MSc Power Electronics and Control with Extended Professional Practice

The Extended Professional Practice award provides you with the opportunity of a placement, working in a relevant engineering environment to further develop the knowledge and skills you gain from the taught modules. The placement takes place during the first two semesters of the second year of enrolment, after which you’ll return to complete your MSc Individual Project. It's up to you to secure a suitable placement, although the Careers and Employment service is here to support you throughout the process.

On the MSc in Power Electronics and Control, the development of skills and advancement of knowledge focus on enabling you to solve multidisciplinary problems related to energy conversion, renewable energy systems integration and energy efficiency. Alongside this there will be the opportunity for you to develop practical skills for the analysis, design and application of power conversion systems in key areas of industry.

You will cover subject specific subjects such as Advanced Power Electronics and Control and Control of Engineering Systems alongside cohort taught subjects to develop their management skills and their employability.

The successful postgraduates of the course will acquire the knowledge and understanding, intellectual, practical and transferable skills necessary for the analysis and synthesis of problems in engineering and manufacturing through a combination of experimental, simulation, research methods and case studies. You can expect to gain work in a range of disciplines within a variety of industries from specialist technical roles to positions of management responsibility.

Why choose this course?

• During your placement year, you'll gain hands-on industrial experience, applying the skills learned during your studies. 
• Gain experience of integrating and designing systems that are based on renewable energy systems.
• Develop knowledge and understanding of fundamental technologies used in the control and conversion of electric power.
• Supported by the School which has over 25 years' experience of teaching electronic engineering and has established an excellent international reputation in this field.
• We offer extensive lab facilities for engineering students, including the latest software packages.
• 7th for engineering and technology in the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES, 2024).