Offshore Renewable Energy

Duration:

1 year full-time
2-5 years part-time

Overview:

The offshore renewable energy market is growing rapidly in the UK and Europe, with the EU's target that 20% of its energy is from renewable sources by 2020. Many of the issues faced by this new activity are similar to those faced many years ago by the offshore oil and gas industry and this course takes full advantage of the experience gained in this sector.

This option focuses on the technology and management issues of offshore renewable devices, with a strong background in the key technologies for offshore use.

The MSc course is accredited by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) for CEng, CMarTech and MIMarEST. In addition, the MSc has been approved by the Energy Institute (EI) for membership, and as meeting the Engineering Council UK's further learning requirements for Chartered Engineer registration under UK-SPEC.

Students benefit from access to a range of facilities to investigate materials and equipment used within the offshore renewable energy industry.

Course Structure:

The course comprises eight one-week assessed modules, a group project, and an individual thesis project.

Modules:

Students complete six core modules with a further two optional modules selected in consultation with the Course Director. These provide the tools required for the group and individual projects.

Core modules:

• Corrosion in the Offshore Environment
• Offshore Inspection
• Offshore Renewable Energy - Technology
• Offshore Renewable Energy - Management
• Project Management
• Safety, Risk and Reliability Offshore

Optional modules:

• Failure of Materials and Structures
• Materials in the Offshore Environment
• Offshore Pipeline Design and Installation
• Reliability Engineering and Asset Risk Management
• Subsea Oil and Gas Exploitation

Entry requirements:

Candidates must possess, or be expected to achieve, a 1st or 2nd class UK Honours degree or equivalent in a relevant science, engineering or related discipline. Other relevant qualifications, together with significant experience, may be considered.

English language requirements - our normal minimum requirement is a TOEFL score of 580 (paper test) or 237 (computer test), essay rating 4.5 or 92 (Internet test), all skills 19 or an IELTS 6.5 with 6.0 for writing, a TOEIC overall score of 830, or a Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English grade C or Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English grade C, although a number of our programmes require higher scores.

Funding:

Funding opportunities exist, including industrial sponsorship, School bursaries and a number of general external schemes.  For the majority of part-time students sponsorship is organised by their employers. We recommend you discuss this with your company in the first instance.

Please note that a formal offer of a place on this course must have been received before consideration can be given for funding. For further details please visit our website or contact our Enquiries Office on the details provided below.

Want to find out more?

Contact our Enquiries Office for further details on all the courses we offer by either email: appliedsciences@cranfield.ac.uk or phone +44 (0)1234 758008. You can also visit our website.

Additional content

• Specialist Energy MSc opportunities