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MSc - Master of Science
The University of Edinburgh
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
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MSc - Master of Science
The University of Edinburgh
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
Select a an exam type
This internationally renowned degree, based within a world-leading renewable energy research group, equips graduates and professionals with a broad and robust training.
Wind, marine and solar energy technologies are covered, as well as the wider environment in which they are to fit, including: resource assessment; energy production, delivery and consumption; efficiency; sustainability; economics, policy and regulation.
In addition, our MSc students actively engage in research as part of their dissertation projects either within the Institute for Energy Systems or with industry, with some joining our PhD community afterwards.
AccreditationThis programme is accredited as counting towards further learning (FL), as a requisite in the educational base for a Chartered Engineering (CEng).
Career opportunitiesGraduates go on to a wide range of activities in industry, public organisations or academia. The MSc has well established links with industry, with many graduates finding employment with leading national and international companies involved with energy, consultancy and engineering. Recent graduates are now working as civil, structural, automotive, subsea and electrical engineers and as power systems, energy and environment and renewable energy consultants. Employing firms include Arup, Alston, Avery, Dennison, GE, Schneider, SSE and Scottish Power.
A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in engineering or physics.
Students living in
Domestic
£15,200 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£35,300 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£35,300 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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