Program Overview
The MSc program in Offshore Wind Energy Systems combines expertise from the departments of Naval Architecture and Electronic Engineering. It covers topics such as wind, wave, and current modeling, structural analysis, and power systems. Assessment is through coursework, and teaching includes lectures, tutorials, and laboratory experiments. Graduates have career opportunities in research, energy analysis, naval architecture, engineering, and marine surveying.
Program Outline
The taught parts of the course will comprise 120 credits including a 40-credit group project. The taught part includes modules dealing with the following subjects:
- offshore wind, wave, and current modelling
- aerodynamic and hydrodynamic loads
- structural analysis and integrity assessment
- generators, power converters, and control systems
- risk and reliability engineering
- offshore wind farm Economics, Operation & Maintenance
Assessment:
Assessment and feedback are in the form of coursework.
Teaching:
There are two teaching semesters of 11 weeks each. Course modules are delivered in form of formal lectures supported with tutorials and laboratory experiment.
Careers:
There will be huge home and overseas demand for graduates in this area. Job titles for future graduates of this postgraduate programme include but not limited to:
- PhD students/researchers
- Energy Analyst (at SSE, Natural Power)
- Graduate/Senior naval architect/engineer (at SiemensGamesa, ARUP, Frazer-Nash)
- Inspection Engineer (Cyberhawk Focus on wind turbine blade inspection)
- Design engineer
- Project Engineer (at DEME Offshore)
- Wind Engineer / Wind Turbine Engineer (at Senvion, ESB, EDP Renewables)
Other:
- The support provided to international students at Strathclyde has been exceptional throughout my experience. From the initial stages of my application, the University demonstrated its commitment to assisting international students.
- We have excellent teaching facilities including:
- Kelvin Hydrodynamics Lab - the largest fully operational ship-model experiment tank in any UK university
- cutting-edge computer facilities including high-performance computers
- industry-standard software packages
- You’ll appreciate industry experts involved in the teaching on selected modules within this PGT programme. In addition, the group project will be assessed by a panel of industry experts. The seminars are delivered by industrial experts, visiting academics and researchers of the Department in subjects relevant to the marine industry. As well as providing an opportunity for making contacts, specific seminars are also arranged to provide careers advice and promote membership of professional societies including the accrediting bodies
