- Level
- Master Degree
- Duration
- 12 Months (plus optional placement)
- Open intakes
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Off-shoreJan 2027, Sep 2027
- Field
- Environmental Science and Sustainable Development
- Institution
- Public University
- Offer speed
- Superfast Offer Speed2–3 days
- Next deadline
- 2026-09-01
Program overview
MSc Energy and Sustainable Development is delivered around DMU’s Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development, a research centre with several decades of work on low-carbon buildings, energy policy and community energy. The course takes the systems view: energy analysis and modelling, sustainable energy technologies, climate policy and governance, sustainable development frameworks, and energy in the global South, with an optional extended stage on its 12-month-plus structure.
Assessment favours applied policy and analysis craft: whole-building and district energy modelling, carbon footprinting to recognised standards, policy briefs evaluating instruments such as carbon pricing and renewable auctions, and a dissertation frequently linked to the institute’s live research projects. September and January entries are both recorded, and the cohort typically mixes engineers, geographers and economists productively.
The institute behind the course runs live research programmes — community energy trials, building-performance monitoring, international development partnerships — and taught students are recruited into them as project researchers, which is the course’s quiet employability engine: a dissertation attached to a funded project reads as work experience, not coursework, on a CV.
The candid careers note: this degree feeds consultancy, policy and corporate net-zero roles rather than chartered engineering, with entry salaries of £24,000–£29,000 and strongest UK demand in ESG consultancy and local-authority climate teams; it also travels well into development-sector careers in South Asia and Africa. As a taught master’s it carries Graduate Route eligibility — two years for applications on or before 31 December 2026, 18 months from 1 January 2027 — with no dependants on taught student routes.
What it costs per year · indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits — with your marks, gap and budget — is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: A four-year bachelor’s degree (or equivalent as assessed by DMU) with a minimum of 70% per the portal export — note the CourseFinder source describes the same entry as a UK 2:2 honours class; verify the operative bar with DMU admissions.
- English (meet any one, per source): IELTS 6 overall with no band below 5.5; PTE Academic 59 overall (no component below 59); TOEFL 60 overall as recorded in source (legacy component format R-8, W-18, L-7, S-16); Duolingo English Test 105.
- English waiver: English test waiver may be available on Medium of Instruction plus Standard 12 English at 65% or above (2015 or later, all boards) except boards of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh — assessed case by case per the CourseFinder source.
- Application: No application fee. Deposit amount not stated in source — confirm with DMU International before CAS stage.
English requirements
✓ MOI waiver: if your degree was taught in English, you may skip the test with a Medium-of-Instruction certificate. Ask us to confirm.
Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- Bachelor's degree marksheets & final certificate
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Letters of Recommendation (LOR)
- Updated CV / resume
- Financial proof — bank statement / loan sanction
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused — our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
Typical first destinations for graduates:
- Sustainability Consultant (analyst) — carbon accounting and ESG advisory
- Energy Policy Analyst — government bodies and think tanks
- Carbon & Net-Zero Officer — corporate and council decarbonisation
- Renewable Project Development Assistant — planning and feasibility
- Environmental Compliance Officer — industry permitting roles
- International Development Programme Officer — energy-access NGOs
Reality check: this is the policy-and-systems sibling of Energy Engineering — students wanting design-engineer titles should take that course instead; this one converts to consultancy, policy and programme roles.
About De Montfort University
- Type
- University
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- World rank
- #851
- Reference No.
- 10001883
