南安普顿大学

About this course

Develop the skills to design and develop future energy networks. This MSc power engineering degree looks at all aspects of sustainable energy generation, transmission and distribution engineering.

If you’re considering a career in the electrical power industry, this course will give you the skills in high demand from employers.

Through this master's in electrical power engineering you’ll gain an advanced understanding of the relationships between core types of energy, work, force, power and efficiency.

You’ll learn about:

• the design and management of power systems
• bulk electrical energy transport issues
• the design and operation of electricity transmission and distribution networks
• how to specify equipment through tools such as ERACS and PowerWorld
• the fundamentals and impact of current and future energy/power production methods

You'll get to personalise this master of electronic and energy engineering course to your interests and career aims, through a choice of modules and an individual project. You’ll also have access to research facilities, including our high-voltage laboratory and interdisciplinary clean room.

Careers

We are ranked second equal for graduate prospects in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in the Complete University Guide 2019.

Create a career in the electrical power industry from this course. Graduates from our MSc are employed worldwide in leading technology companies, innovative energy and transport providers, and government departments and organizations.

You’ll benefit from our strong relationship with employers. We communicate with around 300 companies a year to support a full range of visits, events and activities. We also advertise over 400 technology positions every year directly to our Southampton graduates only.

Our dedicated careers hub is affiliated with over 100 renowned companies such as:

• IBM
• Arm
• Microsoft Research
• Imagination Technologies
• Nvidia
• Samsung Google