Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energy Systems MSc (Eng)

Course overview

Renewable energy and reducing carbon emissions are top of the global environmental agenda. This Masters programme is designed to address the fundamentals of renewable energy, showing how solar, wind and other energy sources can work harmoniously and be efficiently integrated into practical power systems.

You'll study core power engineering topics such as power converters, electric drives and control alongside modules specific to renewable energy sources and power system.

At the same time, you'll study a unique range of modules on the generation of electricity from solar and wind power, energy management through the applications of power electronics and comprehensive analysis of smart grid systems. You'll also explore the opportunity to address the control and management issues in modern energy systems.

The School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering here at Leeds is an exciting and stimulating environment. It’s home to specialist teaching facilities and a wealth of leading researchers working on real-world issues and contributing to global change. This means you'll be learning the most up-to-date practices, equipping you with the specialist skill set and knowledge you’ll need to address the renewable energy challenges and problems in a wide range of careers.

Applying

Entry requirements

A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (Hons) in electronic/electrical engineering, mechatronics or a related subject. Applicants should have strong grades in relevant modules such as power electronics, power systems, electrical machines or drives.

International

We accept a range of international equivalent qualifications. For more information, please contact the Admissions Team.

English language requirements

IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component. For other English qualifications, read English language equivalent qualifications.

Improve your English

International students who do not meet the English language requirements for this programme may be able to study our postgraduate pre-sessional English course, to help improve your English language level.

This pre-sessional course is designed with a progression route to your degree programme and you’ll learn academic English in the context of your subject area. To find out more, read Language for Engineering (6 weeks) and Language for Science: Engineering (10 weeks).

We also offer online pre-sessionals alongside our on-campus pre-sessionals. Find out more about our six week online pre-sessional and our 10 week online pre-sessional.

You can also study pre-sessionals for longer periods – read about our postgraduate pre-sessional English courses.

Career opportunities

Renewable energy and efficient power conversion systems are of immense importance worldwide and graduates of this Masters degree course can expect to find jobs in a wide variety of industries including electronics, automotive, transport, construction, industrial automation, power utility, energy, oil and environmental sectors.

You'll be well-placed to develop practical solutions to the problem of integrating renewable energy systems into established electricity distribution networks. You should be able to contribute to strategic planning, systems implementation and operation of sustainable power generation systems.

Plus, the University of Leeds is in the top 5 most targeted universities in the UK by graduate recruiters, according to High Fliers’ The Graduate Market in 2024 report.

Here’s an insight into some of the job positions and organisations previous graduates from this course have secured:

• Electrical Engineering EIT, Kelvin Therman Energy
• Electrical Engineer, Scottish Power plc
• Senior Power System Engineer, National Grid
• Instrumentation & Control Engineer, EDF
• Project Manager, Stratagem Energy Ltd
• Graduate Electrical Engineer, Northern Gas Networks
• Senior Project Officer, Guyana Power and Light Inc.
• Aircraft Engineer, Airbus Electrical Engineer, Continental AG
• Controls Engineer, Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems
• Electrical Engineer, Peter Brett Associates LLP
• Renewable Engineer, McD Built Environment Research Laboratory Pvt Ltd
• Senior Operations Engineer, Wind Prospect
• Project Engineer, Northern Powergrid
• Production Engineer-Electrical Maintenance, Shell Petroleum Development Company