Postgraduate Prospectus

Power, Propulsion and the Environment (Option of Thermal Power MSc/PgDip/PgCert)

Power, Propulsion and the Environment

Suitable for talented graduates seeking a challenging and rewarding career in an international growth industry.

Takes you on to a varied choice of challenging career opportunities. Graduates of this option of Thermal Power MSc/PgDip/PgCert occupy very senior positions in their organisations, making valuable contributions to international industries.

You will be taught by members of Cranfield staff and other specialists with extensive industrial and consultancy experience. The course is embedded in a large power and propulsion activity that is recognised internationally for its enviable portfolio of research, short courses and postgraduate programmes.

Course description

The Power, Propulsion and the Environment Option of Thermal Power MSc/PgDip/PgCert course develops engineers with an environmental awareness.

The gas turbine is employed today in a wide variety of industrial applications including oil, power, and process industries. The continuing expansion of the applications of rotating machinery implies that a multidisciplinary approach to their design and selection - taking into account their techno-economic and environmental impact - is required.

Modules:

There are eight compulsory modules:

  • Combustors
  • Engine Systems
  • Environmental Management
  • Fuels and Combustion
  • Industrial Prime Movers
  • Gas Turbine Theory and Performance
  • Management for Technology
  • Turbomachinery

Optional modules are chosen from:

  • Materials Selection
  • Mechanical Design of Turbomachinery
  • Piston Engines
  • Gas Turbine Applications
  • Blade Cooling
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Fatigue and Fracture
  • Simulation and Diagnostics

An intensive two-week industrial management module is offered to all MSc students; this module assists in achieving exemptions from some Engineering Council requirements. The students also benefit from invited lectures from senior engineers and managers in the propulsion and power industries.

Individual research project

Students are required to submit a written thesis for a research project carried out during the course. This thesis is examined orally in September in the presence of an external examiner. Topics can be chosen according to the needs and interests of the individual in consultation with the Course Director.

Option of Thermal Power MSc/PgDip/PgCert

Entry requirements

1st or 2nd class UK Honours degree or equivalent in engineering, mathematics or an applied science.

Duration

1 year full-time. Part-time MSc by Research by arrangement.

Start date

October and March.

Number of places

60 (across all options).

Assessment
The final assessment is based on two components of equal weight, namely the taught programme and research project.
Funding

A variety of sources including industrial sponsorship. Please contact us for details.

Further details & applications

Further information

Course brochure

Contact

Mrs Claire Bellis
T: +44 (0)1234 754764
E: c.bellis@cranfield.ac.uk

ATAS certificate required

Students requiring a Tier 4 General Student visa to study in the UK may need to apply for an ATAS certificate to study this course.

Application process

Application form.

Online application

Thermal Power

Teaching location

Cranfield campus, School of Engineering.