Develop innovative solutions for one of engineering's most urgent challenges with a Master of Engineering Science (Photovoltaics and Solar Energy). This two year full-time or part-time equivalent postgraduate degree offered at Australia's #1 Engineering and Technology faculty (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2025), will empower you to create a more sustainable future. 

 

This postgraduate degree builds on the previous undergraduate education of engineers who want to further their careers in the booming sustainable energy industry. UNSW’s academics in the photovoltaic field are global academic leaders. Under this expert guidance, you’ll study courses on photovoltaic devices, systems and applications. 

 

You'll have the opportunity to study courses and electives across: 

• Energy efficiency
• Photovoltaics
• System design
• Renewable energy policy
• Renewable energy system modelling and analysis
• Solar energy
• Entrepreneurial engineering

 

This degree includes an extensive research project where you'll be challenged to develop creative solutions in a specific area of interest to you. You'll learn valuable skills in project management and the acquisition, analysis and interpretation of results.