- Level
- Master Degree
- Duration
- 12 Months (plus optional placement)
- Open intakes
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Off-shoreJan 2027, Sep 2027
- Field
- Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering
- Institution
- Public University
- Offer speed
- Superfast Offer Speed2–3 days
- Next deadline
- 2026-09-01
Program overview
MSc Energy Engineering addresses the engineering of the energy transition across a 16-month structure that includes an extended applied stage: power generation technologies, renewable energy systems (wind, solar and storage), power systems and smart grids, energy efficiency and management, and the economics and policy that decide which projects get built. September and January entries both run per the source data.
Practical work spans simulation and hardware: power-system modelling, renewable resource assessment using industry datasets, laboratory rigs for machines and power electronics, and an energy-audit exercise conducted on real building data. The extended project stage is where the 16-month format earns its length — students take on design or feasibility studies of genuine scale, and industry-linked topics from the Midlands’ energy and utilities cluster are common.
The 16-month structure recorded in the source is the longest standard duration in this engineering cluster, and its extended stage is the intended vehicle for industry-linked feasibility work — students should treat the extra term as project capital, not slack. Fee parity with the other engineering master’s at £18,100 means the longer course carries no tuition premium, only living costs.
The market outlook is one of the more genuinely positive in this list: UK grid reinforcement, offshore wind and industrial decarbonisation programmes are all engineer-constrained, graduate pay runs £28,000–£33,000, and utilities sponsor visas more readily than most sectors once chartership progress is visible. The Graduate Route covers the interim for this taught degree — 18 months for applications from 1 January 2027, two years before then — and taught students cannot bring dependants.
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:
- Energy Engineer (graduate) — generation and network projects
- Renewable Energy Analyst — solar and wind project development
- Energy Assessor / Auditor — building and industrial efficiency
- Sustainability Engineer — decarbonisation programmes in industry
- Electrical Design Engineer — power systems consultancies
- Grid / Network Analyst — distribution network operators
Reality check: the UK energy transition is hiring, but chartership progress (IEng/CEng with the Energy Institute or IET) is what unlocks the mid-career salaries — start the professional registration paperwork during the course, not after.
About De Montfort University
- Type
- University
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- World rank
- #851
- Reference No.
- 10001883
