MEng Energy Engineering
Key Details
- Attendance
- Full Time
- Award
- Degree of Master of Engineering
- UCAS Course Code
- H801
- Entry Requirements
- AAB (specific subject requirements apply)
- Course Length
- 4 years
- Course Start Date
- September 2024
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Course Overview
Broaden and deepen your understanding of energy engineering with our four-year MEng degree.
This integrated Master’s in Energy Engineering will help you develop your capacity to solve society’s biggest challenges. Through integrated learning opportunities, you’ll develop a holistic knowledge and skill set that will serve you throughout your engineering studies and beyond.
Engineering is the pursuit of solutions. Engineers are arguably the most significant shapers of society and will define the next industrial revolution. Your curiosity will be encouraged and enriched from the day you start the course, and you’ll leave here as a graduate with rich practical experience and the intellectual flexibility to succeed as an engineer.
Our School’s mission is to equip you with all the knowledge you will need to thrive as an energy engineer, while also ensuring you are confident in dealing with clients and operating in teams. As well as knowledge and practical techniques, you’ll develop all the soft skills needed to succeed throughout your course and future career.
This Energy Engineering course is backed by the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) and accredited by the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET). It was established in collaboration with major energy industries and their supply network. The course is shaped by our industry connections and its content is tightly linked to the skills the industry requires. You’ll benefit from an impressive professional network that will enrich your learning experience from day one.
As investment in new energy sources like wind, solar, nuclear and biofuels increases, so does the need for highly qualified energy engineers. This integrated Master’s course opens up a significant range of career pathways, focusing on the sustainable future of energy production, usage, and supply.
East Anglia is a major hub for the UK energy sector, giving you a unique opportunity to explore a wide range of potential career paths during your studies. For example, in previous years, students have enjoyed site visits to wind-farm installations, biomass power plants, and operation sites, as well as the Sizewell nuclear plant, along with guest lectures delivered by professionals in the energy field.
All engineering courses at UEA benefit from this close connection to local industry and this course has been designed and delivered in line with industry needs. Our close partnerships with major local and national engineering companies enable us to support and encourage skills that are critical to the sector, like innovation and networking skills. Graduates of this course are the engineers the energy industry needs, right now and in the long term.
Each of our engineering courses follows an integrated programme structure for the first year. This gives you a broad insight into the incredible potential of engineering as a discipline. From your second year onwards, you will focus more closely on energy. You will be able to enrich your experience and tailor your degree to your own interests by choosing optional modules from other UEA Schools like Environmental Sciences, Computing Sciences, and Mathematics, so that your learning is limitless.
Our Energy Engineering courses are tailored to the sector and accredited by the Institute of Engineering & Technology (IET).
Accreditations
This course is professionally accredited by the Institution of Engineering Technology (IET). It fully meets the academic requirements for the award of Chartered Engineer (CEng) status, which may be achieved following a period of experiential learning in employment (also known as initial professional development or IPD) as established by the Engineering Council. This course is also accredited by the Energy Institute 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.
Completing an accredited course enables you to demonstrate to employers your knowledge, abilities, skills, and competencies as specified in the Engineering Council's UK-SPEC4.0.
Professionally recognised engineers can benefit from improved career prospects and higher earning potential. This accreditation is an international recognition and can also pave the way to further career opportunities abroad.
Study and Modules
Structure
Our integrated Year 1 will introduce you to engineering mathematics as well as various engineering principles from the mechanical, electrical and electronic, and energy disciplines, all necessary components for a well-rounded engineer of the future. Module delivery includes lectures, fieldwork, lab sessions, and design-and-build tasks. Additionally, you will be working on projects that will hone your practical engineering skills, as well as essential soft skills that are highly valued by employers.
Compulsory Modules
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
Your Energy Engineering course will combine lectures, workshops, and tutorials. You’ll be asked to apply the knowledge you've gained to a research problem, a series of questions, or a design challenge. By applying your knowledge, you will gain a deeper understanding of the material, helping you to retain what you’ve learnt.
You’ll develop transferable communication skills through written reports, oral presentations, and workshop discussions. Workshops will also enable you to develop digital skill sets in computer analysis and design.
On entry into the School of Engineering, you’ll explore the concerns of today’s engineers and the pivotal role engineers have in adapting society to climate change. You’ll participate in an inter-university competition in partnership with Engineers Without Borders, and understand how engineers serve society, contributing to national economies while working to protect the environment. You’ll consider the potential of hydrology and solar power and develop skills to help you deal with uncertain data sets.
Assessment
Our assessment strategies are as varied as our teaching. We're aware that you might prefer to demonstrate your learning in different ways, so our methods of assessment are designed to give you opportunities to shine, whatever your preference. These methods include continuous assessment in the form of frequent coursework across each term, as well as written work, poster presentations, illustrative sketches, and traditional examinations. Our innovative forms of assessment delivery have recently been commended by professional engineering bodies.
