MSc Renewable Energy

Postgraduate

In Edinburgh

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Edinburgh (Scotland)

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course introduction: Renewable energy technologies have become an important part of energy production. Strong initiatives and investments from the public and private sectors have made this a rapidly growing field and created further career opportunities in the sector. This is one of the few courses offered at Masters level which not only encompasses renewable energy technologies but also complements with the essential related elements of renewable energy finance and environmental law. These elements touch on financial analytical tools, project structuring, finance and management in renewable energy, while the law element will consider legal framework impacting upon renewable energy provision.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Edinburgh (Midlothian/Edinburghshire)
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Craiglockhart Campus, EH14 1DJ

Start date

On request

About this course

The entry requirement for this course is a Bachelor (Honours) Degree at a 2:2 or above.  We look for applicants to have a background in a relevant engineering field such as electrical, electronics, electrical & electronics, mechanical, automation, control, energy or renewable/sustainable energy in order to be eligible for the programme. We may also consider alternative qualifications if you have sufficient relevant work experience within the industry.  If English is not your first language, it is usually required that you sit an English language...

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Subjects

  • IT Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Management
  • Renewable Energy
  • Finance
  • Law
  • Project
  • IT Management

Course programme

The course will extend your skills into various renewable energy technologies such as wind, solar, hydro, biomass, wave etc. Study renewable energy capture, energy storage, energy audit and life-cycle analysis, as well as learning the concept of the system, design, development and applications. The course is accredited by the Energy Institute, UK. Combined with a suitable accredited undergraduate degree, the MSc degree would then satisfy the academic requirements of the UK Engineering Council for Chartered Engineer (CEng) status. Subjects include Sustainable energy technologies Solar energy: technology, modelling and analysis Renewable energy finance and environmental law Research skills and project management Distributed generation systems MSc Project module Module choice of Control engineering Energy materials Mechatronic systems Sustainable urban property development Study modules mentioned above are indicative only. Some changes may occur between now and the time that you study. You can view a list of all current modules in our module catalogue.

Additional information

Career opportunities Consultancies Renewable energy industries Renewable energy technology/design Building services Research & development

MSc Renewable Energy

Price on request