Renewable and Sustainable Engineering (with Foundation Year) BEng (Hons)

Wrexham Glyndwr University

Why choose this course?This degree tackles some of the biggest challenges facing mankind today - affordable energy, climate change, global warming and pollution control. For students wanting to be at the forefront of new engineering and cost effective solutions that will help satisfy the need for renewable energy, this degree could be your next step.This degree is at the forefront of this new engineering and touches on the finance and politics of the coming model shift into clean energy and sustainability. On this degree you will: Learn how we can help to fix climate change Explore renewable energy and learn about sustainability. Study a degree that is Energy institute, IMechE and IEEE accredited.Gain the tools to make an impact and protect the planet.Explore both electrical and mechanical engineering, as well as all types of renewable energy. Study a course that boasts high relevant employment success after graduation.Start your journey on a path growing in future opportunities. Key Course Features: Includes a foundation year to prepare you for further years of study.Industry-experienced lectures active in sustainability research. Taught by lecturers with 10 years of experience teaching this degree. Includes field visits to interesting renewable energy projects (Wind, Solar, Hydro, Biomass plants).Excellent facilities that include well-equipped computer-aided design laboratories, modern electronics laboratories, specialist manufacturing systems, simulation software, industry-standard instrumentation laboratories, industry specification.Rapid Prototyping facility (fused deposition method).Subsonic wind tunnel laboratory and well-equipped thermo-fluid dynamics lab including a fully operational Pelton wheel and Francis turbine.Small class sizes allow for strong tutorial and laboratory experiment support and advice.Dedicated maths support for students.You will have access to industry standard software packages such as Altium Designer, Multisim, HP VEE, MATLAB & Simulink, Abaqus, AutoCAD, Fluent, Pro Engineer, SolidWorks.