ELECTRICAL POWER ENGINEERING AT NORTHUMBRIA
Welcome to Northumbria University’s Electrical Power Engineering MSc MSc Electrical Power Engineering
YOUR COURSE
YOUR COURSE
YOUR CAMPUS
YOUR EXPERIENCE
YOUR FUTURE
Why Electrical Power Engineering MSc at Northumbria? • Gain a thorough understanding of power electronics, electric drive systems, smart grids, wind power, photovoltaic and other distributed generation systems. • Electrical power engineers need to be able to work in multidisciplinary teams and to show organisational and commercial skills alongside technical knowledge. The course therefore has a strong focus on project management, self-development and employability. • The course has been carefully designed to meet the needs of industry. It also meets the academic requirements of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), by whom it is fully accredited. • Northumbria has a well-established reputation for producing graduates who can apply their knowledge to generate creative solutions for sustainable electrical power systems.
Electrical and Power Engineering MSc - Examples of Current Modules
Wind Energy Conversion Systems
Power Electronics and Drive Systems
Engineering Research and Project Management
Smart Grids
Renewable Energy Technologies for Electricity Supply
Photovoltaic System Technology
DISCLAIMER: Please note that information, advice and guidance received at the Open Day is accurate as of today, and is subject to change as we review our courses and our offers to ensure that you are receiving the best possible educational experience. The University continues to monitor guidance in relation to Covid-19 to ensure compliance with government requirements and to ensure the health and safety of our students and staff. Our website is the most up to date place to review our information.
Study Options • 1 Year Full Time | September Start • 18 Months Full Time | January or September Start • 2 Years Full Time with Advanced Practice in Second Year | January or September Start
Teaching and Assessment Teaching • Courses are split into modules worth 20 or 60 credits. • You study for 180 credits per year. • Lectures (large group teaching), seminars (small group discussions), workshops (interactive, practical sessions) and dissertations (large scale research project). You will have access to our e-Learning platform Blackboard, where you can re-watch all Panopto-recorded lectures and read workshop presentation slides at your own pace. • Site Visits and Guest Lectures (subject to hosts approval). Assessment • You’ll undertake a Masters project that will hone your skills in evaluating and applying research techniques and methodologies. The topic of the project will reflect your own unique interests. Your supervisor will provide guidance from its development through to completion. • Assessments are designed to give feedback as well as to monitor your level of achievement. The assessed projects will enable you to test your skills in ways that relate to current industrial practice. Assessments are undertaken in the form of exams, assignments, technical reports, presentations and project work.
Our Staff • Our teaching team includes experts from the Northumbria Photovoltaics Application Centre (NPAC) and Power and Wind Energy Research (PaWER) group. • Their experience, combined with their on-going active research, will provide an excellent foundation for your learning. • The quality of their research has put Northumbria University among the UK’s top 25% of universities for the percentage of research outputs in engineering that are ranked as world-leading or internationally excellent (Research Excellence Framework 2014). • Our reputation for quality is reflected by the range and depth of our collaborations with industry partners. Our industrial links help inform our curriculums and ensure a variety of site visits and input from practitioners via guest lectures.
Milutin Jovanovic (Programme Leader)
Entry Requirements for 2021 Applicants should normally have: •A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree in Electrical Engineering with a focus on Electrical Power. Other subject qualifications, equivalent professional qualifications and/or relevant work experience will be considered on an individual basis. •English language requirements: English language requirements - International applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*). The university accepts many UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find more details at www.northumbria.ac.uk/englishqualifications.
YOUR CAMPUS
Our Facilities • Northumbria are 11th in the UK for Facilities.* • Major campus investment in recent years – Student Central, Digital Commons, Architecture Studios, Computer Information Sciences Building and Sports Central which is great for downtime. • One of the best academic libraries in the UK, held Customer Service Excellence (CSE) accreditation since 2010, and with 24/7 access.*** • The 24/7 University Library achieves some of the highest levels of student satisfaction in the UK, and holds Cabinet Office accreditation for Customer Service Excellence. • Our IT, library and course resources are all ahead of sector for satisfaction.** *Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2018 *** National Student Survey 2019 *** Digital library is currently 24/7, access to library learning spaces reviewed in line with Covid-19 guidance.
Faculty Facilities • Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) is embedded throughout the course with tools such as the ‘Blackboard’ eLearning Portal and electronic reading lists that will guide your preparation for seminars and independent research. Our use of lecture capture software will help you revise challenging material. • Northumbria University provides outstanding facilities for electrical power engineering. •Our laboratories have equipment that includes oscilloscopes, signal generators and Labview software, National Instruments Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite (NI ELVIS) to measure and control signal voltages, dSPACE systems for rapid control prototyping etc. •Our New and Renewable Energy Laboratory is an excellent resource for research into power networks, wind energy conversion systems, photovoltaics and battery testing for electric vehicles, and electric drives. • All our facilities are backed up by a team of technicians who will give support and advice when you need it.
YOUR FUTURE
Career Success at Northumbria •Learn from 2020’s top young UK University. *Times Higher Education awards 2020. •A postgraduate degree will boost your earning potential - according to the Department for Education’s Graduate Labour Market Statistics 2017, postgraduates earn on average £6,000 a year more than their undergraduate counterparts. •Praise from Which? University Student Survey 2018 which ranked us as one of the toprated universities for ‘job readiness’ in the UK. •Our Careers and Employment Service will help at every stage, from finding part-time jobs that fit alongside your studies and volunteering opportunities, through to finding your first full-time job after graduation. •Our University is ranked top 15 in the UK for graduates in highly skilled employment. *Graduate outcomes 2017/2018
Where do our Graduates Go? • By the end of this course you’ll be in an excellent position to start or continue a career in electrical power engineering and/or the renewable energy industry. • Roles could include designing, developing and maintaining electrical control systems and components. • You could also undertake a postgraduate research degree such as an MPhil, PhD and Professional Doctorate. • If you decide to start up your own business, it’s good to know that the combined turnover of our graduates’ start-up companies is higher than that of any other UK university. • Whatever you decide to do, you will have the transferable skills that employers expect from a master’s graduate from Northumbria University.
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DISCLAIMER: All information on this presentation is accurate at the time of viewing. Courses starting in 2021 are offered as a mix of online and face to face teaching due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. We continue to monitor government and local authority guidance in relation to Covid-19 and we are ready and able to flex accordingly to ensure the health and safety of our students and staff. Students will be required to attend campus as far as restrictions allow. Contact time will increase as restrictions ease, or decrease, potentially to a full online offer, should restrictions increase. Our online activity will be delivered through Blackboard Ultra, enabling collaboration, connection and engagement with materials and people.