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Engineering at UEA
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Find out moreMSc Energy Engineering
Key details
- Attendance
- Full Time
- Award
- Degree of Master of Science
- Course Length
- 1 year
- Course Start Date
- September 2027
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Course Overview
Why MSc Energy Engineering at UEA?
Become the energy engineer that the industry needs. Our highly commended collaboration with industry means that you’ll graduate with experience in the energy sector and the perfect mix of knowledge, technical skills, and sought-after transferable skills.
Why Choose UEA
- Wide coverage: Explore a wide range of energy systems spanning renewable energy, nuclear, energy storage and hydrocarbon technologies
- Applied experience: Access advanced facilities and energy industry experiences
- Professional connection: Connect with energy industry and showcase your skills through our events
What is MSc Energy Engineering?
During the UEA Energy Engineering master’s programme, you’ll learn about fundamental energy engineering principles. You may tailor your learning to your interests with options in renewable energy, including solar, wind, wave, and hydropower. You can also study further in nuclear energy, power systems, and energy storage, as well as conventional sources, such as oil and gas. Ultimately, you’ll recognise the long-term goal of renewable energy alongside the broader reality of a sustainable energy mix.
Alongside research-led teaching from academics specialising in diverse energy fields, you'll gain direct insight into industry practice and real-world energy applications through guest lectures from industry experts and site visits, such as our annual trip to Sizewell B nuclear power station and tours of our on-campus PV and building-integrated PV installations. You’ll also benefit from access to our industry-standard facilities at Productivity East.(opens in a new window)
Studying at UEA means you’ll be at the heart of a booming energy sector, with a diverse range of engineering companies on our doorstep. You’ll benefit from these industry links right from the start of your course. You’ll also have frequent opportunities to showcase your potential to industry professionals, through events like our annual Select Partnership Scheme(opens in a new window).
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Accreditations
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)(opens in a new window) and the Energy Institute(opens in a new window) on behalf of the Engineering Council as meeting the requirements for Further Learning for registration as a Chartered Engineer. Candidates must hold a CEng accredited BEng/BSc (Hons) undergraduate first degree to comply with full CEng registration requirements.
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Careers
Career Pathways
An MSc in Energy Engineering provides access to a wide range of career opportunities across the renewable, conventional and emerging energy sectors. Graduates commonly progress into roles such as:
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Renewable energy engineer, renewable energy systems engineer
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Solar PV engineer, solar design engineer
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Wind turbine engineer, wind energy engineer/analyst
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Nuclear engineer
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Energy engineer
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Power systems engineer
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Energy storage engineer
Career Support
Alongside developing a strong blend of technical expertise and advanced knowledge in energy engineering, you'll also graduate with valuable transferrable and professional skills. Throughout the course, you'll enhance your industrial awareness and employability through a range of activities including career events, talks from Professional Institutions, industrial site visits and guest lectures from industry specialists, and our annual SELECT scheme which offers opportunities to network with industry representatives and demonstrate your abilities, and strengthen your interview skills. You'll also have access to our dedicated careers service, Career Central(opens in a new window).
After the Course
You’ll graduate from UEA as a versatile engineer with a well-rounded, transferable skill set, meaning you can move into a variety of career directions.
Through your dissertation and networking, you’ll have built relationships with local and regional companies that will have enhanced your commercial awareness and may even lead directly to employment.
Previous graduates have worked across the energy sector, including offshore operations with Seajacks, PV solutions with RenEnergy, remote oil rigs with ODE, solar PV projects with Lightsource BP, and energy storage with Connected Energy. Others have secured postgraduate positions with the Environment Agency and in risk assessment, to mention a few, while others have continued their studies through PhD research.
Study and Modules
Structure
This year-long master's course in Energy Engineering consists of 120 credits of taught modules followed by a dissertation for a further 60 credits. Your taught modules will include compulsory and optional modules.
