MSc

MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics

Price CfDs, grid constraints, and North Sea transition projects—without claiming Chartered Engineer status.

Online or on campus

18 months36 creditsEnglish (dual pathway: Edinburgh campus or tuition-free online; one academic standard)

MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics

Overview

Scotland’s energy transition is a queue, a planning inquiry, and a set of strike prices—not a brochure of turbines. This MSc starts with project economics as practised around the Forth, the Central Belt supply chain, and the North Sea basin that still pays wages while it decommissions. You will reconstruct a CfD-style revenue case, stress-test it against constraint and curtailment, and separate community-benefit language from the cash that actually reaches a harbour town. University of Brigant keeps one academic standard across Edinburgh seminars and the tuition-free online pathway. Identity-checked examinations, the same marking scheme, and the same refusal to treat ‘online’ as a lighter degree. Cases prefer named Scottish geographies and UK policy instruments over anonymous ‘European energy’ decks. Faculty will mark whether you noticed that a connection offer is not a generation licence, and that a heat-network prospectus is not a gas-safe ticket. The degree does not make you a Chartered Engineer and it does not waive Engineering Council pathways. It does make you harder to fool with a net-present-value slide that hides curtailment, community objection, and the difference between a developer’s model and an offtaker’s. Capstones must use a real or tightly anonymised Scottish or UK project file, not a Californian case with the place-name swapped. MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 18 months, and the credit total is 36. Students move from GB Electricity Markets, CfDs, and Policy Risk through GB Electricity Markets, CfDs, and Policy Risk; Heat, Networks, and Non-Electric Transition Economics; Reading Ofgem, NESO, and Planning Papers without Engineering Theatre; Project Cashflows, Debt Sizing, and Delay; Community Benefit, Shared Ownership, and Audit Trails; Harbour, Fabrication, and Supply-Chain Cost Build-Ups, and finish on Writing for Investment Committees and Councils. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses. Reading is a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. The artefact a marker expects is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Build a project cashflow that survives CfD, constraint, and delay assumptions Explain a grid-connection and planning interface in plain language without claiming CEng Separate community-benefit claims from auditable local cash Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.

Thirty-six credits in four modules: UK market and policy instruments, project finance under transition risk, grid and community interfaces for non-engineers, and a supervised economics capstone. Each listed course is three credits. Dual-pathway students sit the same identity-checked assessments. Transcripts use letter grades and a 4.0 GPA scale consistent with University of Brigant master’s awards. No Engineering Council logo is used in marketing.

Who This Programme Is For

Analysts and commercial managers in generation, offtake, or North Sea supply firms
Local-authority and enterprise-agency staff who must read energy business cases without being engineers
Community-energy and harbour-town officers dealing with benefit and consent narratives
Consultants who refuse generic global-renewables slide decks for Scottish assets

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Prefer to learn at our Edinburgh campus? Campus tuition and campus examinations are charged. The published campus price is on each programme page.

✦ Tuition: £9,500 / US$12,000/year
✦ Location: 3 Lady Lawson St, Edinburgh EH3 9DS, United Kingdom
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What You Will Learn

Build a project cashflow that survives CfD, constraint, and delay assumptions
Explain a grid-connection and planning interface in plain language without claiming CEng
Separate community-benefit claims from auditable local cash
Brief a director on UK policy risk using named instruments, not slogans
State the boundary between academic economics and licensed engineering in every public description of the award

