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MSc Electrical Engineering for Sustainable and Renewable Energy

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    MSc Full-time: 12 months

Masters Degree Description

This 12-month MSc course provides advanced instruction in the principles of sustainable energy and renewable technologies, taught alongside core topics in electrical engineering such as power electronics, electrical machines, and power systems.

Designed for students passionate about how electricity powers the modern world, this programme develops your expertise in generating, transmitting, and using electrical power, with a strong focus on sustainability. You will build on fundamental principles of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism to design and develop complex systems and devices that support modern industry and society.

The course also offers experience in solving real-world problems encountered by both academic and industrial researchers, preparing you for a wide range of career opportunities in power generation, sustainable energy, and electronics.

Entry Requirements

2:1 or equivalent grade in Electrical Engineering or related discipline. Applicants are expected to have covered modules such as Electric Circuits, Power Electronics, Power Network/Systems, Control Engineering, Electrical Machines or related key technical modules.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Career destinations for our graduates in the department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering include:

  • IT business analysts
  • Systems designers
  • Programmers
  • Software development professionals
  • Production technicians
  • Electrical engineers and engineering professionals

Module Details

Core modules

 

  • Holistic Engineering Design10 credits
  • Project Design and Development10 credits
  • MSc Project (summer)60 credits

 

Optional modules

Autumn

 

  • Sustainable Energy Futures20 credits
  • Electrical Machines, Drive Systems and Applications20 credits
  • Advanced Power Electronics20 credits
  • Power Electronic Applications and Control20 credits
  • Advanced Control20 credits
  • Applications of AI in Electrical and Electronic Engineering10 credits

 

Spring

  • Distributed Generation and Alternative Energy20 credits
  • Advanced Electrical Machines20 credits
  • Power Systems for Aerospace, Marine and Automotive Applications20 credits
  • Renewable Generation Technologies10 credits
  • Sensing Systems and Signal Processing10 credits
  • Advanced AC Drives20 credits
  • Energy Storage10 credits
  • Technologies for the Hydrogen Economy10 credits
  • Power Networks10 credits

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