Energy and Environmental Engineering
Edinburgh Napier University
UCAS Code: HJ69 | Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)
Entry requirements
A level
Including Maths and a Science (excluding Biology) or Technical Subject*. GCSE Grade C/4 in English.
Access to HE Diploma
Pass Access to HE Diploma in a related subject with 45 credits overall with minimum 39 Credits at Merit & 6 at Distinction including Maths and Science (Excluding Biology) or Technical Subject* at Level 3. English at Level 2 or equivalent.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Award of Diploma with 28 points overall with three HL subjects at grades 6, 5, 4 including a Science (excluding Biology) or Technical Subject* at minimum grade 5. SL Maths at grade 5. SL English at grade 4.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Pre-2017 Grading System: B1, B3, B3, B3 at Higher Level to include Maths and a Science (excluding Biology)/Technical Subject*. Grade C2 at Ordinary Level in English. New Grading System: H2, H3, H3, H3 at Higher Level to include Maths and a Science (excluding Biology)/Technical Subject*. Grade O4 at Ordinary Level in English.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
MM (Merit, Merit) in a related subject plus A-Level grade C. BTEC must include Maths but if not we would accept A-Level Maths at Grade C as an alternative. GCSE Grade C/4 in English.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
MMM (Merit, Merit, Merit) in a related subject. BTEC must include Maths but if not we would accept A-Level Maths at Grade C as an alternative. GCSE Grade C/4 in English.
Scottish Higher
Including Maths (Applications of Maths not accepted) and a Science (excluding Biology) or Technical Subject*. National 5 grade C in English. If you are eligible for an adjusted offer under our Contextual Admissions Policy, please see the ‘Minimum Qualification Requirements’ below.
T Level
T Level must be completed in an Engineering subject or include Science (not Biology) and Maths components. Alternatively, A Level Maths and a Science (not Biology) would be required. Please contact [email protected] to check if you meet the subject specific requirements. GCSE Grade C/4 in English.
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About this course
Learn how you can make a difference for tomorrow’s world.
Gain the skills required to solve the environmental challenges in society and the wider industry.
You’ll graduate equipped for a career as a professional engineer in the renewable, built environment and traditional energy industries.
As an energy engineer, you’ll be exploring cleaner, more efficient ways of using fossil fuels, while investigating and specifying the design of renewable energy developing systems using renewable and sustainable resources, such as solar and wind energy. You will also look at how local climate impacts on the design and selection of these systems, and consider their life cycle and carbon footprint.
This course is accredited by:
IEng - Incorporated Engineer
CEng - Chartered Engineer
Energy Institute
Please visit our website for full course and module details.
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Merchiston Campus
School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
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Civil engineering
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Chemical, process and energy engineering
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Top job areas of graduates
Want to make good money from the word go? This is the degree for you! The UK has had a shortage of chemical engineers for a while now so starting salaries are very good. In fact, across the UK, only doctors and dentists bettered the average starting salary for chemical engineering graduates, with an average starting salary of around £28,000. Key sectors for chemical engineers last year included the petrochemicals, food, nuclear, pharmaceuticals, materials and consultancy industries. Their skills set also means that the finance industry likes graduates from these degrees, so there are options if you don't fancy engineering as a career. Most graduates take a longer course that leads to an MEng — which is what you need to take if you want to be a Chartered Engineer. Chemical engineers are also more likely than other engineers to take doctorates and go into research roles, so if you want to take an engineering subject but fancy a research job, this might be a good subject to take.
Civil engineering
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Top job areas of graduates
Do you want to be in demand? This might be the degree for you! We are officially short of civil engineers, and so around two thirds of civil engineering graduates start jobs specifically as civil engineers, and starting salaries are well over £25k last year. Demand for civil engineers and related jobs - we're short of all of them - means that good graduates have plenty of options directly related to their degree when they graduate. This is a subject where work experience can be very helpful in getting a job and many students do work for engineering companies while they take their degrees.
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Chemical, process and energy engineering
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Civil engineering
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