BEng (Hons) Renewable Energy Engineering at University of Staffordshire

Programme overview

A BEng covering the whole energy lifecycle from generation and conversion to storage and transmission, taught at the Stoke-on-Trent campus with a Renewable Energy Lab, WindLAB and SmartZone. The course combines mechanical and electrical engineering.

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with a placement year or foundation year | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students learn mechanics, fluids and thermodynamics, circuits, motors and transformers, and how energy from solar, wind, hydro, biomass and geothermal systems is generated, converted, stored and integrated into power networks. They design turbines and fuel cells and complete a final-year project shown at the GradEX show.

Career pathways

Project engineer or design engineer roles in the renewable energy industry.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: 104-112 UCAS points; A levels BCC; BTEC DMM; OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma DMM; Access to HE Diploma Pass with a minimum of 80 UCAS tariff points. Applicants with significant appropriate experience may be considered. If English is not the first language, IELTS Academic overall 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in each band.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28 (September 2). Fee is for the first year; later years are charged at the University standard rate. Source

International applicants: GBP 17,285 a year (2027/28 (September 2). Fee is for the first year; later years are charged at the University standard rate. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with a placement year or foundation year

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