Energy Demand Studies

The MRes in Energy Demand Studies is designed to equip students for careers as professional researchers. Technical work is highly topical, focusing on energy demand in the built environment, and is complemented by the development of research and transferable skills.

The programme focuses on skills and knowledge required to undertake research in energy demand reduction in the built environment and comprises three strands: technical modules, transferable skills and research. Topics include thermodynamics, building physics, behaviour, energy systems, modelling, policy and economics. Transferable skills include writing, presenting and communicating with different stakeholders. Significant emphasis is placed on research and methodologies.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of four technical modules (two valued at 15 credits each, two audited), two transferable skills modules (15 credits each), a guided research project (30 credits) and a dissertation research project (90 credits).

Technical modules

• Energy Theory, Measurement and Interpretation
• Energy: Society, Economics and Policy
• Energy Demand in Context

Transferable skills modules

• Research Concepts
• Communication Skills

Dissertation/report

All students undertake a guided team research project, and an independent research project which culminates in a dissertation of 15,000 words.

Teaching and learning

Teaching sessions are highly interactive and led by experienced researchers. Students read key texts in advance of lectures and seminars to accelerate learning and focus sessions on research-oriented issues. Small group sizes, regular tutorials and supervision meetings combine to provide tailored support across a range of disciplines and research topics.

Placement

All students will attend a residential block week in Loughborough at the London-Loughborough Centre for Doctoral Research in Energy Demand at the start of term one. This will incur no additional costs for students.

Normally a minimum of an upper second-class UK Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Applicants with an appropriate professional qualification and/or relevant work experience in addition to a first degree will also be considered.