Overview
- DurationOne year full-time, two-three years part-time
- DeliveryTaught modules 40%, group project 20% (or dissertation for part-time students), and individual project 40%
- QualificationMSc, PgDip, PgCert
- Study typeFull-time / Part-time
- CampusCranfield campus
Who is it for?
This course is suitable for computer science, mathematics, engineering and information technology graduates and practising IT engineers wishing to pursue a technical management career in the energy industry sector. It provides professional engineers and scientists with the multidisciplinary skills and ability to manage and analyse current and future energy engineering problems.
Your career
The international nature of this growing field allows Cranfield graduates to develop diverse and rewarding careers all over the world in industry, government or research.
Example careers include:
- Energy Analyst – Data Science,
- Offshore Energy Analyst,
- Energy and Sustainability Analyst,
- Research Analyst - Energy.
Cranfield Careers Service
Cranfield’s Careers Service is dedicated to helping you meet your career aspirations. You will have access to career coaching and advice, CV development, interview practice, access to hundreds of available jobs via our Symplicity platform and opportunities to meet recruiting employers at our careers fairs. We will also work with you to identify suitable opportunities and support you in the job application process for up to three years after graduation.
Why this course?
Energy supply is fundamentally important to our homes and workplaces. Future energy supply has to be stable, secure, and not only affordable but sustainable, which makes it a systems engineering problem.
Due to the growth of sustainable and renewable energy production, energy informatics plays a significant role in managing the world's growing energy demand. Both developed and developing countries are facing great challenges in energy efficiency, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enlargements of renewable energy applications.
The UK Government has set ambitious targets to decrease the greenhouse gas emissions to 80% of today’s by 2050; the China Government has also planned to significantly reduce CO2 emissions to a level of 5,000 million tons in 2050, which is half of current emissions.
- You will develop professional informatics skills required in the growing energy sector, with essential abilities applicable in both the renewables industry (wind, geothermal and solar) and the traditional energy industry (oil and gas).
- Students benefit from dedicated state-of-the-art facilities including unique engineering-scale facilities for the development of efficient technologies with low CO2 emissions.
- The Management for Technology module is run by our world-renowned Cranfield School of Management.
Informed by industry
- We have a world-class reputation for our industrial-scale research and pilot-scale demonstration programmes in the energy sector.
- Close engagement with the energy and transport sectors over the last 20 years has produced long-standing strategic partnerships with the sectors most prominent players.
- The strategic links with industry ensures that all of the material taught on the course is relevant, timely and meets the needs of organisations competing within the energy sector.
- This industry-led education makes our graduates some of the most desirable in the world for energy companies to recruit.
Course details
The taught programme for the Energy Informatics master's is generally delivered from October to February and comprises eight modules. The modules are delivered over one week of intensive delivery with a second week being free from structured teaching to allow time for more independent learning and reflection.
Students on the part-time programme will complete all of the modules based on a flexible schedule that will be agreed with the Course Director.
Course delivery
Taught modules 40%, group project 20% (or dissertation for part-time students), and individual project 40%
Group project
The group project is an applied, multidisciplinary, team-based activity. Often solving real-world, industry-based problems, students are provided with the opportunity to take responsibility for a consultancy-type project while working under academic supervision. Success is dependent on the integration of various activities and working within agreed objectives, deadlines and budgets. Transferable skills such as team work, self-reflection and clear communication are also developed.
Individual project
The individual project is the chance for students to focus on an area of particular interest to them and their future career. Students select the individual project in consultation with the Thesis Co-ordinator, their allocated supervisor and their Course Director. These projects provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to carry out independent research, think and work in an original way, contribute to knowledge, and overcome genuine problems in the industry. Many of the projects are supported by external organisations.
Modules
Keeping our courses up-to-date and current requires constant innovation and change. The modules we offer reflect the needs of business and industry and the research interests of our staff and, as a result, may change or be withdrawn due to research developments, legislation changes or for a variety of other reasons. Changes may also be designed to improve the student learning experience or to respond to feedback from students, external examiners, accreditation bodies and industrial advisory panels.
To give you a taster, we have listed the compulsory and elective (where applicable) modules which are currently affiliated with this course. All modules are indicative only, and may be subject to change for your year of entry.
Course modules
Compulsory modules
All the modules in the following list need to be taken as part of this course.
Risk and Reliability Engineering
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This module introduces you to the principles of risk and reliability engineering, and associated tools and methods to solve relevant engineering problems in industry. |
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Informatics for the Energy Industry
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This module will introduce you to data and information methodologies to solve problems associated with the design and operation of industrial systems using operational data available. |
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Data processing: data acquisition, data uncertainty, outliers and smoothing, statistical analysis, Data modelling: parametric and non-parametric modelling, linear and nonlinear modelling, static and dynamic modelling, meta modelling, Machine learning: artificial neural networks, feedforward and backpropagation, recurrent neural networks, deep learning, Case studies: examples will be chosen from a range of industrial systems including mechanical, chemical and fluid systems. |
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Advanced Control Systems
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This modules introduces you to the fundamental concepts, principles, methodologies, and application for the design of advanced control systems for industrial applications. |
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Computational Fluid Dynamics for Industrial Processes
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This module introduces you to the CFD techniques and tools for modelling, simulating and analysing practical engineering problems with hands on experience using commercial software packages used in industry. |
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Process Measurement Systems
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This module introduces you to a systematic approach to the design of measurement systems for industrial process applications. The fundamental concepts, key requirements, typical principles and key applications of the industrial process measurement technology and systems will be highlighted. |
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Management for Technology
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The importance of technology leadership in driving the technical aspects of an organisation's products, innovation, programmes, operations and strategy is paramount, especially in today’s turbulent commercial environment with its unprecedented pace of technological development. As demand for ever more complex products and services has become the norm, one of the challenges for today’s manager is to deal with uncertainty, to allow technological innovation and change to flourish, whilst also remaining within planned parameters of performance. This module helps to develop your understanding of management processes within an organisational context, so that when you seek employment you are equipped with both the extensive subject/discipline knowledge and the ability to relate it to a management context. |
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Elective modules
A selection of modules from the following list need to be taken as part of this course
Process Design and Simulation
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This module aims to introduce you to the modern techniques and computer aided engineering tools for the design, simulation and optimisation of process systems. Via a large share of process simulation and optimisation case studies, the module will enable you to gather the hands-on experience of using the commercial software. |
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On successful completion of this module you should be able to:
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Heat and Power Generation Systems
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On successful completion of this module you should be able to:
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Advanced Optimisation of Process and Energy Systems
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This module will introduce you to the fundamental optimisation principles and tools for the design, analysis and optimisation of processes and operations in the energy and process industry. |
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On successful completion of this module you should be able to:
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Teaching team
You will be taught by industry-active research academics from Cranfield with an established track record, supported by visiting lecturers from industry. To ensure the programme is aligned to industry needs, the course is directed by its own Industrial Advisory Committee.
How to apply
Online application form. UK students are normally expected to attend an interview and financial support is best discussed at this time. Overseas and EU students may be interviewed by telephone.