In the first term, you’ll begin by studying key underpinning material in a compulsory module that brings everybody up to the same level in fundamentals of energy engineering, engineering mathematics and technical skills – introducing techniques you'll utilise across the rest of the course. You’ll also cover introductory material in electrical engineering, thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, supported by hands-on work in our modern laboratory facilities.
A range of optional modules across both semesters on renewable energy (solar, wind, marine and hydro-power), nuclear, and conventional energy sources (oil and gas), as well as power systems and energy storage, will allow you to tailor the course to your interests. You'll obtainadvanced knowledge and problem-solving skills in energy engineering bespoke to the demands of the selected option modules, as well as a range of specialised software and practical skills highly sought after in the energy sector, including in the use of international databases and software tools for the design, modelling, analysis of energy systems. You'll gain a deep understanding of the long-term goal of renewable energy alongside the broader reality of a sustainable energy mix. You'll also develop team working, communication and report writing skills. Through the delivery of significant independent work in your dissertation project, you'll deepen your knowledge and analytical skills in a specific energy engineering topic and gain experience in project management as you'll learn to effectively plan your project.
There’ll be many opportunities to network with practising engineers, through our SELECT scheme and careers events, as well as industrial events such as the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) annual Southern North Sea Conference held near Norwich.
We work with industry specialists throughout the course to give you a real context for your studies – from lectures to site visits. Some of our past site visits include a Seajacks jack-up wind turbine installation vessel, a gas processing plant at Bacton, a major substation run by GE, and Claxton Engineering, a supply chain company in the oil and gas sector. There’s also our annual visit to Sizewell B nuclear power station.
This acts as a conversion course for non-engineering graduates and tops up a first degree in engineering for others. You’ll have demonstrated at least the equivalent of UK A-level standard mathematical ability – and you’ll find that the variety of backgrounds makes for a rich learning environment.
Compulsory Modules
Optional A Modules
(Credits: 100)Important Information
Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, the University will endeavour to consult with students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will inform students.
Teaching and Learning, and Assessment
Teaching and Learning
Learning and Teaching approaches cover a range of activities, including lectures, seminars, laboratory sessions including the use of specialised software and practical experimental work, as well as industrial site visits, all of which will help you gain advanced knowledge in energy engineering and build technical and analytical skills as well as software and practical skills highly sought after in the energy sector.
You’ll typically be in a small cohort alongside students from across the Faculty of Science, who are attracted by our mix of modules. This multi-disciplinary group enhances the team working exercises that employers love to hear about.
You’ll often collaborate with your peer group to enhance your learning, but there will also be many opportunities to work independently. This brings a real breadth and depth to your skills – something that’s often highlighted by potential employers.
You’ll demonstrate your ability to work independently most clearly through your dissertation. You’ll work intensely on this over a 12-week period, applying all the skills you’ve learned to a real-world project either on a placement, linked to a company, or within a research group with support and guidance from your academic supervisor. During the course of the project, you'll get to develop further your project management skills as well as report writing and presentation skills.
Some skills transfer across all your potential careers – so we make sure we focus on these. You’ll gain complete confidence in spreadsheet tools for analysing large data sets (e.g. to estimate wind resource), modern numerical calculation software and conveying specific recommendations using concise English. You’ll also develop your time-management skills, executing multiple projects within set deadlines. These are just some of the skills that are highly valued by our graduates when they begin their careers.
You can customise your course to suit your learning style, with plenty of support from UEA. This may range from one-to-one meetings with your personal adviser to the Learning Enhancement(opens in a new window) team in Student Support Services(opens in a new window).
Assessment
We make sure our assessment techniques prepare you for the professional world. So rather than seeing your target audience for most assessments as the lecturer, we’ll encourage you to aim it at your future industry line manager.
Most assessment is coursework-based, which will help you master time management skills. Team working, peer assessment and self-reflection will highlight your strengths, enabling you to articulate them clearly at future interviews.
