Electrical Power and Energy Systems (with Advanced Practice), MSc

Course overview

This programme is for graduate engineers wishing to work in the electrical power industry. It develops your knowledge of electrical power and energy systems, giving you a good understanding of the latest developments and techniques within the electrical power industry. It adds an advanced practice module to our one-year master’s and is an opportunity to enhance your qualification by an internship, research or study abroad experience.

The programme is centered around three major themes:

• electrical power networks with emphasis on conventional networks, smart grids, high voltage direct current transmission and asset management of network infrastructure
• renewable energies with emphasis on wind and solar power
• power electronics with emphasis on power electronic convertors in converting and controlling power flows in electrical networks and renewable energy systems.

Career opportunities

As an electrical power and energy systems engineer you can be involved in designing, constructing, commissioning and lifecycle maintenance of complex energy production, conversion and distribution systems.

Your work can include energy storage systems, management and efficient use of energy in building, manufacturing and processing systems. You can also be involved in work relating to the environmental and economic impact of energy usage.

Examples of the types of jobs you could be doing include:

• designing new electrical transmission and distribution systems
• managing maintenance and repair
• managing operations of existing systems
• managing operations of a wind turbine farm
• analysing the efficiency of hydroelectric power systems
• evaluating the economic viability of new solar power installations
• assessing the environmental impact of energy systems.