Program Overview
The Master of Renewable and Future Energy (MRFE) is a specialist master's degree designed to equip engineering graduates with the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in the rapidly expanding renewable energy sector. The program provides a deep understanding of specialized topics in renewable energy sources, energy storage systems, energy transmission and distribution, and the main drivers and policies impacting the adoption of clean energy. The program is available for both full-time and part-time study and has a duration of 1.5 to 2 years of full-time study or the equivalent in part-time study depending on previous engineering discipline completed.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Master of Renewable and Future Energy (MRFE) is a specialist master's degree designed to equip engineering graduates with the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in the rapidly expanding renewable energy sector. It addresses the critical need for engineering professionals with relevant renewable energy skills in a growing market. The program aims to:
- Provide a deep practical understanding of specialized topics in renewable energy sources and generation, energy storage systems, energy transmission and distribution (including smart grids and microgrids), and the main drivers and policies impacting the adoption of clean energy.
- Articulate the research and technology pathways for current and future energy provision.
- Equip students to undertake engineering system design of renewable energy generation, distribution, and storage for various operation modes.
- Enable students to identify and evaluate emerging technologies in renewable energy generation, integration, distribution, and storage.
- Develop students' ability to execute engineering design tasks in multidisciplinary teams to industry standards.
Outline:
The MRFE program is structured as a postgraduate coursework degree, comprising a number of units.
Course Structure:
- Conversion: Students must take units to the value of 24 points from this group:
- ENSC3003 Fluid Mechanics (6 points)
- ENSC3006 Chemical Process Thermodynamics (6 points)
- ENSC3010 Hydraulics (6 points)
- ENSC3016 Power and Machines (6 points)
- ENSC3021 Circuits and Electronics (6 points)
- Core: Students must take all units (48 points):
- CHPR4408 Chemical and Thermal Renewable Energies (6 points)
- ELEC4405 Photovoltaics and its Application to Power Systems (6 points)
- ELEC5509 Grid Integration of Renewable Energy (6 points)
- ELEC5510 Design and Analysis of Smart Grids and Microgrids (6 points)
- GENG4410 Fossil to Future – The Transition (6 points)
- GENG5516 Energy Storage Systems (6 points)
- GENG5517 Renewable Energy Case Studies (6 points)
- OCEN4007 Renewable Ocean Energy (6 points)
- Option: Students must take units to the value of 24 points from this group:
- BUSN5100 Applied Professional Business Communications (6 points)
- CHPR4406 Reaction Engineering (6 points)
- CHPR4407 Transport Phenomena (6 points)
- CHPR5501 Advanced Reaction Engineering and Catalysts (6 points)
- CHPR5520 Combustion Science and Technology (6 points)
- CITS4009 Computational Data Analysis (6 points)
- ELEC4505 Power System Analysis (6 points)
- ELEC5504 Power Electronics (6 points)
- ENVT5509 Global Ecological Challenges (6 points)
- GENG5503 Modern Control Systems (6 points)
- GENG5505 Project Management and Engineering Practice (6 points)
- GENG5507 Risk, Reliability and Safety (6 points)
- GENG5521 Renewable Energy Research Project Part 1 (6 points)
- GENG5522 Renewable Energy Research Project Part 2 (6 points)
- GENG5803 Investment Management for Field Development (6 points)
- LAWS5521 Climate Change Law and Emissions Trading (6 points)
- MECH4424 Measurement and Noise (6 points)
- MGMT5504 Data Analysis and Decision Making (6 points)
- MGMT5507 Management and Organisations (6 points)
- MGMT5508 Organisational Behaviour and Leadership (6 points)
Careers:
The MRFE program is designed to upskill engineering graduates for employment in the rapidly expanding renewable energy sector in Australia and internationally.
Industries:
- Mining, Energy and Gas
- Government
- Academia
Roles:
- Renewable Energy Engineer
- Energy Consultant
- Government Science Advisor
- Environmental Sustainable Design Consultant
Other:
- The MRFE program leverages strong connections with local industry partners working in the energy sector.
- The program features a strong engagement with industry and the potential to undertake industry-based work.
- The program has an Industry Advisory Panel made up of energy sector specialists from a wide range of organizations.
- MRFE students have access to a vast range of opportunities to network with industry, develop professional skills, and connect with a dynamic cohort of students from around the world.
- The program covers the transition to renewables, microgrid and smart-grid technology, as well as chemical renewable and storage.
- The program takes advantage of the growing trend of renewables in remote and small communities of Western Australia (WA).
- The program is delivered at the University of Western Australia's Crawley campus, which is a world-class innovation and technological hub for engineering and mathematical science students.
- The program is available for both full-time and part-time study.
- The program has a duration of 1.5 to 2 years of full-time study or the equivalent in part-time study depending on previous engineering discipline completed.
- The MRFE program is a specialist master's for students who have already completed an engineering degree. You must have completed a degree accredited under the Washington Accord or undergo a migrant skills assessment by Engineers Australia in order to practice as an engineer in Australia.
