Overview

To achieve net zero emissions a new relationship is required between how we produce, supply and consume energy: innovative smart energy technologies and services are crucial.

The Smart Energy and the Built Environment programme from UCL focuses on integrating renewables, storage and smart control of demand to enable global decarbonisation, ensure resilience and security of supply and cut costs.

Employability

This energy master’s has been developed with employability as a key priority, focusing on skills relevant in the sector. They address both technical and transferable skills, including statistics and data analysis, modelling, communication skills, critical thinking, using GenAI and social sciences.

You are encouraged to develop your own solutions to energy problems through both individual assignments and group work, collaborating with peers. The research-based curriculum also teaches you how to undertake independent research, identify research questions and design a research programme to answer them, but also how to gather, organise and analyse evidence effectively, strengthening both your critical and your creative thinking skills.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Society and the Energy System

Modelling Community Energy Solutions

Smart Distributed Energy Technologies

Business and Sustainability

Energy, People and Behaviour

Industrial Symbiosis

Systems Thinking and System Dynamics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-28 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-06-26 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Normally a minimum of an upper second-class UK Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (for example physics or a related physical science, engineering, mathematics, geography, psychology, social science, architecture, planning or economics) or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard is required.

Applicants with a different degree discipline but a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience are welcome to apply and will be assessed on an individual basis.

Please clearly state in your personal statement how your educational or employment background (including any internships or projects) relates to the programme and what you aim to achieve through your studies.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

39200 GBP / year

≈ 39200 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

21500 GBP / year

≈ 21500 GBP / year

Additional Details

Part-time per year:

UK: £10,750

International: £19,600

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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