in future academic years. They may become unavailable due to staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let our applicants know of such changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
  • Dissertation (Energy Policy for Sustainability)
  • Introduction to Energy Policy
  • Perspectives, Methods and Skills for Science, Technology and Innovation Studies
  • Policy Making and Policy Analysis
  • Science, Technology and Innovations: Markets, Firms and Policies
Options

Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests.
  • Energy and Development
  • Energy Policy and Sustainability
  • Governing Energy Transitions
  • Governing Innovations for Sustainable Development
  • Industrial and Innovation Policy
  • Innovation for Sustainability
  • Introduction to Statistical Research Methods
  • Managing Knowledge
  • Network Analysis and Infographics
  • Quantitative Methods for Science, Technology and Innovation Studies
  • Transformative Innovation Policy for Inclusion

Additional information

International students: £20,750 per year

Energy Policy MSc

£ 11,450 VAT inc.