Sustainable Energy and Environment

Cardiff University
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 1 Year Environmental and earth sciences

About this course

This course aims to produce specialists who can demonstrate mastery of a broad spectrum of advanced engineering principles to real-life technological, financial, regulatory, managerial and ethical problems encountered in the sustainable energy profession.

Climate change, the global consumption of energy and the use of fossil fuels to provide us with heat, power and transportation are all engineering challenges which need addressing now and in the future. It is clear that solutions to these long-term problems ­– ensuring the best use of resources, and developing new more sustainable ways to produce and use energy – will require graduates who can work in an increasingly multidisciplinary environment.

This course will offer you the knowledge and expertise you will need in relation to sustainable energy and the environmental impact of energy systems.

The course aims to:

  • Produce postgraduate specialists who can demonstrate mastery of a broad spectrum of advanced engineering principles to real-life technological, financial, regulatory, managerial and ethical problems encountered in the Sustainable Energy and Environmental profession, and who are equipped to be key professional players in the wider industry, the professions, and public service.

  • Produce postgraduates with a systematic understanding of knowledge, and a critical awareness of current problems and new insights which are at the forefront of Sustainable Energy Systems and the Environment.

  • Help students develop a comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to their own research or advanced scholarship.

  • Produce individuals who can show originality in application of knowledge, together with a practical understanding of how established techniques of research and enquiry are used to create and interpret knowledge in the area of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Systems.

    Accreditations Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Energy Institute (EI)

    • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 1 Year

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Cardiff

    Part-time

    Duration: 2 Years

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Cardiff

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2114 Physical scientists
    2452 Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants
    2483 Environmental health professionals
    2152 Environment professionals
    1212 Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services
    3581 Inspectors of standards and regulations

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    MSc
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    1 Year
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Cardiff
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Environmental and earth sciences

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    Cardiff University

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