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Renewable Energy MSc at Cranfield University

Cranfield University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

This Renewable Energy MSc will equip you with the advanced knowledge and skills to develop a successful career in the rapidly growing renewable energy sector. A choice of study routes enables you to specialise in developing the latest technical skills required to design renewable energy systems, or to focus on managing renewable engineering projects and systems.

Faculty: Clean energy  |  Duration: One year full-time, two-three years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Full-time: October, part-time: October  |  Location: Cranfield, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Delivery: Taught modules 80 credits/800 hours, Group projects 40 credits/400 hours, Individual project 60 credits/600 hours. Engineering route compulsory modules: Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability, Energy Entrepreneurship, Solar Energy Engineering, Energy from Waste and Biomass, Hydrogen Production, Renewable Energy Storage, Distribution and Recovery, Wind Engineering. Management route compulsory modules: Energy Economics and Policy, Energy Entrepreneurship, Engineering Design and Project Management, Health, Safety and Environmental Risk, Sustainability and Environmental Assessment, Renewable Energy Storage, Distribution and Recovery, Solar Energy Engineering.

Career pathways

With the current global focus on developing low carbon energy production and renewable energy technologies, you can expect to be highly sought after by employers. Equipped with the expertise to analyse current and future energy needs and to design and implement appropriate solutions, a wide range of careers are open to you, as a professional scientist or engineer across the full breadth of industrial and public sector organisations involved in renewable energy.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A UK first or second class undergraduate degree with honours, as a minimum, or equivalent international qualification. Ideally applicants will have studied in a related engineering or applied science discipline. English language: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall and 5.5 in all skill components. ATAS clearance required for international students who need a visa (except exempt nationalities).

Domestic applicants: GBP 12,900 for the whole programme (2027/28). MSc Full-time Source

International applicants: GBP 29,000 for the whole programme (2027/28). MSc Full-time Source

Intake: Full-time: October, part-time: October

Duration: One year full-time, two-three years part-time

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