
MSc Sustainable Engineering
Bristol, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
25 Jul 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 32,400 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* home applicants deadline: 8 August 2025
** overseas full-time tuition
Introduction
The MSc in Sustainable Engineering is designed for graduates who wish to deepen their knowledge of the subject through a one-year taught programme that culminates in a supervised, research-based dissertation.
With a growing world population, demands to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, and in recognition of the climate crisis affecting the planet, engineers have an increasing responsibility to be well-versed in issues concerning sustainability. This programme will provide you with the theoretical and practical knowledge to create and maintain a more sustainable world within your chosen area of engineering.
This degree combines foundational knowledge and skills in sustainable engineering with a specialism in one of three pathways:
- MSc Sustainable Engineering: Civil Engineering and the Built Environment
- MSc Sustainable Engineering: Renewable Energy
- MSc Sustainable Engineering: Product Development and Advanced Manufacturing
A unique feature of our programme is that the dissertations are researched and written in groups, with each individual student making their own contribution. As such, you will decide on the topic with your group members and under the guidance of staff. This approach of working with other engineers, who may be on different pathways, reflects real-life engineering.
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Postgraduate Online Events
from 25th November 2024- 4th of December 2025
Curriculum
Our four core units focus on developing skills and knowledge in sustainable engineering, in addition to providing a foundation for completing the research-based dissertation project.
In the first term, the Sustainable Systems unit offers you an overview and appreciation of the complex challenges associated with creating sustainable systems, providing the ‘big picture’ context in which we engineer solutions.
In the second term, the Sustainable Design unit focuses on the delivery of real and impactful sustainable solutions, including the design tools that can be used to assist you in making sustainable decisions (for example, lifecycle analysis tools, sustainability checklists, sustainability software tools).
Two other core units (Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise in the first term and Research Skills in the second term) further prepare you to complete the supervised group dissertation project.
You will also take two pathway-specific units, which will allow you to further specialise in your chosen area of engineering.
Unit names
- Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise
- Sustainable Engineering Project
Civil Engineering & Built Environment pathway:
- Sustainable Systems
- Smart Cities and Infrastructure
- Interdisciplinary Research Skills
- Sustainable Design
- Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development
Renewable Energy pathway:
- Sustainable Systems
- Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Future
- Interdisciplinary Research Skills
- Sustainable Design
- Wind Energy Systems
Product Development & Advanced Manufacturing pathway:
- Product and Production Systems
- Sustainable Systems
- Interdisciplinary Research Skills
- Sustainable Design
- Smart Manufacturing Processes and Technologies
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
This programme will give you the knowledge, skills, and tools to be successful in creating sustainable engineering solutions in a variety of industries and settings. Depending on your chosen pathway and your individual interests, you could go on to work as a civil, structural, or mechanical engineer in an engineering firm; a renewable energy consultant; in product development; or in government.
Program Admission Requirements
Show your commitment and readiness for Grad school by taking the GRE - the most broadly accepted exam for graduate programs internationally.