Power Systems and Energy Management  MSc

Overview

This course has been designed to meet the industrial demand for the training and education of both existing and future engineers in the advanced concepts of sustainable electrical power and energy generation. It provides skills for operation, control, design, regulation and management of power systems and networks of the future.

Funding opportunities

You may be entitled to a School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Scholarship. We also offer a City Graduate Loyalty Scheme. Find out more about both of these funding opportunities.

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Course Fees:

  • Full-time EU: £7,500 (2012/13 fees)
  • Part-time EU: £3,750 (per year) (2012/13 fees)
  • Full-time Non EU: £13,000 (2012/13 fees)
  • Part-time Non EU: £6,500 (per year) (2012/13 fees)

Start Date:

24/09/2012

How to Apply

Entry Requirements

Applicants should have either, a minimum of an upper second class Honours degree in electrical engineering, physics or an engineering-related subject or relevant career achievement in a power/energy-related or environmental field.

English Requirements

For those students whose first language is not English one of the following qualifications is also required:

  • IELTS: 6.5  
  • TOEFL (internet based): 105

Visa Requirements

The way that you apply may vary depending on the length of your course at City, there are different rules for:

  • Students on courses of more than 6 months
  • Students on courses of less than 6 months
  • Students on a pre-sessional English Language course

For more information see our main Visa page.

Course Content

The modules for this course are delivered over two semesters, with weekly lessons scheduled over two days a week. The third semester is spent completing a project that involves writing a dissertation and presenting findings.

Course Structure

Modules include:

  • Introduction to Power Systems
  • Energy Utilisation and Management
  • Systems Modelling
  • Renewable Energy: Engineering Principles of Solar, Wind and Biomass Energy Supplies
  • Transmission and Distribution
  • Industrial Control
  • Power Electronics
  • Economics of the Power Industry

Completion of modules and examinations will lead to the award of a Diploma. The completion of modules, examinations and a dissertation will lead to the award of a Masters degree. Students interested in this course may also be interested in the Energy and Environmental Technology and Economics course.

Teaching and Assessment

Students are required to complete a post-module assignment, examinations and a dissertation to be eligible for the MSc.

Fees

  • Full-time EU: £7,500 (2012/13 fees)
  • Part-time EU: £3,750 (per year) (2012/13 fees)
  • Full-time Non EU: £13,000 (2012/13 fees)
  • Part-time Non EU: £6,500 (per year) (2012/13 fees)

Funding

For up-to-date information about tuition fees, living costs and financial support, visit Undergraduate Fees and Finance or Postgraduate Fees and Finance.

Funding opportunities

You may be entitled to a School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Scholarship. We also offer a City Graduate Loyalty Scheme. Find out more about both of these funding opportunities.

Career Prospects

Employment opportunities:

Provides graduates with the ability to critically evaluate methodologies, analytical procedures and research methods in power system engineering and in the use of state-of-the-art computational tools, the design of sustainable electrical power systems and networks and regulatory frameworks, with strong industry links.

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Apply for an MSc in Energy Engineering

We encourage online applications. However, we ask that you also send two references and your original transcript by post to The Postgraduate Courses Offices, School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, City University London, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB as soon as possible after submitting your online application.

 The following will be useful if you are being sponsored by your company for partial grant: The Panasonic Trust Award

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Power Systems and Energy Management

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