Curriculum

Module 1: UK markets and transition instruments

Code	Course	Credits · hours
UOB501	GB Electricity Markets, CfDs, and Policy Risk GB Electricity Markets, CfDs, and Policy Risk (UOB501) is a 3-credit course on MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using GB Electricity Markets, CfDs, and Policy Risk as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. UOB501-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — GB Electricity Markets, CfDs, and Policy Risk UOB501-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — GB Electricity Markets, CfDs, and Policy Risk UOB501-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — GB Electricity Markets, CfDs, and Policy Risk UOB501-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — GB Electricity Markets, CfDs, and Policy Risk UOB501-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — GB Electricity Markets, CfDs, and Policy Risk UOB501-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — GB Electricity Markets, CfDs, and Policy Risk	3 · 30 h
UOB502	Heat, Networks, and Non-Electric Transition Economics Heat, Networks, and Non-Electric Transition Economics (UOB502) is a 3-credit course on MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses, using Heat, Networks, and Non-Electric Transition Economics as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence. UOB502-M1 · System boundary, constraint, and actors — Heat, Networks, and Non-Electric Transition Economics UOB502-M2 · Indicators, sources of error, and a better measure — Heat, Networks, and Non-Electric Transition Economics UOB502-M3 · Two options on cost, time, and downside — Heat, Networks, and Non-Electric Transition Economics UOB502-M4 · Safety, environmental limit, and who bears the risk — Heat, Networks, and Non-Electric Transition Economics UOB502-M5 · A site, grid, or product decision — Heat, Networks, and Non-Electric Transition Economics UOB502-M6 · A recommendation with evidence and residual risk — Heat, Networks, and Non-Electric Transition Economics	3 · 30 h
UOB503	Reading Ofgem, NESO, and Planning Papers without Engineering Theatre Reading Ofgem, NESO, and Planning Papers without Engineering Theatre (UOB503) is a 3-credit course on MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses, using Reading Ofgem, NESO, and Planning Papers without Engineering Theatre as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence. UOB503-M1 · System boundary, constraint, and actors — Reading Ofgem, NESO, and Planning Papers without Engineering Theatre UOB503-M2 · Indicators, sources of error, and a better measure — Reading Ofgem, NESO, and Planning Papers without Engineering Theatre UOB503-M3 · Two options on cost, time, and downside — Reading Ofgem, NESO, and Planning Papers without Engineering Theatre UOB503-M4 · Safety, environmental limit, and who bears the risk — Reading Ofgem, NESO, and Planning Papers without Engineering Theatre UOB503-M5 · A site, grid, or product decision — Reading Ofgem, NESO, and Planning Papers without Engineering Theatre UOB503-M6 · A recommendation with evidence and residual risk — Reading Ofgem, NESO, and Planning Papers without Engineering Theatre	3 · 30 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

UOB501

GB Electricity Markets, CfDs, and Policy Risk

GB Electricity Markets, CfDs, and Policy Risk (UOB501) is a 3-credit course on MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using GB Electricity Markets, CfDs, and Policy Risk as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

UOB501-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — GB Electricity Markets, CfDs, and Policy Risk
UOB501-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — GB Electricity Markets, CfDs, and Policy Risk
UOB501-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — GB Electricity Markets, CfDs, and Policy Risk
UOB501-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — GB Electricity Markets, CfDs, and Policy Risk
UOB501-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — GB Electricity Markets, CfDs, and Policy Risk
UOB501-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — GB Electricity Markets, CfDs, and Policy Risk

3 · 30 h

UOB502

Heat, Networks, and Non-Electric Transition Economics

Heat, Networks, and Non-Electric Transition Economics (UOB502) is a 3-credit course on MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses, using Heat, Networks, and Non-Electric Transition Economics as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence.

UOB502-M1 · System boundary, constraint, and actors — Heat, Networks, and Non-Electric Transition Economics
UOB502-M2 · Indicators, sources of error, and a better measure — Heat, Networks, and Non-Electric Transition Economics
UOB502-M3 · Two options on cost, time, and downside — Heat, Networks, and Non-Electric Transition Economics
UOB502-M4 · Safety, environmental limit, and who bears the risk — Heat, Networks, and Non-Electric Transition Economics
UOB502-M5 · A site, grid, or product decision — Heat, Networks, and Non-Electric Transition Economics
UOB502-M6 · A recommendation with evidence and residual risk — Heat, Networks, and Non-Electric Transition Economics

3 · 30 h

UOB503

Reading Ofgem, NESO, and Planning Papers without Engineering Theatre

Reading Ofgem, NESO, and Planning Papers without Engineering Theatre (UOB503) is a 3-credit course on MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses, using Reading Ofgem, NESO, and Planning Papers without Engineering Theatre as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence.

