Sustainable Engineering: Renewable Energy Systems and the Environment

Entry requirements

Normally a first-class or second-class honours degree (or international equivalent) in architecture, engineering or related subject.

Entry may be possible with other qualifications provided there is evidence of relevant experience and of the capacity for postgraduate study.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Renewable Energy Systems and the Environment is one of the pathways offered within our Sustainable Engineering programme. Examining how quality of life can be balanced by the need for conservation of world resources, you'll explore the impact energy has on the environment and how it can be reduced

You’ll learn about different energy resources – renewable, fossil and nuclear – and look at the systems that are employed to control these resources such as:

• demand for power, heating, and cooling
• energy storage
• heat pumps
• solar energy
• wind and hydro energy
• high efficiency systems
• advanced materials
• advanced controls
• buildings and indoor environments
• integrated heating, cooling and power systems (at various scales)

Our course has been running for more than 20 years and has over 400 graduates. External examiners consistently refer to our beneficial links with industry and the high quality of our project work.

Fees and funding

The Faculty of Engineering are delighted to be offering a Faculty of Engineering International Scholarship to all eligible postgraduate taught, self-funded, international (non-EU) fee-paying students, joining a full-time on-campus masters course in the Faculty of Engineering in September 2026.

The value of the scholarship award is £6,000 and will be deducted from tuition fees.

We also have a limited number of Dean’s International Excellence Awards for exceptional applicants, worth between £9,000 and £12,000 towards tuition fees. Click here to find out more about eligibility.

Full details of all scholarships on offer at the University can be found here.

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