Renewable Energy Engineering (Online)

Entry requirements

Our minimum requirements for entry to MSc Renewable Energy Engineering are:

• 2:2 UK honours degree (or equivalent) in any branch of Engineering, Physics, Maths or Chemistry.

Key subjects you must have covered: 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

Join our triple-accredited online MSc in Renewable Energy Engineering.

You’ll train as an engineer in all major renewable energy sources, including:

• geothermal
• solar
• biomass
• hydro
• marine
• wind.

You’ll learn to design, build and optimise the renewable energy infrastructure of the future.

You’ll cover the theoretical knowledge and advanced technical skills you need as a renewables engineer.

But you’ll also focus on the wider legislation, planning and economics of renewables.

You’ll graduate ready to run green energy projects safely, to budget, and on time.

This online MSc is accredited by the:

• Energy Institute
• Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology
• Institution of Engineering and Technology.

Who can join online MSc Renewable Energy Engineering

Open to a range of disciplines

You can apply for this distance-learning degree if you have a background in any branch of Engineering, or in Physics, Maths or Chemistry.

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.