MSc Renewable Energy and Clean Technology

For entry in the academic year beginning September 2027, the tuition fees are as follows:

• MSc (full-time)
  UK students (per annum): £15,400
  International, including EU, students (per annum): £40,300

The fees quoted above are fully inclusive of tuition, administration and computational costs.

Fees for entry are subject to yearly review. The University reserves the right to increase your tuition fee by up to 7% each year for courses lasting more than one year, including to reflect rising costs associated with delivering our educational and wider student experience. Postgraduate fees information .

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International student CAS deposit

Self-funded international applicants are required to pay a deposit of £2500 towards their tuition fees before a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) is issued. Some applicants will be required to pay a higher deposit. More information on tuition fee deposits .

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The unit aims to prepare students for individual or team-based engineering research/ design/ development projects by introducing mpthods used in research and within industry in the new product/ service creation process. It aims to:

Prepare students for R&D project work through practice of:

a) Independent research/ self-learning (literature review, ideation, creative problem solving).

b) Team-working to develop defining project documentation (project outline, performance requirements etc.).

c) Project planning (scope, resource, timelines, risk).

d) Writing reports.

e) Preparing and delivering presentation.

f) Undertaking peer-review of work packages.

Encourage exploration of professional responsibility in the wider context in which engineering operates (legal, environmental, health & safety, managerial, ethical and social contexts).

Develop technical engineering innovations within a commercial context (intellectual property, quality, security, regulatory compliance).

Improve effectiveness of team working, project management, decision making.

Deliverables will be required to be completed both in teams and individually.

To provide training to postgraduate students on research methods and product or service development. The unit will include a blended mixture of in person lectures (supported by online reference materials), teamwork activities, private study, preparation, delivery and peer review of presentations, and preparation of individual and group reports. 

On successful completion of the course, a student will be able to:

ILO 1: Critically review significant project outputs.

ILO 2: Scope outline requirements (project and functionality) for the development of an innovative design of a new product* constrained by the wider context within which engineering operates. * (or system/service/process).

ILO 3: Develop a portfolio of requirements constraining the new product* development (legal, commercial, environmental, ethical, social) informed by critical analysis and demonstrating awareness of current market demands.

ILO 4: Produce a comprehensive requirements specification for the new product(*) to potentially allow a contract for development to be put out to tender.

ILO 5: Plan and execute group work in an effective way, reflecting on team and individual performances to stimulate continual improvement ethos.

Synchronous Lectures

Asynchronous Video Lectures

Real Life Examples Tutorials

Team work

Individual work

Presentation skills

Data mining

Coursework 1 (40%) - Group Work. Preparation of project proposal (including outline plan) key static and dynamic requirements of the design (function, fit, form) as well as project delivery expectations (time and cost). (2 pages).

Coursework 2 (20%) - Individual contribution. Legal and business approval requirements of proposed project - defined/ elaborated. (5 slides + 1 page).

Coursework 3 (20%)

Coursework 4 (20%) - Individual submission. Reflective Log and Personal Developemnt Plan. (2 pages).

Feedback on assignments is provided after submission of each component.

A Concise Guide to Communication in Science and Engineering, David H Foster, OUP, 2017

Project management: planning and control techniques, Burke, Rory, John Wiley, 2013

Project management, Lock, Dennis, Gower, 2013