Course Overview

Communities have a key role to play in the development of a net-zero society.  Are you keen to discover more about how renewable energy production can play a central role in community development?  Do you want to be at the center of and leading these developments?

In May 2019, the Committee on Climate Change recommended that the UK should aim to be net zero on all greenhouse gases by 2050. A U.N-backed global campaign, the 'Race to Zero', which launched in June 2020, brings together businesses, cities, and other organizations that aim to cut their planet-heating emissions to net zero by around mid-century, meaning they produce no more emissions than they can offset through different measures. Several community groups have emerged to develop local solutions that help to meet this target. Communities will be at the center and forefront of the new energy transition.

This MSc Net Zero Communities will enable you to take the lead and be the change in the new energy transition. You will be taught by recognized experts and supported by guest lectures from both industry and community fields. You can be confident you will graduate armed with the most up-to-date information and the highest quality skills.

The course is designed to provide opportunities for both recent graduates and mature students working in relevant professions, industries, agencies, or the voluntary sector to advance or update learning in sustainability issues, with a particular focus on providing net-zero solutions for communities. It aims to develop practitioners with an advanced level of knowledge and competence in planning, developing, advising, and delivering sustainable solutions in relevant public sector, industry, or community contexts.

Studying online, on a full-time or part-time basis, you will critically analyze the theories, principles, and concepts of renewable energy, carbon budgeting, and community energy development.

Special features

• Modules are led by recognized experts in the field of community development and low-carbon technologies

• You will study fully online which means you can fit your studies around your professional and personal life, within the UK and internationally

• You can study individual modules for personal or professional development (CPD), or work towards the PgCert, PgDip, or full master's degree

General Eligibility

• Honours degree in a relevant subject 

• Applicants with an ordinary degree or other qualification and at least three years of relevant work experience will also be considered

• Applicants with formal qualifications below the level of HND, who possess substantial experience in an appropriate field or have demonstrated exceptional abilities, may also be admitted to the course

Part Time Work Details

20 hours work permit for international students

Language Requirement

• Applicants must have an IELTS score- 6.5 or equivalent

  English (PTE) Academic-62 average with 55 in each component

  TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) iBT4-Min 88 or above with min 20 in each section