Energy Policy

Overview

Taught by globally leading experts in renewable energy, sustainability and innovation, this Masters offers a distinct interdisciplinary approach with a focus on climate change and the role of innovation in finding lasting solutions for a sustainable future. Taught 100% online, you’ll learn from experts who are leading policy change around the world, collaborate and build networks with an international group of like-minded professionals and fit your Masters study around your career.

Building on the influential research of the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) and Sussex Energy Group, one of the largest energy research groups in the world, the MSc in Energy Policy is led by academics who are developing new interdisciplinary thinking in energy policy and applying it to contemporary challenges around the world.

This unique Energy Policy Masters at University of Sussex  is taught 100% online and offers a broad-based, social science training in energy policy, incorporating ideas from economics, political science and innovation studies. With climate change as a focus, you’ll explore the role of policy and innovation in transforming energy systems, while sharpening your analytical and decision-making skills. 

You’ll connect with fellow energy professionals from around the world and build a network of liked-minded peers, looking to lead the transition to clean energy globally. 

Why choose this course? 

• Gain access to world leading expertise from Sussex’s Science Policy Research Unit and the Sussex Energy Group. 

• Choose practical teaching, exploring current global examples, delivered by those developing policies and driving global change. 

• Graduate with a razor-sharp understanding of the economic, political and scientific implications of policymaking for a better future.

• Learn within a global cohort of like-minded professionals, bringing their own experiences, challenges and ideas to the table. 

• Fit your Masters around your professional and personal commitments. Study 100% online in your own time from your own home. 

• Benefit from dedicated student support and specialist services for online students. 

• Choose from six start dates a year, with the flexibility to pause your studies if you need to.

Career prospects 

As a graduate of this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge to work in government, NGOs and private companies in whichever country you choose.

Graduates from this course have gone on to careers in international organisations including; 

• The OECD and UNDP

• The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change 

• Government of British Columbia

• EDF 

• Unilever

• Thee International Social Science Council 

• Green Jobs Alliance.