MSc Energy Transitions and Sustainability at Robert Gordon University

This Energy Institute-accredited Energy Transitions and Sustainability degree provides you with comprehensive knowledge & transferable management skills for addressing the management challenges of sustainable energy sourcing, evaluation and application. The MSc Energy Transitions and Sustainability course at RGU supports the development of relevant competencies for managing the transition from carbon-intensive to renewable energy sources, which minimise the impact of anthropogenic activities. The course also offers the opportunity to extend your study by a year to complete a 48-week work placement.

Faculty: Aberdeen Business School  |  Duration: 16 months full-time; 12 months full-time; 24 months (includes 12 month placement) full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: January; September  |  Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

The Master’s degree covers the theory, policy and practice aspects of the energy industry’s challenge of meeting energy demand in a sustainable way. Multistakeholder and multilateral engagements on climate and the environment, energy economics and policies for a just transition, and strategic risk management are key knowledge aspects of energy transitions and sustainability decision-making, which are subsequently applied to complete a substantive Capstone project.

Career pathways

This course will enable you to develop your career further and venture into a variety of energy sectors including oil and gas, renewables, nuclear, electricity and biofuels, overseeing various aspects of the energy transitions and sustainability agenda.

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