This course is one of 11 themes within the Faculty of Engineering's multidisciplinary Postgraduate Training Package in Sustainable Engineering. This one-year course is an instructional programme leading to the award of the MSc degree or Postgraduate Diploma and is designed for experienced or newly qualified engineers in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering or other related disciplines.
The course is delivered jointly by this Department and the Energy Studies Research Unit within the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Strathclyde University. The main objectives are:
- To produce graduates of high calibre with in-depth knowledge in Offshore Renewable Energy Technologies capable of making significant contributions to the industry.
- To provide graduate engineers of related disciplines an opportunity to acquire advanced knowledge in Offshore Renewable Energy Technologies.
The course has three components as follows :
- Instructional Modules
- Group Project
- Individual Project (MSc only)
Specialist Modules
- Energy Resources and Policy
- Electrical Power Systems
- Renewable Marine Energy Systems
- Finite Element Analysis of Floating Structures
Generic Modules
- Design Management
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Financial Engineering
- Information Management
- Project Management
- Quantitative Risk Analysis
In groups of 3 to 5, students work in ‘consultant teams’ for ten weeks on a practical engineering problem, mirroring how they might work in industry. To conclude their project, students have the opportunity to present their report to a panel of industrial experts. This learning method provides students with much sought after teamworking and communication skills, plus valuable industrial contact.
Those pursuing the MSc then undertake an individual project. Students gain experience in tackling an issue in a methodical manner on a topic from the student’s own interest or from a list assembled from practice. Guidance is provided by one or two supervisors and the dissertation assessed by external examiners. The discipline of in-depth study is a life-long skill that will be valuable in any position that a graduate may take up in their career.
Global warming and environmental protection is becoming the biggest challenge that the whole human race is facing now. Sustainable engineering has become the most important branch of engineering in recent years, and one of the most important parts of it is the search for renewable energy sources. Everyone agrees that there is an abundant source of renewable energy in offshore and the graduates of this course will be expected to play a significant role in exploiting this important resource.
for Sep 2013 entry to full-time MSc sustainable engineering: offshore renewable energy (Admission Code : NAOREM)
Postgraduate entry requirements are in our prospectus.
for Sep 2013 entry to full-time PG Diploma sustainable engineering: offshore renewable energy (Admission Code : NAORED)
Postgraduate entry requirements are in our prospectus.