Marine Renewable Energy MSc
Master
In Bangor
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Bangor (Wales)
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Start date
September
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions and aid sustainable development, there is an urgent need to support our electricity generating capacity through the development of low carbon technologies, particularly those generated from renewable sources. The ocean represents a vast and largely untapped energy resource, that could be exploited as a form of low carbon electricity generation, and there is much European and global commercial and R&D activity in this energy sector. The UK is the world leader in the development of wave and tidal stream technologies, and if marine energy deploys globally, the UK is uniquely positioned to capture a substantial market share, with the potential to contribute as much as £4.3 bn to UK GDP up to 2050. The aim of this MSc programme is to equip students with the skills necessary to identify and quantify the potential of specific locations for marine renewable energy generation installations, with an emphasis on the resource (waves and tides), time series analysis, numerical modelling, and the challenges faced when placing arrays of devices in the marine environment.
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About this course
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
Demonstrate an understanding of the mathematical methods used in marine sciences.
Be able to write computer programs.
Appreciate how to analyse common oceanographic data, including sea level and currents.
Demonstrate an understanding of sediment transport.
Individuals graduating from the programme will be in high demand across the marine renewable energy sector, working for device developers as resource analysts, entering oceanographic consultancies working on in situ and modelling studies for the wave & tidal industry, geophysical surveying for the industry, opportunities to work on grid infrastructure (National Grid) and cabling, leasing bodies such as The Crown Estate, and working for government sponsored environmental bodies such as The Environment Agency and Natural Resource Wales, who ensure that marine renewable energy exploitation will not negatively impact our natural resources. The programme also prepares graduates for many of the technical requirements for a career in offshore wind, and is well suited to providing students with the background to progress to a PhD in marine renewable energy or a related discipline.
Successful applicants normally hold, or expect to obtain, a 2(ii) undergraduate Honours degree in a physical, mathematical or other numerate science. If places are available, we will also consider applicants with a good and relevant Lower Second Class Honours Degree. Applicants from Geography, Geology, Biology and other sciences will be considered if they can demonstrate high motivation and have mathematics to A level or beyond. Mature students with at least two years alternative experience relevant to the course are also encouraged to apply.
IELTS: 6.0 (with no element below 5.5)...
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Subjects
- IT
- Renewable Energy
- IT Development
- Investigations
- Physics
- Marine
- Marine Renewable Energy
- Ocean
- Environmental impacts
- Oceanographic theory
- Practical oceanography
- Geophysical
- Research Project
Course programme
Marine Renewable Energy MSc