UOB503-M1 · System boundary, constraint, and actors — Reading Ofgem, NESO, and Planning Papers without Engineering Theatre
UOB503-M2 · Indicators, sources of error, and a better measure — Reading Ofgem, NESO, and Planning Papers without Engineering Theatre
UOB503-M3 · Two options on cost, time, and downside — Reading Ofgem, NESO, and Planning Papers without Engineering Theatre
UOB503-M4 · Safety, environmental limit, and who bears the risk — Reading Ofgem, NESO, and Planning Papers without Engineering Theatre
UOB503-M5 · A site, grid, or product decision — Reading Ofgem, NESO, and Planning Papers without Engineering Theatre
UOB503-M6 · A recommendation with evidence and residual risk — Reading Ofgem, NESO, and Planning Papers without Engineering Theatre

3 · 30 h

Module 2: Project finance under Scottish geography

Code	Course	Credits · hours
UOB505	Project Cashflows, Debt Sizing, and Delay Project Cashflows, Debt Sizing, and Delay (UOB505) is a 3-credit course on MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses, using Project Cashflows, Debt Sizing, and Delay as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence. UOB505-M1 · System boundary, constraint, and actors — Project Cashflows, Debt Sizing, and Delay UOB505-M2 · Indicators, sources of error, and a better measure — Project Cashflows, Debt Sizing, and Delay UOB505-M3 · Two options on cost, time, and downside — Project Cashflows, Debt Sizing, and Delay UOB505-M4 · Safety, environmental limit, and who bears the risk — Project Cashflows, Debt Sizing, and Delay UOB505-M5 · A site, grid, or product decision — Project Cashflows, Debt Sizing, and Delay UOB505-M6 · A recommendation with evidence and residual risk — Project Cashflows, Debt Sizing, and Delay	3 · 30 h
UOB506	Community Benefit, Shared Ownership, and Audit Trails Community Benefit, Shared Ownership, and Audit Trails (UOB506) is a 3-credit course on MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can read a set of figures, build a small case, and state which assumption moves the result, using Community Benefit, Shared Ownership, and Audit Trails as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses financial statements, a recognition note, and a risk report. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation that separates the decision, the numbers, and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer an accounting, audit, or financial-services licence. UOB506-M1 · Statements: income, position, and cash — Community Benefit, Shared Ownership, and Audit Trails UOB506-M2 · Recognition, ratios, and what the numbers cannot show — Community Benefit, Shared Ownership, and Audit Trails UOB506-M3 · Cash flows, discount rates, and sensitivity — Community Benefit, Shared Ownership, and Audit Trails UOB506-M4 · Market, credit, and operating risk — Community Benefit, Shared Ownership, and Audit Trails UOB506-M5 · Controls, exceptions, and reporting — Community Benefit, Shared Ownership, and Audit Trails UOB506-M6 · An investment or operating recommendation — Community Benefit, Shared Ownership, and Audit Trails	3 · 30 h
UOB507	Harbour, Fabrication, and Supply-Chain Cost Build-Ups Harbour, Fabrication, and Supply-Chain Cost Build-Ups (UOB507) is a 3-credit course on MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses, using Harbour, Fabrication, and Supply-Chain Cost Build-Ups as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence. UOB507-M1 · System boundary, constraint, and actors — Harbour, Fabrication, and Supply-Chain Cost Build-Ups UOB507-M2 · Indicators, sources of error, and a better measure — Harbour, Fabrication, and Supply-Chain Cost Build-Ups UOB507-M3 · Two options on cost, time, and downside — Harbour, Fabrication, and Supply-Chain Cost Build-Ups UOB507-M4 · Safety, environmental limit, and who bears the risk — Harbour, Fabrication, and Supply-Chain Cost Build-Ups UOB507-M5 · A site, grid, or product decision — Harbour, Fabrication, and Supply-Chain Cost Build-Ups UOB507-M6 · A recommendation with evidence and residual risk — Harbour, Fabrication, and Supply-Chain Cost Build-Ups	3 · 30 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

UOB505

Project Cashflows, Debt Sizing, and Delay

Project Cashflows, Debt Sizing, and Delay (UOB505) is a 3-credit course on MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses, using Project Cashflows, Debt Sizing, and Delay as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence.

UOB505-M1 · System boundary, constraint, and actors — Project Cashflows, Debt Sizing, and Delay
UOB505-M2 · Indicators, sources of error, and a better measure — Project Cashflows, Debt Sizing, and Delay
UOB505-M3 · Two options on cost, time, and downside — Project Cashflows, Debt Sizing, and Delay
UOB505-M4 · Safety, environmental limit, and who bears the risk — Project Cashflows, Debt Sizing, and Delay
UOB505-M5 · A site, grid, or product decision — Project Cashflows, Debt Sizing, and Delay
UOB505-M6 · A recommendation with evidence and residual risk — Project Cashflows, Debt Sizing, and Delay

3 · 30 h

UOB506

Community Benefit, Shared Ownership, and Audit Trails

Community Benefit, Shared Ownership, and Audit Trails (UOB506) is a 3-credit course on MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can read a set of figures, build a small case, and state which assumption moves the result, using Community Benefit, Shared Ownership, and Audit Trails as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses financial statements, a recognition note, and a risk report. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation that separates the decision, the numbers, and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer an accounting, audit, or financial-services licence.

