Course summary
This is a Connected Degree Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after you've started your course. Overview On this Renewable Energy Engineering degree, you'll study a branch of engineering that focuses on powering the world sustainably. From energy conversion and storage technology, to low carbon heating systems, electrical circuit analysis and large network grids, you'll develop the engineering skills and technical knowledge you need to design, assess and improve electrical, renewable and alternative energy systems that benefit the climate and society. BEng or MEng? You can study this course as a 3-year Bachelor's degree (BEng – H892) or a 4-year integrated Master's degree (MEng – H893). The MEng allows you to achieve a Master’s level degree with just one extra year of undergraduate study, further enhancing your career prospects. Course highlights
- Learn about many aspects of electrical engineering, including grid management automation and the flow of high-voltage electricity
- Get a better understanding of energy-efficient buildings, via energy conservation and undertaking energy audits
- Use cost analysis to compare renewable energy technologies with traditional fuel systems from the points of view of business, industry and maintenance
- Develop your skills in computer-aided design (CAD) and learn computer code to programme a system or device
- Work in industry on optional modules or your optional placement year, networking with and working work alongside established experts and prospective employers
- energy generation – such as in solar or wind power
- energy conversion and storage – in areas such as batteries and hydrogen fuel cell technologies.
- sustainable transport systems – in fields such as electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, as well as hydrogen and biomethane vehicles
- low carbon heating systems – such as in solar, thermal, hydrogen energy, as well as biomethane and heat pumps
- energy-efficient buildings – in areas such as energy conservation, new materials, smart energy management and energy audits
- security – working to improve national security by working on new technologies and infrastructure
- solar energy project developers
- fuel cell and battery manufacturers
- smart grid service providers
- energy storage and energy management businesses
- local councils
- sustainable transportation businesses
- energy research and development companies
Modules
Year 1 Core modules:
- Energy Conversion and Storage Technology – 20 credits
- Introduction to Algorithms and Programming – 20 credits
- Introduction to Analogue Circuits – 20 credits
- Introduction to Energy Systems – 20 credits
- Mathematical Principles – 20 credits
- Principles of Digital Systems – 20 credits
- Group Design Project – 20 credits
- Innovation and Enterprise – 20 credits
- Low Carbon Heating Systems – 20 credits
- Solar Energy Systems – 20 credits
- Control Systems Analysis – 20 credits
- Engineering Mathematics – 20 credits
- Instrumentation and Measurements – 20 credits
- Microcontrollers and Programmable Logic – 20 credits
- Bio Energy with CO2 Capturing – 20 credits
- Energy Efficient Buildings – 20 credits
- Sustainable Transport Systems – 20 credits
- Wind Energy – 20 credits
- Individual Project – 40 credits
- Advanced Battery and Fuel Cell Technologies – 20 credits
- Electrical Power Systems Technology – 20 credits
- Engineering Management, Economics and Risk Analysis – 20 credits
- Multidisciplinary Group Project – 20 credits
- Renewable and Alternative Energy – 20 credits
- Smart Grid and Sustainable Power Systems – 20 credits
Assessment method
You'll be assessed through
- Written examinations
- Coursework
- Practical tests
- Project work
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Engineering and Technology, Institution of
How to apply
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- H893
- Institution code:
- P80
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
- Year 4
Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)
We welcome applications for advanced entry. If you’d like to apply for advanced entry, you need to select the required year when you complete your UCAS application.
This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 120 - 128 points
A level - ABB - BBB
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher - Not accepted
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Scottish Advanced Higher
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 29 - 30 points
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H3, H3, H3, H3, H3 - H2, H2, H3, H3, H3
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
GCSE/National 4/National 5
T Level - M
English language requirements
Test | Grade | Additional details |
---|---|---|
IELTS (Academic) | 6 | English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5. |
Cambridge English Advanced | Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162. | |
Cambridge English Proficiency | Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162. | |
PTE Academic | 62 | An overall score of 62 with a minimum of 59 in each skill. |
TOEFL (iBT) | 79 | 79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing. |
Trinity ISE | Pass | Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components. |
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
EU | £9535 | Year 1 |
England | £9535 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £9535 | Year 1 |
Wales | £9535 | Year 1 |
Channel Islands | £9535 | Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
International | £19200 | 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
Provider information
University of Portsmouth
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP