Course summary
Overview of Programme MSc Energy with Entrepreneurship is a unique duel-focussed programme which on top of learning the engineering and science behind current energy issues, develops your skills in generating ideas and builds an understanding of the commercial world. The degree provides you with the opportunity to learn a balanced, integrated course which will equip you with the tools needed to positively influence organisations in developing new business strategies relevant to ‘energy,’ or in reacting to the growing portfolio of environmental legislation. The programme has been designed to provide you with the practical and theoretical grounding in technologies and develop your wider knowledge and skills relevant to the Energy sector, for both practicing engineers and decision-making managers and policy makers. You’ll learn from a broad range of energy related disciplines, with relevance to energy resources, power generation, process engineering, environmental legislation and environmental impact assessment, energy in buildings, and by studying business courses in collaboration with the Edinburgh Business School. On top of this, you’ll take three mandatory courses in entrepreneurship to learn about enterprise, creativity, entrepreneurship, and commercial awareness and planning to directly apply your knowledge to the energy sectors. Energy is an essential component of our existence. The cost, availability and efficient utilisation of energy are increasingly strong focal points in the strategies of governments world-wide, as they realise that the 'raw material' for most of the energy used today has a finite life. You’ll explore sustainable energy options as the finite nature of our main element in our current energy chain of supply – fossil fuel – becomes more obvious. During the programme, you’ll understand energy not only as electricity, but as heat and transportation. You’ll become aware of the relationship between demand and supply of energy, a relationship that consists of much more than its technical component. You’ll learn about the political, economic, and social issues and adjust your perspective to view energy provision, consumption, and costs on a global and local scale– both in the monetary and environmental terms. Your learning environment During your studies, you’ll benefit from and have access to our specialist equipment, software and laboratories used by professional mechanical engineering, including machining and manufacturing facilities, an air conditioning unit, wind tunnel for fluid mechanics and aerodynamics, 3D printer, and a uniaxial testing machine. You will have the opportunity to work on real-world problems, and work across disciplines to deliver practical solutions with global impact in our state-of-the-art GRID (Global Research Innovation and Discovery) facility. Customise your learning You’ll have the opportunity to focus on the areas of energy and entrepreneurship that interest you the most. You can customise your degree to match your specific interests or desired career pathway by studying five mandatory courses and choosing three further options from a suite of over 25 specialist energy, mechanical engineering, and business courses. In semester three, you’ll undertake an extensive and specialised investigation into your chosen area of energy and entrepreneurship through your dissertation. You’ll be required to demonstrate your mastery of the subject area by applying design and evaluation techniques to develop new insights and responses to current issues in energy and mechanical engineering industries. Accreditation This programme is accredited by Energy Institute (EI). Students completing an EI accredited degree are deemed to have met part or all the academic requirements for registration as a Chartered or Incorporated Engineer and are in a strong position to move on to achieve professional engineering status after a period of initial professional development in industry.
Modules
Mandatory modules: Foundations of Energy; Entrepreneurship and Creativity; Technology Futures and Business Strategy; Critical Analysis and Research Preparation; Entrepreneurial Venturing Optional modules: Renewable Energy Technologies; Principles of Environmental and Energy Economics; Electrical Power Systems; Making Economic Policy; Climate Change, Sustainability and Adaption; Demand Management and Energy Storage; Project Management; Business Economics
Assessment method
Coursework, exams, and dissertation.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Energy Institute, The
How to apply
International applicants
If your first language is not English, or your first degree was not taught in English, we'll need to see evidence of your English language ability. The minimum requirement for English language is IELTS 6.5 or equivalent. We offer a range of English language courses to help you meet the English language requirement prior to starting your masters programme: - 20 weeks English (for IELTS of 5.0 with no skill lower than 4.5) - 14 weeks English (for IELTS of 5.0 with minimum of 5.0 in writing and no skill lower than 4.5) - 10 weeks English (for IELTS of 5.5 with no skill lower than 5.0) - 6 weeks English (for IELTS 5.5 with no skill lower than 5.5)
Entry requirements
A First or Second Class Honours Degree in an engineering discipline or in the physical or chemical sciences. The degree can be from a British or overseas university. Different degrees, together with relevant industrial experience, will be considered.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
England | £10600 | Whole course |
Northern Ireland | £10600 | Whole course |
Scotland | £10600 | Whole course |
Wales | £10600 | Whole course |
EU | £24496 | Whole course |
International | £24496 | Whole course |
Channel Islands | £24496 | Whole course |
Republic of Ireland | £24496 | Whole course |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Sponsorship information
We aim to encourage well-qualified, ambitious students to study with us and we offer a wide variety of scholarships and bursaries to achieve this. Over £6 million worth of opportunities are available in fee and stipend scholarships, and more than 400 students benefit from this support. View our full range of postgraduate scholarships on our website.
Provider information
Heriot-Watt University
Riccarton
Edinburgh
EH14 4AS