The Sustainable Energy programme will advance students’ knowledge in efficiency techniques, sustainable energy technologies and energy management systems and strategies. Students will share an experience of having learnt and worked in a multidisciplinary environment, been educated by world-leading experts in areas of their specialisation and benefitted from best-in-class pedagogy. Graduates will attain a future-proofed qualification to enable them to support a societal transition to live on this planet in a way that is sustainable and equitable.

 

Becoming an E3 (Engineering, Environment, and Emerging Technologies) graduate from Trinity means supporting a vision of a society where the interdependence between technological innovation and our natural capital is advanced by world-leading research, education and entrepreneurship.

 

Is This Course For Me?

This course is designed to provide civil engineers and other suitably qualified professionals with a good understanding of energy management and efficiency as well as sustainable energy generation. It will include theory and practice along with economics, current legal requirements, and standards. The course will be of particular interest to those already in employment as part of ongoing professional training as well as leading to the widening of new job opportunities available to new graduates.

 

Career Opportunities

This course widens job opportunities for its graduates and allows them to access such positions as Renewable Energy Administrator, Energy Engineer, Environmental Engineer, and Sustainability Consultant.

 

Course Structure

This part-time blended-learning course is comprised of three modules, totalling 60 ECTS and delivered over an 8 month(September-April) or 2-semester period. Lectures will be delivered by academic and industry experts. The course schedule and blended-learning format of this course will provide flexibility for students to participate in the course out of standard working hours, with the majority of the programme participation offering in-person or virtual learning options.