Sustainable Energy Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

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Type of Programme
Full-time
Number of Places
30
Duration
4 Years
Course Code
MT 837
Entry Requirements
367 Points in 2023 and meet minimum entry requirements as listed below.
Application Deadline
See CAO for details
Location(s)
MTU Bishopstown Campus, Cork
Course NFQ Level
Level 8

Maria Cullinane

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Overview

Modules are delivered by staff from many different disciplines, allowing the student to gain understanding of the roles of a range of engineering disciplines involved in the energy and sustainability field. Site visits are organised which have included: wind farms, hydroelectric power stations, and solar installations. Visiting speakers provide industry input to the programme and have included GSK, Phillips 66, OpenHydro, Arup, Kingspan, Stryker, and Abbotts. Most of these companies now employ graduates from the programme.

A major individual research project is undertaken by each student in the final year. In most cases, this project has been brought back from the work placement and has real industry relevance.

There is a mandatory work placement module for a minimum of 10 weeks at the end of the third year, however, in most instances the company will extend this over the summer up to 6 months in total. The student will be placed in an energy related industry, consultancy, government agency (SEAI), or research group. The placement will be assessed by means of presentations, reports and research project development and is supported by a member of academic staff in MTU together with a workplace mentor. There are opportunities for students to spend this period abroad on a European exchange.

 

Accreditation

The course is professionally accredited by the Energy Institute to undergraduate level, further learning at masters level is required to meet the education standard for Chartered Engineer. The Energy Institute operates under the Engineering Council in the UK.

The BEng (Honours) in Sustainable Energy Engineering is fully accredited by Engineers Ireland at the Bachelor (Honours) Level 8 educational standard. Further learning is required to meet the educational standard for Chartered Engineer.

What will I study?

First year at a glance

  • Sustainable Energy: study of energy resources and the necessity for energy sustainable sources
  • The Science of Energy: the theory behind energy conversion processes
  • Electrical Principles: fundamentals of electrical and electronic circuits
  • Computer Control Applications: use of sensors, microprocessors and programming to control processes
  • Mathematics: developing mathematical tools which underlie sustainable energy engineering
  • Mechanics: basic principles of forces and movements that are fundamental to engineering design
  • Engineering Chemistry: applying science of chemistry to engineering principles
  • 3D CAD: CAD allows engineers to communicate their ideas graphically
  • Sustainable Energy and Climate Change: study of energy

Modules

What is a Module?

A module is a standalone unit of learning and assessment and is completed within one semester. A full-time student will normally study six modules in each semester; part-time and ACCS (Accumulation of Credits and Certification of Subjects) students will have flexibility as to the number of modules taken.

The button below provides a link to all of the University's approved modules for this programme.

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Entry Requirements

Entry 2024

For admission to a programme, standard applicants must

  • score the necessary CAO points and
  • meet the minimum entry requirements

Leaving Certificate in six subjects i.e. H5 in two subjects and O6/H7 in four other subjects. The six subjects must include Mathematics O3/H6, and either English or Irish grade O6/H7.

 

For Non-EU International Entry Requirements please visit https://www.mtu.ie/international/non-eu/.

Career options

Employment Opportunities

Graduates have been employed as process engineers, design engineers and energy analysts. All major industry now requires that its energy use be minimised, and so energy graduates are working in all sectors of industry, including, biopharmaceutical, biomedical devices, energy supply utilities, and manufacturers of energy systems.

  • Energy management
  • Energy systems design
  • Energy project management
  • R&D energy engineer
  • Process engineer
  • Design engineer
  • Engineering consultant

Progression

Further Studies

Honours degree holders who achieve the specified level of academic performance are eligible to apply for a postgraduate course of study, both at MTU and at other third level colleges in Ireland and abroad.

Two sustainable energy students working on a project in lab

Focused on a sustainable future

MT837 - Sustainable Energy Engineering

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Question Time

Mathematics is used in all engineering disciplines and provides the tools for complex problems to be understood and solved. You would need to be comfortable with mathematics.

  • 2.4kW wind turbine
  • Wind monitoring masts
  • Solar thermal collectors
  • Artificial sky unit
  • EV charging point
  • Zero energy building retrofit
  • 4 wheel rolling road and engine test bed
  • MTU/UTRC low energy building test bed

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