Program Overview

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Sustainable Energy MSc

The Sustainable Energy MSc programme is offered by the University of Surrey, with the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences - Chemistry and Chemical Engineering as the teaching institute. The programme operates under the Framework of FHEQ Levels 6 and 7.

Awarding Body and Teaching Institute

• Awarding body: University of Surrey
• Teaching institute: University of Surrey

Final Award and Programme/Pathway Title

• Final award: MSc
• Programme/pathway title: Sustainable Energy

Subsidiary Awards

• PGDip: Sustainable Energy
• PGCert: Sustainable Energy

Modes of Study

Route Code	Credits and ECTS Credits
Full-time	PFJ61003, 180 credits and 90 ECTS credits
Part-time	PFJ61004, 180 credits and 90 ECTS credits

Programme Leader

• Programme Leader: AMINI HORRI Bahman (Chst Chm Eng)

Date of Production/Revision of Specification

• Date: 27/01/2026

Educational Aims of the Programme

• To equip students with the knowledge and skills required to understand the current challenges in energy systems, identify the appropriate technological solutions to deploy sustainable energy systems, and appreciate the prioritisation of proposing viable, practical, and long-lasting solutions toward the energy sector.
• To focus on sustainability, employability, and the UN SDGs, we foster resilience, digital capability, and a professional workforce that could direct impactful changes to achieve a sustainable economy with secured energy resources.
• To prepare students to address complex energy challenges toward net-zero transition through interdisciplinary skills and practical management principles.

Programme Learning Outcomes

Attributes Developed	Awards	Ref.
To understand the key concepts of renewable energy sources and the requirements of sustainable energy conversion devices applied in the 'net-zero' transition and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).	KC	PGCert, PGDip, MSc
To recognise, describe, and suggest appropriate modern sustainable energy storage, distribution, and demand side flexibility technologies for developing a more resilient and energy-secured economy.	KC	PGCert, PGDip, MSc
To develop skills for applying appropriate methods to analyse, develop, and assess smart systems operating based on renewable and sustainable energy sources.	KCP	PGDip, MSc
To apply state-of-the-art knowledge to design and size various storage and conversion technologies for renewable energy sources.	KC	PGDip, MSc
To demonstrate knowledge, understanding, and ability to quantify the performance and efficiency of sustainable energy systems based on the socio-economic energy impacts, project financial performance, and marketing principles.	KCPT	MSc
To strengthen a range of transferable skills that are relevant to the needs of existing and future professionals in knowledge-intensive industries, irrespective of their sector of operation.	KCPT	MSc

Attributes Developed

• C: Cognitive/analytical
• K: Subject knowledge
• T: Transferable skills
• P: Professional/Practical skills

Programme Structure

Full-time

This Master's Degree programme is studied full-time over one academic year, consisting of 180 credits at FHEQ level 7. All modules are semester-based and worth 15 credits with the exception of project, practice-based, and dissertation modules.

Part-time

This Master's Degree programme is studied part-time over two academic years, consisting of 180 credits at FHEQ level 7. All modules are semester-based and worth 15 credits with the exception of project, practice-based, and dissertation modules.

Modules

Year 1 (full-time) - FHEQ Level 7

Module Code	Module Title	Status	Credits	Semester
ENGM083	RESEARCH DISSERTATION (PRISE)	Compulsory	60	Cross Year
ENGM321	GROUP PROJECT	Compulsory	30	Cross Year
ENGM312	ECONOMICS AND POLICY OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY	Compulsory	15	1
ENGM311	INTRODUCTION TO RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS	Compulsory	15	1
ENGM245	SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY	Optional	15	1
ENGM270	ENERGY GEOTECHNICS	Optional	15	1
ENGM310	FOUNDATIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT	Optional	15	1
ENGM311	INTRODUCTION TO RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS	Compulsory	15	2
ENGM313	SUSTAINABLE ENERGY STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION	Compulsory	15	2
ENGM246	WIND ENERGY TECHNOLOGY	Optional	15	2
ENGM265	SUSTAINABILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE	Optional	15	2
ENGM299	ENVIRONMENTAL AERODYNAMICS AND WIND POWER	Optional	15	2
ENGM303	NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING	Optional	15	2
PHYM064	NUCLEAR ENERGY AND APPLICATIONS	Optional	15	2
ENGM314	SMART ENERGY SYSTEMS DESIGN AND ANALYSIS	Optional	15	2

Module Selection for Year 1 (full-time) - FHEQ Level 7

• FEBRUARY START - FULL TIME:
  • First Semester (Semester 2 according to the University calendar), students study TWO compulsory modules: ENGM311 - Introduction to Renewable Energy Systems, ENGM313 - Sustainable Energy Storage and Distribution, and choose ONE of the following optional modules.
  • Second Semester (Semester 1 according to the University calendar), students study ONE compulsory module: ENGM312 - Economics and Policy of Sustainable Energy, and choose TWO of the following optional modules.
• SEPTEMBER START - FULL TIME:
  • First Semester, students study TWO compulsory modules: ENGM311 - Introduction to Renewable Energy Systems, ENGM312 - Economics and Policy of Sustainable Energy, and choose ONE of the following optional modules.
  • Second Semester, students study the compulsory module: ENGM313 - Sustainable Energy Storage and Distribution, and choose TWO of the following optional modules.

Opportunities for Placements/Work-Related Learning/Collaborative Activity

• Associate Tutor(s) / Guest Speakers / Visiting Academics: Yes
• Professional Training Year (PTY): No
• Placement(s) (study or work that are not part of PTY): No
• Clinical Placement(s) (that are not part of the PTY scheme): No
• Study exchange (Level 5): No
• Dual degree: No

Other Information

The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering / Sustainable Energy is committed to developing graduates with strengths in Employability, Digital Capabilities, Global and Cultural Capabilities, Sustainability, and Resourcefulness and Resilience.

Digital Capabilities

Throughout the programme, students learn to navigate and utilise the Virtual Learning Environment at Surrey (SurreyLearn) and other digital resources and online databases to aid their learning and undertake research.

Employability

The programme is designed to equip students with all the core competencies required for an engineering professional in general and a professional in renewable and sustainable energy systems and industry in particular.

Global and Cultural Capabilities

The programme is taught in an interactive and collaborative way in a cohort that commonly represents a wealth of nationalities and backgrounds.

Resourcefulness and Resilience

This programme requires practical problem-solving skills that teach a student how to reason about and solve new unseen problems.

Sustainability

This is the flag-ship aspect of this programme, provided from the introductory modules in renewable up to the advanced knowledge in smart systems, students begin to consider the foundations of sustainable engineering, science, and technology-related knowledge in the context of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Quality Assurance

The Regulations and Codes of Practice for taught programmes can be found at the University's website. Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up-to-date version of the programme/module for the 2026/7 academic year.