Energy Transition Systems and Technologies (Online)

Entry requirements

A 2:2 UK honours degree (or equivalent) in Engineering or a related field such as the Natural Sciences, Physical Sciences or Mathematics.

These are our minimum entry requirements. They are given as a guide and do not guarantee entry.

If you prefer to start with a short course, you may be able to use our online short courses as a route into this degree.

Find out about our short course route to entry

Months of entry

January, September

Course content

Prepare for an engineering career in the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables.

Energy transitions require technical, economic, and social solutions to the complex challenges of decarbonisation.

In this online MSc in Energy Transition, you’ll develop a detailed understanding of these diverse challenges.

You’ll learn how we can integrate Low Carbon Technologies (LCTs) into current and future energy systems.

With guidance from University of Aberdeen academics, engineers, and industry professionals, you’ll gain in-depth technical knowledge of LCTs, including:

• wind
• tidal
• solar
• hydrogen
• and biomass.

You’ll also study the non-technical aspects that all engineers in this field need to address, covering the economics and politics of the energy transition.

You’ll take a systems-thinking approach to energy transition, to understand complex, interconnected, and increasingly digitalised energy systems.

You’ll train in a range of relevant methods for system-level analysis, including Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Energy System Analysis (ESA). And you’ll learn to use technical, economic and environmental analysis tools to assess and compare different technologies.

Who can join online MSc Energy Transition?

This distance-learning degree is open to BSc and BEng engineering graduates, as well as graduates of other related disciplines in the physical sciences, natural sciences and mathematics.

You can learn online with us anywhere in the world, no student visa required.

You can also study this degree full-time on campus.

Fees and funding

Fees are always displayed at the top of our degree and short course pages.

You do not have to pay your full online degree fee upfront. You can pay for it one term at a time, spreading the cost.

Each term, you decide how many credits you would like to take, and pay only for those credits. This gives you control over your costs each term, as well as your workload.

Learn more about our fees, funding and discounts here.