In Year 1, your assessed performance does not count towards your final degree. We therefore use this first year to expose you to the range of assessment-types that you may meet as you progress through your degree. You will also receive instruction in areas like report-writing and presentations to secure your knowledge and capacity to perform. You’ll use these skills in the group work assessments and competition opportunity presented to you in this initial year of study.
Structure
Year 2 will build on the foundations of your first year, exploring design in greater depth and using renewable energy technology examples to illustrate advanced principles. You’ll bring your energy expertise to a multi-disciplinary team design exercise, while applying your integrated engineering skillset to support your ideas.
You’ll develop a thorough understanding of micro-hydro schemes by analysing pumps and turbines linked to pipe flow and networks. The hands-on study of analogue and digital electronics will push your understanding of electricity further, while your mathematical knowledge will be developed through more advanced material, including programming skills.
Compulsory Modules
Optional A Modules
(Credits: 20)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
During the second year, you’ll develop your group-work skills by operating as a small consultancy to solve a design challenge. You’ll propose, design, and evaluate new renewable energy technology solutions in your team. The breadth of these projects will require you to integrate your core skills across the disciplines of engineering to ensure success.
Assessment
In Year 2, you will form a small design consultancy team that will work together to present assessed design reports. You’ll design and evaluate renewable energy system solutions to meet specific performance and economic criteria. Within these team exercises you will demonstrate your individual achievement through your design solution and performance evaluation, applied to a complex design challenge. Other module assessments will involve traditional examinations, small regular tests, and tailored coursework problems.
Structure
Study of the electrical grid, nuclear power, and solar energy will continue in parallel with your individual project which will be a major focus of your third year. The individual project is your chance to pursue a depth of knowledge in an area of energy engineering that fascinates you most – and in which you aspire to work.
Compulsory Modules
Optional A Modules
(Credits: 20)Optional B Modules
(Credits: 60)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
Year 3 encourages you to explore the range of options available to you to define your engineering credentials. You’ll also deepen your learning experience through the pursuit of an independent study. You’ll choose what you wish to study and define how you wish to study it, supported by academic staff.
Assessment
Year 3 assessment is dominated by your double-credit project module. This large piece of assessed work will enable you to apply the skill set that you have acquired to deliver projects that combine your computational skills, your software manipulation skills, your data manipulation skills, and your practical laboratory skills, as determined to a greater or lesser extent by you. Beyond this, your independent module selection will determine your remaining assessment types. If you have a preferred method of being assessed, you’ll be free to select your optional modules to maximise your academic performance.
Structure
In your final year, you’ll undertake a major multidisciplinary design project within a diverse team that spans the boundaries of the engineering disciplines. You will be encouraged to explore the breadth of your learning in the context of resolving a real industrial challenge.
The project will typically be based on a client brief, usually provided by an industrial partner and focusing on the real-world challenges the client is facing. Starting in the autumn term, you’ll work within a team to explore the brief, carry out site visits, and develop proposals, which you will then present to professional engineers.
Compulsory Modules
Optional A Modules
(Credits: 80)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
The final year harnesses all your academic learning and experiences to allow you to showcase your talents to industry through an industrial group project. This will demonstrate your development as an engineer who is a digitally literate, effective communicator, and capable of dealing with complex problems. This course was designed to enable you to develop skills sets in line with the guidance established by the Engineering Council and accredited by the Institute for Engineering and Technology (IET). This means you’ll graduate with the capabilities you need to get your career off to a flying start.
Assessment
The engineering group project will be your main focus in your final year. It combines many of the assessment tools that you will have encountered in previous years of study such as presentation delivery, report writing, computational work, and data processing. These assessments aim to demonstrate your graduate skill set. Further to this, you once again have the freedom to select optional modules that enable you to demonstrate your full graduate capability, as assessed by the strategies targeted through your module selection.
Entry Requirements
- A Levels
- AAB including A in Mathematics and A in one of the following subjects: Physics, Further Mathematics, Design Technology, Computing Science, Electronics, Chemistry, Geology or Biology. A-Level General Studies and Critical Thinking are not accepted. Where applicable Science A Levels awarded by an English Exam board require a pass in the practical element. If you are taking an EPQ and three A-levels, we may offer you a one grade reduction on our advertised typical offer alongside an A in the EPQ.
- T Levels
- Obtain an overall Pass including an A in the core of the T Level and a Distinction in the Occupational Specialism. Subjects accepted: Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing, Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing and Control and Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing.
- BTEC
- Extended Diploma: DDD. Applicants studying BTEC Extended Diploma in Engineering must be studying either Calculus to Solve Engineering Problems and Further Engineering Mathematics OR Mathematics for Engineering Technicians and Further Mathematics for Engineering Technicians. Grade Distinction will be required in these modules. See below for accepted subjects and combinations.
- Scottish Highers
- AAAAA. Only considered in combination with Scottish Highers Advanced Grade BB including Mathematics plus one of the following: Further Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Design Technology or Computing Science. .