You’ll also experience a variety of other assessment types including group presentations, lab work, individual technical reports, online quizzes and exams. We’ll give you extensive feedback for both formative and summative assessments.
Entry Requirements
- This course is open to
UK and International fee-paying students. Choose UK or International above to see relevant information. The entry point is in September each year.
- Typical UK Entry Requirements
Degree classification
Bachelors degree - 2.2
Degree Subject
Any subject area which includes significant mathematical content.
- Additional Entry Requirements
Entry with other qualifications or experience will be considered if the necessary mathematical and technical expertise has been acquired elsewhere (e.g. relevant industrial experience).
Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS)
Applicants applying for a Student VISA may require an ATAS certificate before they apply for their visa. Check the ATAS Government website to see if you will require an ATAS certificate. Please note the Government are taking several weeks to process ATAS requests, so please ensure you request clearance in good time. If you have any questions please contact pgt.admissions@uea.ac.uk.
- Admissions Policy
Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all postgraduate applicants.
- This course is open to
UK and International fee-paying students. Choose UK or International above to see relevant information. The entry point is in September each year.
- Typical International Entry Requirements
Degree classification
UK Bachelors degree - 2.2 or equivalent
Degree Subject
Any subject area which includes significant mathematical content.
- Additional Entry Requirements
Entry with other qualifications or experience will be considered if the necessary mathematical and technical expertise has been acquired elsewhere (e.g. relevant industrial experience).
Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS)
Applicants applying for a Student VISA may require an ATAS certificate before they apply for their visa. Check the ATAS Government website to see if you will require an ATAS certificate. Please note the Government are taking several weeks to process ATAS requests, so please ensure you request clearance in good time. If you have any questions please contact pgt.admissions@uea.ac.uk.
- English Foreign Language
Applications from students whose first language is not English are welcome. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading):
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IELTS: 6.0 overall with minimum 5.5 in each component.
Test dates should be within 2 years of the course start date.
We also accept a number of other English language tests. Review our English Language Equivalencies(opens in a new window) for a list of qualifications that we may accept to meet this requirement.
If you do not yet meet the English language requirements for this course, UEA International Study Centre offers a variety of English language programmes which are designed to help you develop the required English skills.(opens in a new window)
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- Admissions Policy
Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all postgraduate applicants.
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Fees and Funding
Tuition fees for the Academic Year 2027/28 are:
- UK Students: £12,950
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International Students: £27,000
We estimate living expenses at £1,171 per month.
Further Information on tuition fees can be found here(opens in a new window).
Scholarships and Bursaries
The University of East Anglia offers a range of Scholarships(opens in a new window); please click the link for eligibility, details of how to apply and closing dates.
Course Related Costs
Some dissertation placements may involve additional costs, depending on the nature and location of the opportunity. We understand that affordability is important, and you won't be expected to choose a placement that is beyond your means.
In some cases, placement providers may cover associated costs, although this will vary depending on the organisation and the nature of the placement. As placement arrangements are determined by external organisations, UEA can't guarantee that every student will secure a work placement.
We’ll provide guidance and support throughout the process to help you explore suitable opportunities and make informed choices that align with your circumstances and career goals.
Please see Additional Course Fees(opens in a new window) for details of other course-related costs.
How to Apply
How to apply
Applications for Postgraduate Taught programmes at the University of East Anglia should be made directly to the University.
To apply please use our online application form(opens in a new window).
Application deadline
International applicants and non UK Nationals may require an ATAS certificate, depending on individual circumstances. In order to allow sufficient time to apply and receive an ATAS certificate, international applications will close on 10/07/2026.
Further information
If you would like to discuss your individual circumstances prior to applying, please do contact us:
Postgraduate Admissions Office
Tel: +44 (0)1603 591515
Email: admissions@uea.ac.uk(opens in a new window)
International candidates are also encouraged to access the International Students(opens in a new window) section of our website.