MSc Energy with Entrepreneurship
Heriot-Watt University
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MSc Energy with Entrepreneurship is a unique dual-focussed programme which on top of learning the engineering and science behind current energy issues, develops your skills in generating ideas and builds an understanding of the commercial world. The degree provides you with the opportunity to learn a balanced, integrated course which will equip you with the tools needed to positively influence organisations in developing new business strategies relevant to ‘energy, or in reacting to the growing ...Read more

MSc Energy with Entrepreneurship is a unique dual-focussed programme which on top of learning the engineering and science behind current energy issues, develops your skills in generating ideas and builds an understanding of the commercial world. The degree provides you with the opportunity to learn a balanced, integrated course which will equip you with the tools needed to positively influence organisations in developing new business strategies relevant to ‘energy, or in reacting to the growing portfolio of environmental legislation. The programme has been designed to provide you with the practical and theoretical grounding in technologies and develop your wider knowledge and skills relevant to the Energy sector, for both practicing engineers and decision-making managers and policy makers. Youll learn from a broad range of energy related disciplines, with relevance to energy resources, power generation, process engineering, environmental legislation and environmental impact assessment, energy in buildings, and by studying business courses in collaboration with the Edinburgh Business School. On top of this, youll take three mandatory courses in entrepreneurship to learn about enterprise, creativity, entrepreneurship, and commercial awareness and planning to directly apply your knowledge to the energy sectors.

Energy is an essential component of our existence. The cost, availability and efficient utilisation of energy are increasingly strong focal points in the strategies of governments world-wide, as they realise that the 'raw material' for most of the energy used today has a finite life. Youll explore sustainable energy options as the finite nature of our main element in our current energy chain of supply – fossil fuel – becomes more obvious.

During the masters programme, youll understand energy not only as electricity, but as heat and transportation. Youll become aware of the relationship between demand and supply of energy, a relationship that consists of much more than its technical component. Youll learn about the political, economic, and social issues and adjust your perspective to view energy provision, consumption, and costs on a global and local scale– both in the monetary and environmental terms.

The flexible degree structure allows you to focus in on your specific Energy and Entrepreneurship interests. Youll have the opportunity to choose courses from an extensive list, including modules on electrical power systems, renewable energy technologies, economics of renewable energy, heat exchangers and heat transfer, process intensification, design of low carbon buildings, demand management and energy storage, and quality management. Part-time option also available.

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42nd
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Entry requirements

A minimum of honours degree at 2:1 or non-UK equivalent  in a related subject with a minimum of 3-4 maths modules at 50% or above. Suitable degrees can include engineering (e.g. telecommunications, architectural, civil, mechanical, petroleum, electrical, chemical), physical sciences (physics, chemistry, material science, metallurgy, geology, environmental science) or mathematics. We will also accept applicants with a business or management degree with good mathematical skills.

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£12,192 per year

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£12,192 per year

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£25,480 per year

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£25,480 per year

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