- Scottish Advanced Highers
- BBC including BB in Mathematics plus one of the following: Further Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Design Technology or Computing Science. A combination of Advanced Highers and Highers may be acceptable.
- Irish Leaving Certificate
- 4 subjects at H2 including Mathematics and one of the following: Further Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Design Technology or Computing Science, plus , 2 subjects at H3.
- Access to HE Diploma
- Pass the Access to HE Diploma with Distinction in 36 credits at Level 3 and Merit in 9 credits at Level 3, including 12 credits in Mathematics and 12 credits in one other Science including Physics, Further Mathematics, Design Technology, Computing Science, Electronics, Chemistry, Geology or Biology.
- International Baccalaureate
- 33 points including HL6 in Mathematics and HL6 in Further Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Design Technology or Computing Science.
- GCSE
You are required to have English Language at a minimum of Grade C or Grade 4 or above and Mathematics at a minimum of Grade B or Grade 5 or above at GCSE.
- 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 (minimum 5.5 in all components) for year 1 entry
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IELTS: 6.5 overall (minimum 6.0 in all components) for year 2 entry
We also accept a number of other English language tests. Review our English Language Equivalencies for a list of example qualifications that we may accept to meet this requirement.
Test dates should be within two years of the course start date.
If you do not yet meet the English language requirements for this course, INTO UEA offer a variety of English language programmes which are designed to help you develop the English skills necessary for successful undergraduate study:
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- Interviews
Most applicants will not be called for an interview and a decision will be made via UCAS Hub. However, for some applicants an interview will be requested. Where an interview is required, the Admissions Service will contact you directly to arrange a time.
- Deferred Entry
We welcome applications from students who have already taken or intend to take a gap year. We believe that a year between school and university can be of substantial benefit. You are advised to indicate your reason for wishing to defer entry on your UCAS application.
- Intakes
This course is open to UK and International applicants. The annual intake is in September each year.
Additional Information or Requirements
Extended Diploma: DDD. Applicants studying BTEC Extended Diploma in Engineering must be studying either Calculus to Solve Engineering Problems and Further Engineering Mathematics OR Mathematics for Engineering Technicians and Further Mathematics for Engineering Technicians. Grade Distinction will be required in these modules.
Diploma: DD plus A at A-Level Mathematics.
Extended Certificate: D plus AA at A-Level Mathematics and Further Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Design Technology or Computing Science.
If you do not meet the academic requirements for direct entry, you may be interested in one of our Foundation Year programmes such as - BEng Engineering with a Foundation Year
UEA are committed to ensuring that Higher Education is accessible to all, regardless of their background or experiences. One of the ways we do this is through our contextual admissions schemes.
We welcome and value a wide range of alternative qualifications. If you have a qualification which is not listed here, or are taking a combination of qualifications, please contact us via Admissions Enquiries.
International Requirements
We accept many international qualifications for entry to this course. View our International Students pages for specific information about your country.
INTO University of East Anglia
If you do not meet the academic and/or English language requirements for direct entry our partner, INTO UEA offers progression on to this undergraduate degree upon successful completion of a preparation programme. Depending on your interests, and your qualifications you can take a variety of routes to this degree:
International Foundation in Physical Sciences and Engineering
International Foundation in Mathematics and Actuarial Sciences
Admissions Policy
Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all undergraduate applicants.
Fees and Funding
Tuition Fees
View our information for Tuition Fees.
Scholarships and Bursaries
We are committed to ensuring that costs do not act as a barrier to those aspiring to come to a world leading university and have developed a funding package to reward those with excellent qualifications and assist those from lower income backgrounds. View our range of Scholarships for eligibility, details of how to apply and closing dates.
Course Related Costs
Please see Additional Course Fees for details of course-related costs.
How to Apply
Apply for this course through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Services (UCAS), using UCAS Hub.
UCAS Hub is a secure online application system that allows you to apply for full-time undergraduate courses at universities and colleges in the United Kingdom.
Your application does not have to be completed all at once. Register or sign in to UCAS to get started.
Once you submit your completed application, UCAS will process it and send it to your chosen universities and colleges.
The Institution code for the University of East Anglia is E14.
View our guide to applying through UCAS for useful tips, key dates and further information:
Employability
After the Course
As a UEA Energy Engineering graduate, you’ll have excellent career prospects in a thriving industry. Our graduates are in high demand within renewable energy, power network, and energy management organisations. Previous graduates have gone on to employment in multiple energy sectors, including offshore wind.
Subject to satisfactory performance, you’ll also be well positioned to study for a PhD. In addition, the STEM capital you’ll have gained could support a successful career beyond engineering in accountancy, teaching, or finance.
Careers
A degree at UEA will prepare you for a wide variety of careers. We've been ranked 1st for Job Prospects by StudentCrowd in 2022.
Examples of careers that you could enter include:
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Energy management
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Renewable energy installation and operation
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Energy from waste
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Power networks
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Engineering supply chain
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Teaching
Discover more on our Careers webpages.