Course details

UCC have developed a Masters in Engineering Science in Sustainable Energy, in recognition of the growing international market for sustainable energy systems and the shortage of qualified engineers. This programme is open to Engineering graduates of all disciplines with an 8 month programme option leading to a Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Energy.

Course Details

In Part I students take modules to the value of 50 credits and a Preliminary Research Report in Sustainable Energy (NE6008) to the value of 10 credits. Part II consists of a Dissertation in Sustainable Energy (NE6009) to the value of 30 credits which is completed over the summer months.

Students take 90 credits as follows:

Part I

Students take 50 credits as follows: 

  • NE3002 Energy in Buildings (5 credits) 
  • EE3011 Power Electronic Systems (5 credits)
  • EE4010 Electrical Power Systems (5 credits) 
  • NE3003 Sustainable Energy (5 credits) 
  • NE4006 Energy Systems in Buildings (5 credits) 
  • NE6003 Wind Energy (5 credits) 
  • NE6004 Biomass Energy (5 credits) 
  • NE6005 Ocean Energy (5 credits) 
  • NE6006 Solar and Geothermal Energy (5 credits) 
  • NE6007 Energy Systems Modelling (5 credits)

Depending on the background of the student, the Programme Coordinator may decide to replace some of the above taught modules from the following list of modules up to a maximum of 20 credits: 

  • CE4001 The Engineer in Society (Law, Architecture and Planning) (5 credits)
  • EE3012 Electromechanical Energy Conversion (5 credits)
  • EE4001 Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Conversion (5 credits)
  • EE4002 Control Engineering (5 credits)
  • EE6107 Advanced Power Electronics and Electric Drives (5 credits)
  • ME6007 Mechanical Systems (5 credits)
  • NE4008 Photovoltaic Systems (5 credits)
  • PE6003 Process Validation and Quality (5 credits)

In addition, all students must take 10 credits as follows: 

  • NE6008 Preliminary Research Report in Sustainable Energy (10 credits)

Part II 

  • NE6009 Dissertation in Sustainable Energy (30 credits)
  • NE6009 must be submitted on a date in September as specified by the Department

Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Energy 

Students who pass but fail to achieve the requisite grade of 50% across the taught modules and the Preliminary Research Report will be eligible for the award of a Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Energy. Candidates passing Part I of the programme who do not wish to proceed to Part II may opt to be conferred with a Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Energy.

Updated on 08 November, 2015

About University College Cork

UCC was established in 1845 as one of three Queen’s Colleges - at Cork, Galway and Belfast. These new colleges theyre established in the reign of Queen Victoria, and named after her.

Queen's College, Cork (QCC) was established to provide access to higher education in the Irish province of Munster. Cork was chosen for the new college due to its place at the centre of transatlantic trade at the time and the presence of existing educational initiatives such as the Royal Cork Institution and a number of private medical schools.

The site chosen for the new college was dramatic and picturesque, on the edge of a limestone bluff overlooking the River Lee. It is associated with the educational activities of a local early Christian saint, Finbarr. It is believed that his monastery and school stood nearby, and his legend inspired UCC’s motto: ‘Where Finbarr Taught, let Munster Learn.’

On 7 November 1849, QCC opened its doors to a small group of students (only 115 students in that first session, 1849-1850) after a glittering inaugural ceremony in the Aula Maxima (Great Hall), which is still the symbolic and ceremonial heart of the University.

The limestone buildings of the Main Quadrangle (as it is now known) are built in a style inspired by the great universities of the Middle Ages, and theyre designed by the gifted architectural partnership of Thomas Deane and Benjamin Woodward. The iconic image of UCC, it is set in landscaped gardens and surrounds the green lawn known to all as the Quad.

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