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Degree Programme Table: Sustainable Energy Systems (MSc) (PTMSCSUSES1F)

Jump to: Year 1

Year 1 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: September

Notes:
Before selecting your optional courses, please ensure you have discussed your selection with the Programme Director.

20 credits of options should be taken in each of Semester 1 and 2.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Technologies for Sustainable Energy

Must be taken during Semester 1

PGEE10001 10 credits
Energy and Environmental Economics

Must be taken during Semester 1

PGEE11001 10 credits
Sustainable Energy Contexts (MSc)

Must be taken during Semester 1

PGEE11161 10 credits
Sustainable Energy Group Design Project (MSc)

Must be taken during Semester 2

PGEE11162 10 credits
Sustainable Energy Systems Dissertation

Must be taken during Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond

PGEE11017 60 credits

Course options

Sustainable Energy Systems (MSc) Options

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Mechanical Engineering Fundamentals of Renewable Energy
PGEE11023 10 credits
Electrical Engineering Fundamentals of Renewable Energy
PGEE11024 10 credits
AND

Sustainable Energy Systems (MSc) Options

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Sustainable Theory and Contexts
ARCH11038 20 credits
Energy Finance
CMSE11318 10 credits
Applied Hydrogeology and Near Surface Geophysics
EASC10101 20 credits
Engineering Project Management (MSc)
PGEE10012 10 credits
Power Systems and Machines (MSc)
PGEE10013 10 credits
Power Electronics (MSc)
PGEE10015 10 credits
Thermodynamics for Energy Systems (MSc)
PGEE10030 10 credits
Power Conversion (MSc)
PGEE10033 10 credits
Carbon Capture and Transport
PGGE11141 20 credits
Climate Change and Corporate Strategy
PGGE11160 20 credits
Principles and Practice of Remote Sensing
PGGE11233 20 credits
Energy in the Global South
PGSP11422 20 credits
Introduction to Energy Policy and Politics
PGSP11427 10 credits
AND

Group A

Select exactly 50 credits in this group.

Students with Electrical or Power Engineering background

Select exactly 30 credits of the following courses
Marine Energy (MSc)
MECE11001 10 credits
Principles of wind energy
PGEE11029 10 credits
Solar Energy & Photovoltaic Systems (MSc)
PGEE11107 10 credits
AND

Students with Electrical or Power Engineering background

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Power Systems Engineering and Economics
PGEE11016 20 credits
Technology and Innovation Management (MSc)
PGEE11125 10 credits
Distributed Energy Resources and Smart Grids (MSc)
PGEE11173 20 credits
Industrial Ecology (MSc)
PGEE11176 10 credits
Marine Infrastructure and Environmental Change
PGGE11201 20 credits
Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits)
PGSP11132 20 credits
Energy Policy and Politics (10 credit version)
PGSP11133 10 credits
OR

Group B

Select exactly 50 credits in this group.

Students without an Electrical or Power Engineering background

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students without an Electrical or Power Engineering background should take PGEE11168 Elements of Power Systems Operation (MSc) plus at least two courses from the three given below
Elements of Power Systems Operation (MSc)
PGEE11168 10 credits
AND

Students without an Electrical or Power Engineering background

Select between 20 and 30 credits of the following courses
Marine Energy (MSc)
MECE11001 10 credits
Principles of wind energy
PGEE11029 10 credits
Solar Energy & Photovoltaic Systems (MSc)
PGEE11107 10 credits
AND

Students without and Electrical or Power Engineering background

Select between 10 and 20 credits of the following courses
Power Systems Engineering and Economics
PGEE11016 20 credits
Technology and Innovation Management (MSc)
PGEE11125 10 credits
Distributed Energy Resources and Smart Grids (MSc)
PGEE11173 20 credits
Industrial Ecology (MSc)
PGEE11176 10 credits
Marine Infrastructure and Environmental Change
PGGE11201 20 credits
Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits)
PGSP11132 20 credits
Energy Policy and Politics (10 credit version)
PGSP11133 10 credits
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