Course summary
Join our accredited online MSc and gain the skills you need to work in a wide variety of roles in the offshore engineering sector, including marine renewables. Help shape the future of energy transition Join an online MSc accredited by the Energy Institute and the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology. Gain the specialist engineering skills you need to work in offshore energy, including renewables. Our online Masters in Offshore Engineering gives you greater opportunities across the wider field of marine energy. You’ll learn how the technology and expertise of subsea oil and gas production and infrastructure installation can be repurposed for the marine renewables industry. Uniquely, this degree includes courses on renewables and marine environment impact assessments, alongside industry-focused courses on subsea construction. Explore modern applications of offshore engineering with a university at the heart of the energy transition sector. Study flexibly online and earn exactly the same MSc qualification you’d gain on campus. This distance-learning MSc is open to recent graduates and engineers from a wide range of disciplines, including:
- civil engineering
- mechanical engineering
- petroleum engineering
- and to electrical and electronic engineers interested in a career in subsea controls.
Modules
You’ll work through eight 15-credit courses and a 60-credit project to gain your MSc. Our online degrees are flexible, so you can progress at a pace that suits you. Typically, it takes 27 months to complete the MSc part-time. To study part-time, we recommend you take no more than 30 credits per term. You can take breaks between courses, as long as you complete your studies within six years.
Assessment method
This degree usually combines online assessment with written exams that you attend in person. You can take your exams: on campus at the University of Aberdeen; at another university or exam centre that is closer to you; at your local British Council Office. We can help you find a convenient location for your exams. You then make the arrangements and book them yourself. We contact you six to eight weeks before your exam date to confirm your chosen location. We recommend exploring your options well before then. If you need any help with this, get in touch with our friendly enquiry team.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Energy Institute, The
- Marine Engineering, Science and Technology, Institute of
How to apply
International applicants
This distance learning MSc in Offshore Engineering is delivered flexibly online. You can learn with us anywhere, with no study visa, and set your study hours to suit you.
Entry requirements
A 2:2 (lower-second) UK honours degree (or equivalent) in any branch of Engineering. You can also apply if you have: a 2:2 UK honours degree (or equivalent) in Applied Mathematics or Physics. These are our minimum entry requirements. They are given as a guide and do not guarantee entry.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6.5 | Overall - 6.5 with: Listening - 5.5 or above; Reading - 5.5 or above; Speaking - 5.5 or above; Writing - 6.0 or above. IELTS Indicator or IELTS General Training are not accepted. |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 90 | TOEFL iBT and TOEFL Home Edition: Overall - 90 with: Listening - 17 or above; Reading - 18 or above; Speaking - 20 or above; Writing - 21 or above. DI code is 0818 |
| PTE Academic | 62 | Overall - 62 with: Listening - 59 or above; Reading - 59 or above; Speaking - 59 or above; Writing - 59 or above. Online Test is not accepted |
| Institution's Own Test | Academic English Pre-sessional Programme (PSE) - Pass (valid for one year) Academic English Preparation Programme undertaken at other UK HEI - accredited by BALEAP and within 1 year of start of course |
To study for a postgraduate degree at the University of Aberdeen it is essential that you can speak, understand, read, and write academic English fluently. These skills will allow you to understand lectures, produce high standards of written work, and perform well in examinations. We can assess your English language proficiency through a variety of means: through your nationality, through the qualifications you gained in high school, through the degree you undertook or are undertaking at university, or through a recognised English language test. Postgraduate Standard requirements are used by the Schools of Biological Sciences; Engineering; Geosciences; Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition; Natural and Computing Sciences; and Psychology. Please note certification must be within the two years prior to commencement of your course, unless otherwise stated.
Please use the checklist at the following webpage to determine how you can meet our English language requirements:
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/international/requirements-pg-266.php
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £14880 | Whole course |
| International | £14880 | Whole course |
| England | £14880 | Whole course |
| Northern Ireland | £14880 | Whole course |
| Scotland | £14880 | Whole course |
| Wales | £14880 | Whole course |
| Channel Islands | £14880 | Whole course |
| Republic of Ireland | £14880 | 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
This indicative cost is based on 180 credits of study over three years, starting in January 2026. The fee quoted above is based on you starting your studies with us in the 2025/26 academic year.
Our tuition fees will rise by 3% for the 2026/27, 2027/28 and 2028/29 academic years. Our indicative cost includes a 3% fee rise each year.
Sponsorship information
The University of Aberdeen provides an Alumni Discount Scheme: The University of Aberdeen is very pleased to offer a 20% discount on postgraduate tuition fees for all alumni who have graduated with a degree from the University of Aberdeen.
Provider information
University of Aberdeen
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King's College
Aberdeen
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