Renewable and Sustainable Energy Technologies MSc (with Advanced Practice) at Northumbria University

Programme overview

With climate change dominating news agendas and world economies committing to decarbonisation, there's never been a better time to study a Master's in renewable energy. It is predicted that there will be over 27,000 renewable energy jobs in the UK by 2030, and the North East is rapidly becoming a renewable energy hub. Thousands of renewable energy jobs are due to be created in the region over the next few years from large renewables projects such as the UK's first gigaplant manufacturing car batteries and a £300 million plant turning waste to energy.

Faculty: School of Engineering, Physics and Mathematics | Duration: 2 years Full Time (with Advanced Practice in the second year) | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September | Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Heat, Mass Transfer & Computational Fluid Dynamics, Sustainable Development for Engineering Practitioners, Technology Entrepreneurship and Product Development, Research Methods, Thermo-Mechanical Energy Conversion Systems, Wind, Photovoltaic and Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems; Year 2 core modules: Advanced Practice Semester, Research Project.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should normally have: A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree in an engineering or science discipline. Other subject qualifications, equivalent professional qualifications and/or relevant work experience will be considered on an individual basis. International applicants (apart from exempt nationalities) will need an ATAS certificate to enrol on this course. Without this certificate, a visa application will be refused.Please visit: for more information. International qualifications: English language requirements: International applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*).

Domestic applicants: GBP 14,565 for the whole programme (2027/28). Full UK course fee for 2027/28 entry. Source

International applicants: GBP 24,500 for the whole programme (2027/28). Full international course fee for 2027/28 entry. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 2 years Full Time (with Advanced Practice in the second year)

Apply through the official page: https://sits.northumbria.ac.uk/live/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login?process=siw_ipp_app&code1=DTSRTE6&code2=0009

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