Course summary
The world faces major challenges in meeting the current and future demand for sustainable and secure energy supply and use. The one-year Energy Technologies MPhil programme is designed for graduates who want to help tackle these problems by developing practical engineering solutions, and who want to learn more about the fundamental science and the technologies involved in energy utilisation, electricity generation, energy efficiency, and alternative energy. Energy is a huge topic, of very significant current scientific, technological, environmental, political and financial interest. The complexity and rapid change associated with energy technologies necessitate engineers with a very good grasp of the fundamentals, with exposure and a good understanding of all main energy sources and technologies, but also with specialisation in a few areas. This is the prevailing philosophy behind this MPhil programme, fully consistent with the prevailing philosophy and structure of the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering as a whole. The educational target of the Energy Technologies MPhil programme is to communicate the breadth of energy technologies and the underpinning science. The objectives of the course are: to teach the fundamental sciences behind technologies involved in energy utilisation, electricity generation, energy efficiency, and alternative energy; to develop graduates with an overall view of energy engineering, while offering specialisation in a selected area through a research project; to provide a unifying theme behind existing energy-related courses, hence increasing their impact; to prepare students (if they so wish) for potential future PhD research. Learning Outcomes Students will be expected to have developed fundamental knowledge of primary and secondary energy sources, of energy transformation, and of energy utilisation technologies. They will also have developed proficiencies in project management, in research skills, in teamwork, and in advanced calculation methods concerning energy technologies. Graduates from this MPhil programme will be excellent candidates for employment in a wide variety of jobs (for example, in industrial research and development departments, policy-making bodies, the utility industry, the manufacturing sector or energy equipment manufacturing); students who have taken the long dissertation option will also be excellent candidates for doctoral study (at Cambridge and elsewhere). Continuing Students wishing to apply for continuation to the PhD would normally be expected to attain an overall mark of 70 percent.
Assessment method
Thesis / Dissertation All students write a dissertation: with a word limit of either 20,000 words (long option) or 10,000 words (short option). Five percent of the marks will be assigned through a pre-submission presentation, and ten percent of the marks will be assigned through a post-submission presentation. Essays Students will take six core modules. Additionally, students taking the short dissertation option will take six elective modules, whereas students taking the long dissertation option will take four elective modules. All core modules are examined purely by coursework (which may include a written test under timed conditions). Some of the elective modules are also examined wholly or partly by coursework. Written examination Some of the elective modules are examined wholly or partly by written examination. Other At the discretion of the examiners, candidates may be required to take an oral examination on the work submitted during the course, and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls.
How to apply
International applicants
This course has a subject classification which requires students whose nationality is outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland to have an ATAS certificate, irrespective of country of residence at the point of application.
Further information can be found on the UK Government's website: www.gov.uk/academic-technology-approval-scheme
Entry requirements
Applicants for this course should have achieved a UK First class Honours Degree. If your degree is not from the UK, please check International Qualifications to find the equivalent in your country. A wide range of graduates are encouraged to apply, including mechanical, chemical, civil, or environmental engineers. Physics and chemistry graduates are also encouraged, while electrical engineers who want to learn more about the thermo-fluid aspects of energy technologies can also apply. Most successful applicants who completed their undergraduate studies in the UK will hold a Master's-level degree such as an MEng. Applicants with a First Class BEng from a UK institution are also considered if they are able to demonstrate commitment to the field. Applicants who completed their undergraduate studies at non-UK institutions may be considered with a Bachelor's degree equivalent, depending on the standard length of an undergraduate sciences course in the country in question.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this 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
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Provider information
University of Cambridge
The Old Schools
Trinity Lane
Cambridge
CB2 1TN