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Study Details: MSc: 12 months full-time, PgDip: 9 months full-time
With almost 20 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity worldwide, and projected to increase fifteen-fold by 2040, the offshore wind energy market is booming, and it urgently needs qualified people to further succeed in being the leading sustainable energy source.
We offer a uniquely well-rounded, offshore wind-focused MSc, taught by staff having internationally leading expertise and track record in both wind turbines offshore engineering and electric and electronic engineering, unparalleled in the world.
This course is designed for ambitious graduates with a background in engineering, maths or physics who want to gain in-depth and industrially relevant knowledge in offshore wind energy.
MSc
Normally a first-class or second-class honours degree (or international equivalent) in a relevant engineering or technical subject.
PgDip
Applicants with marginally lower qualifications will be considered for the Postgraduate Diploma in the first instance. Applicants with other qualifications will be considered on an individual basis.
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There will be huge home and overseas demand for graduates in this area. Job titles for future graduates of this postgraduate programme include but not limited to:
PhD students/researchers
Energy Analyst (at SSE, Natural Power)
Graduate/Senior naval architect/engineer (at SiemensGamesa, ARUP, Frazer-Nash)
Inspection Engineer (Cyberhawk Focus on wind turbine blade inspection)
Marine surveyor (at DNVGL, RINA)
Design engineer
Project Engineer (at DEME Offshore)
Wind Engineer / Wind Turbine Engineer (at Senvion, ESB, EDP Renewables)
Our graduates should be able to work at:
Classification and Certification societies
Equipment manufacturers
Naval Architecture companies
Offshore Engineering companies
Offshore wind farm developers
Operations and Maintenance companies
Research centres, experimental facilities, and universities
Specialist offshore wind engineering consultancies
Wind turbine OEMs
Offshore Structural Integrity
Risk & Reliability Engineering
Principles of Generator Modelling and Control
Wind Turbine Technology
Offshore Wind Turbines Dynamics Modelling
Offshore Wind Farms Operation & Maintenance, and Economics
Wind Turbine Technology (20 credits)
Group Design Project
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