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Renewable Energy Engineering at Kingston University - UCAS

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Course summary

Reasons to choose Kingston

  • You will prepare for a career in a wide range of industries, including automotive, aerospace, construction, petroleum, power and manufacturing.
  • The course meets the requirements for Further Learning for a Chartered Engineer (CEng) if you already have an Accredited CEng (Partial) BEng (Hons) or an Accredited IEng (Full) BEng/BSc (Hons).
  • Kingston has excellent industrial links which have developed throughout many countries. Some examples include work with Matra-Marconi Space, Ericsson, Balfour Beatty, the National Health Service and British Gas.
About this course You will gain skills and expert knowledge in solar power, wind power, biofuel and fuel cell technologies, renewable energy business and management. You will use computer-aided simulation technologies such as Polysun for solar-energy applications, WindPRO for wind farm applications and Gabi for life cycle assessment in biomass applications. Through option modules, you will be able to specialise in project engineering and management, risk management, or engineering design and development. Advanced topics include 3D solid modelling and simulation, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis and simulation. Example modules
  • Biomass and Fuel Cell Renewable Technology
  • Solar Power Engineering
  • Wind Power Engineering
For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage. Career opportunities Graduates have gone on to work in organisations such as Atkins, Alstom Power, Inditex, Vattenfall, Shell, and SGS UK Ltd. The course is also an ideal foundation for a PhD and an academic or research career in renewable energy.

Modules

Example modules: Biomass and Fuel Cell Renewable Technology; Solar Power Engineering; Wind Power Engineering. For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage.

Assessment method

Assessment is through course work, exams and individual project.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

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Entry requirements

A 2:2 or above honours degree in engineering or a related science, or an equivalent professional qualification; or equivalent overseas qualification. Please note: each application is assessed on an individual basis and may be subject to additional requirements, such as undertaking short course(s), work experience and/or English language qualification(s). Meeting particular minimum entry requirements does not automatically guarantee a place.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

EU £8690 Year 1
England £5423 Year 1
Northern Ireland £5423 Year 1
Scotland £5423 Year 1
Wales £5423 Year 1
International £8690 Year 1

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

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Renewable Energy Engineering at Kingston University - UCAS