Energy Systems and Data Analytics

A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.

If your education has not been conducted in the English language, you will be expected to demonstrate evidence of an adequate level of English proficiency.

The English language level for this programme is: Standard.

Further information can be found on our English language requirements page.

The Energy Systems and Data Analytics MSc provides an academically leading and industrially relevant study of energy systems through the lens of data analytics. Advanced analytics, fuelled by big data and massive computational power, has the potential to transform how energy systems are designed, operated and maintained. You will gain the skills and knowledge to unlock the transformative potential of big energy data, and understand how it can reshape the energy sector.

The MSc in Energy Systems and Data Analytics is the first programme in the UK to combine the study of energy systems with data science. The MSc is delivered by leading researchers in the UCL Energy Institute and UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources. You will benefit from their specific expertise, research communities and industry contacts (including guest lecturers drawn from the energy industry), as well as our multidisciplinary and cross-domain approach.

The UCL Energy Institute has consulted across industry to identify key skills gaps for the energy analysts that will be required by utilities, consultancies and small and medium enterprises. There is a growing need in industry for graduates who combine an understanding of energy systems with the skills and abilities to extract insights from data through the use of advanced analytics.

We are part of The Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources – home to specialist institutes in energy, environment, resources and heritage. The Bartlett is the UK's largest multidisciplinary Faculty of the Built Environment, bringing together scientific and professional specialisms required to research, understand, design, construct and operate the buildings and urban environments of the future.

The QS World University Rankings (2020) places The Bartlett, as the #1 for Architecture/Built Environment studies in the UK and #3 in the World. The Bartlett’s research received the most world-leading ratings for research on the Built Environment in the UK in the most recent Research Excellence Framework.

The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, tutorials, problem-based learning and project work. Assessment is through a combination of methods including problem sets, individual assignments and coursework, group based design tasks with a report and presentation, unseen examinations and a dissertation.