Renewable Energy

Why study Renewable Energy at Dundee?

Renewable Energy is the study of the energy sources of the future. It involves every aspect of the study of matter and energy, and forms the basis of the science, engineering and technology of tomorrow. A career in renewable energy is both rewarding and a positive contribution to the fight against global environmental damage.

At Dundee our Renewable Energy degrees emphasise real-life engineering practice and research methodology through extensive practical projects chosen to match your career objectives. They reflect both experimental and theoretical aspects of the subject.

You will have the opportunity to get involved with our research projects as part of the Undergraduate Research Club from Level 1 onwards.

The degrees are offered at both BSc Honours and MSci Honours level. The MSci takes one year longer than the BSc because it provides more experience of the world of industry and research, and thus provides a preferred route to professional registration and higher academic studies. The BSc is the preferred route for those seeking immediate graduate employment. We also offer fast-track programmes with direct entry to second year, restricted to those with entry qualifications at a sufficiently high level to meet the challenge. This reduces the BSc to three years and the MSci to a four.

Although an aptitude for mathematics helps, you do not have to be another Einstein to consider renewable energy as a subject choice! An enquiring and creative mind is more important than outstanding theoretical ability.

Some students will specialise in theory, others in experimental investigations, and some in increasingly important computational methods. As long as you can cope with the basic ideas of algebra and calculus, and enjoy solving the world's most fundamental problems, then you can be an energy scientist or engineer or adviser.

Our staff are professional engineers and scientists, and are actively engaged in research work as well as teaching. They have a strong research presence in key technology fields such as renewable energy, nanotechnology and advanced materials, and they have contributed much to the advancement of science and engineering on the international stage.

Visit the Dundee University Centre for Renewable Energy (DUCRE) website, where many of our students carry out research projects.

Euan McTurk, 5th year student on MSci Renewable Energy, says "This course is still young, but has already established itself as an influential force on campus and beyond. It provides core knowledge from several disciplines as well as a specialist understanding of industry-specific disciplines, from solar photovoltaics to fuel cells, giving its students a competitive edge in the real world. Renewable energy students who apply themselves have very little difficulty in being offered good jobs and highly coveted PhDs."

• BSc Renewable Energy
• MSci Renewable Energy

• Electronic & Electrical Engineering
• Physics