Master of Engineering Science (Renewable Energy)

The Master of Engineering Science (Renewable Energy) is a two-year full-time degree that’ll help you take your career in renewable energy to new heights. Designed for students with a recognised four-year engineering degree, you can develop job prospects through specialisation, retraining or cross-training with this Masters degree. This renewable energy specialisation suits engineers attracted to the renewable energy industry. During your postgraduate study you’ll undertake a number of targeted courses in renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Taught at Australia’s top engineering faculty, you’ll have the flexibility to specialise in one area or broaden your knowledge in other areas of engineering. Exciting and practical, this degree features complex, open-ended enquiry-based projects as well as a range of opportunities to help you become a leader in your field.

A postgraduate degree in renewable energy allows graduates to develop their existing skills or refocus in the direction of renewable energy technologies, systems and integration with existing energy systems. Flexible learning is a key aspect of this degree as it’s designed for students who already have a four-year accredited engineering degree. If you have a degree or extensive professional experience in a related area you can apply for credit towards this degree.

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You’ll study at the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, a leader in world-class education and research. We produce internationally acclaimed research, working closely with industry to provide innovative solutions to the sector. The School was formed in response to the booming renewable energy industry. Our research and education programs are helping transition energy systems across the world towards clean renewable and efficient use of energy.

• Our research has produced world record solar cells for a range of materials and technologies
• Our academics are world experts in their fields and internationally respected and recognised
• We focus on translating research into practice so your learning is hands on and up to the minute
• Since 1974 UNSW is the world leader in photovoltaic research, holding the world record for the highest efficiency silicon solar cell for more than three decades
• Industry partners include Suntech, China Sunergy, LG Electronics, Schmid, BlueScope, Ergon Energy and Solar Citizens

We’re equipped for world-leading research ranging from blue-sky research to applied research at pilot scale level. The laboratories at UNSW’s Tyree Energy Technology Building have a range of deposition, etching, structuring, simulation and metrology tools to support our photovoltaic and renewable energy research. Our Solar Industrial Research Facility (SIRF) houses a flexible R&D enabled pilot line for crystalline silicon solar cells and modules.

This Master of Engineering Science specialisation accepts students from any engineering discipline.

Entry into the Master’s program requires completion of a 4-year Bachelor of Engineering degree (or equivalent) or 3-year Engineering Science degree in any engineering discipline. A minimum 65% average, or its equivalent, throughout the qualifying bachelor’s degree is mandatory.*

Students with a 3 or 4-year Bachelor of Science degree (or equivalent) can enter the Master of Engineering Science via the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science/Master of Engineering Science pathway. A minimum 65% average, or its equivalent, throughout the qualifying bachelor’s degree is mandatory.*

Successful applicants will be offered entry to the Master of Engineering Science via the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science/Master of Engineering Science pathway. Students can transition to the Master of Engineering Science after passing 18 UOC of foundational courses. The total study duration is the same as the entry point for students with an engineering background (2 years/ 96 UOC). There is no separate application required for this pathway. Applicants with a science background must apply for the Master of Engineering Science to be considered for this entry.

*Qualifications from non-211 Chinese Universities will require a 70% average