The MEngSc (Marine Renewable Energy) is a full-time programme running for 12 months from the date of first registration for the programme. It is an all-Ireland programme, hosted by UCC, in partnership with the following academic institutions: CIT, DIT, NUIM, QUB, UCD, UL. The awarding institution is UCC.

Candidates must have a BE (Hons) or BEng (Hons) Degree or equivalent engineering qualification, with a minimum grade 2H1. However, candidates with equivalent academic qualifications and suitable experience may be accepted subject to the approval of College of Science, Engineering and Food Science. In all cases, the course of study for each candidate must be approved by the Programme Coordinator.

Candidates, for whom English is not their primary language, should possess an IELTS of 6.5 (or TOEFL equivalent) with no less than 6.0 in each individual category.

Students take 90 credits as follows:

In Part I students must take the five core modules (unless these or equivalent courses have already been taken), to a total of 25 credits. Students also choose electives from the list below.

NB: For the purposes of this programme it has been agreed that all non-UCC modules are treated as either 5 or 10 credits.

Part II consists of a Marine Renewable Energy Research Project (NE6020), to the value of 30 credits, completed over the summer months, either in industry or in an academic research laboratory in one of the partner institutions. Projects are offered subject to availability of suitable proposals from industry, and will be offered to students based on order of merit of results achieved in Part I. Students are also encouraged to make efforts to secure their own placement from suitable industrial hosts, outside of the list provided.

In every case, the final choice of modules is subject to the approval of the Programme Director of the MEngSc (Marine Renewable Energy). Students may take a maximum total of 15 credits only of undergraduate modules on this programme.

Part I
Core Modules
CE4020 Environmental Hydrodynamics (5 credits; UCC)
NE6003 Wind Energy (5 credits; UCC)
NE6005 Ocean Energy (5 credits; UCC)
NE6010 Advanced Topics in Marine Renewable Energy (5 credits; All institutions)
NE6906 Tidal Energy (5 credits; QUB; 1-week block)

Elective Modules

Students select modules to the value of 35 credits from the following list, (or from elsewhere in the UCC Calendar, subject to approval):

AC6301 Innovation Finance (5 credits) (UCC)
CE4013 Harbour and Coastal Engineering (5 credits; UCC)
CE6024 Finite Element Analysis (5 credits; UCC)
EE4001 Power Electronics, Drives & Energy Conversion (5 credits; UCC)
EE4010 Electrical Power Systems (5 credits; UCC)
EV4012 Environmental Impact Assessments (5 credits) (UCC)
GL6007 Practical Offshore Geological Exploration (5 credits; offered subject to availability of survey vessel time) (UCC)
IS6306 Technology Business Planning (5 credits) (UCC)
LW6104 Intellectual Property Law for High-Tech Entrepreneurs (5 credits) (UCC)
ME6007 Mechanical Systems (5 credits; UCC)
NE3003 Sustainable Energy (5 credits; UCC)
NE6007 Energy Systems Modelling (5 credits; UCC)
NE6901 Control Systems (5 credits; NUIM - EE612)
NE6902 Maintenance and Reliability (5 credits; CIT - MANU8003)
NE6908 Computational Fluid Dynamics (5 credits, CIT MECH9002)

Part II
NE6020 Marine Renewable Energy Research Project (30 credits; All institutions; Summer)

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2016 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules 2015/2016.

Postgraduate Diploma in Marine Renewable Energy
Candidates who pass individual modules to the value of 60 credits in Part I but fail to achieve the requisite average grade of 50% at the first attempt across all modules in Part 1 will be eligible for the award of a Postgraduate Diploma in Marine Renewable Energy. Candidates passing Part I of the programme who do not wish to proceed to Part II may opt to be conferred with a Postgraduate Diploma in Marine Renewable Energy.

Programme Learning Outcomes for MEngSc (Marine Renewable Energy) (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Analyse offshore energy resource data (wave, tidal, wind) with a view to specifying and siting offshore energy projects.
• Understand how the various energy convertors for marine renewable energy work.
• Appraise an environmental impact assessment of a proposed marine renewable energy facility.
• Analyse, simulate, and conceptually design convertors for marine renewable energy applications.
• Demonstrate familiarity with the regulatory framework surrounding marine renewable energy, particularly in Irish waters.
• Carry out independent research and/or development in an advanced topic related to marine renewable energy; present research outcomes to academic and/or industry peers and communicate research results orally and in writing.

Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Diploma in Marine Renewable Energy (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Analyse offshore energy resource data (wave, tidal, wind) with a view to specifying and siting offshore energy projects.
• Understand how the various energy convertors for marine renewable energy work.
• Appraise an environmental impact assessment of a proposed marine renewable energy facility.
• Analyse, simulate, and conceptually design convertors for marine renewable energy applications.
• Demonstrate familiarity with the regulatory framework surrounding marine renewable energy, particularly in Irish waters.