UK Renewable Energy Degree Courses
UK Renewable Energy Degree Courses
Study renewable energy at university in the UK
education | generalAs the importance of
renewable energy has increased over recent years, more
renewable energy degree courses have been added by UK university physics, engineering and other departments. Now it is possible to do a dedicated undergraduate and post graduate renewable energy degree made up of IT, electronics, mathematics, engineering, geology, and other natural and physical sciences. With practical project work looking at
wind,
solar,
geothermal,
wave,
tidal, and
hydro power, these degree courses are a fantastic introduction to the world of
renewable energy.
Here are links to the websites of some of the courses currently available in UK universities:
University of Exeter - BSc Renewable Energy. Taught on the UoE's Cornwall Campus. In 2006 the UK's first ever
renewable energy students graduated from this course.
University of Nottingham - MSc Electrical Technology for Sustainable and Renewable Energy Systems, and from 2008
Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energy Systems (BEng/MEng).
University of Dundee - BSc Renewable Energy and MSci Renewable Energy.
Cranfield University - Offshore Renewable Energy Msc.
University of Glamorgan - MSc Renewable Energy and Resource Managment.
University of Glasgow - Renewable Energy: Engineering in the Environment.
Heriot-Watt University - MSc in Renewable Energy Revelopment as the Orkney Campus.
University of Reading - MSc/PgDip in Renewable Energy: Technology and Sustainability.
University of Ulster - Postgraduate Diploma / MSc in Renewable Energy.
Durham University - MSc New and Renewable Energy.
Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology - Modular MSc Renewable Energy Systems (Loughborough University). Course available via distance learning.
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