MSc Energy and Power Systems Management

Join the next generation of specialists who can deliver better energy management in the energy industry and help reduce our environmental impact.

In this unique Master's in Energy and Power Systems Management, you'll build on your existing knowledge with up-to-date skills and advanced concepts in the operation, control, design, regulation and management of the power systems and networks of the future. You'll follow an industry-accredited learning programme shaped by the sector's needs and practices, guided by our industrial advisory board, and you'll design and deliver a research project specific to your interests in the energy sphere.

Whether you're already working in sustainable electrical power and energy generation or planning to enter the field, you'll graduate in a strong position to pursue a career as an engineer at an advanced level in energy and power systems management.

You can start this course in September (full-time or part-time) or January (full-time only)

Course highlights

• Gain an unusual mix of management understanding with state-of-the-art engineering knowledge on energy systems
• Benefit from a course that's underpinned by the principles of sustainability
• Use industry-standard simulation packages such as MATLAB/Simulink, HOMER PRO, Power Factory, COMSOL, ANSYS, MultiSim, Minitab, and MS Project
• Learn from academics engaged in externally-funded research projects and guest speakers drawn from companies in the power sector
• Follow a course shaped by an industrial advisory board, which predicts where our industry is going and ensures this course comes to meet it
• Build your skills in the operation, control, design, regulation and management of power systems and networks of the future
• Develop your knowledge of task analysis and methodologies, and explore how best to apply your technical learning to complex problems

Accredited by

This MSc Energy and Power System Management degree course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). This MSc also qualifies under the UK Engineering Council's Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC) as the further learning required to register for Incorporated (IEng) or Chartered Engineer (CEng) status.

This course has been awarded the EUR-ACE (European Accredited Engineer) label.

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