UOB506-M1 · Statements: income, position, and cash — Community Benefit, Shared Ownership, and Audit Trails
UOB506-M2 · Recognition, ratios, and what the numbers cannot show — Community Benefit, Shared Ownership, and Audit Trails
UOB506-M3 · Cash flows, discount rates, and sensitivity — Community Benefit, Shared Ownership, and Audit Trails
UOB506-M4 · Market, credit, and operating risk — Community Benefit, Shared Ownership, and Audit Trails
UOB506-M5 · Controls, exceptions, and reporting — Community Benefit, Shared Ownership, and Audit Trails
UOB506-M6 · An investment or operating recommendation — Community Benefit, Shared Ownership, and Audit Trails

3 · 30 h

UOB507

Harbour, Fabrication, and Supply-Chain Cost Build-Ups

Harbour, Fabrication, and Supply-Chain Cost Build-Ups (UOB507) is a 3-credit course on MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses, using Harbour, Fabrication, and Supply-Chain Cost Build-Ups as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence.

UOB507-M1 · System boundary, constraint, and actors — Harbour, Fabrication, and Supply-Chain Cost Build-Ups
UOB507-M2 · Indicators, sources of error, and a better measure — Harbour, Fabrication, and Supply-Chain Cost Build-Ups
UOB507-M3 · Two options on cost, time, and downside — Harbour, Fabrication, and Supply-Chain Cost Build-Ups
UOB507-M4 · Safety, environmental limit, and who bears the risk — Harbour, Fabrication, and Supply-Chain Cost Build-Ups
UOB507-M5 · A site, grid, or product decision — Harbour, Fabrication, and Supply-Chain Cost Build-Ups
UOB507-M6 · A recommendation with evidence and residual risk — Harbour, Fabrication, and Supply-Chain Cost Build-Ups

3 · 30 h

Module 3: Grid, consent, and counterparties

Code	Course	Credits · hours
UOB509	Connection Queues and Constraint Literacy for Non-Engineers Connection Queues and Constraint Literacy for Non-Engineers (UOB509) is a 3-credit course on MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses, using Connection Queues and Constraint Literacy for Non-Engineers as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence. UOB509-M1 · System boundary, constraint, and actors — Connection Queues and Constraint Literacy for Non-Engineers UOB509-M2 · Indicators, sources of error, and a better measure — Connection Queues and Constraint Literacy for Non-Engineers UOB509-M3 · Two options on cost, time, and downside — Connection Queues and Constraint Literacy for Non-Engineers UOB509-M4 · Safety, environmental limit, and who bears the risk — Connection Queues and Constraint Literacy for Non-Engineers UOB509-M5 · A site, grid, or product decision — Connection Queues and Constraint Literacy for Non-Engineers UOB509-M6 · A recommendation with evidence and residual risk — Connection Queues and Constraint Literacy for Non-Engineers	3 · 30 h
UOB510	Planning Inquiries, Objection, and Evidence Weight Planning Inquiries, Objection, and Evidence Weight (UOB510) is a 3-credit course on MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses, using Planning Inquiries, Objection, and Evidence Weight as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence. UOB510-M1 · System boundary, constraint, and actors — Planning Inquiries, Objection, and Evidence Weight UOB510-M2 · Indicators, sources of error, and a better measure — Planning Inquiries, Objection, and Evidence Weight UOB510-M3 · Two options on cost, time, and downside — Planning Inquiries, Objection, and Evidence Weight UOB510-M4 · Safety, environmental limit, and who bears the risk — Planning Inquiries, Objection, and Evidence Weight UOB510-M5 · A site, grid, or product decision — Planning Inquiries, Objection, and Evidence Weight UOB510-M6 · A recommendation with evidence and residual risk — Planning Inquiries, Objection, and Evidence Weight	3 · 30 h
UOB511	Offtake, Corporate PPAs, and Credit Offtake, Corporate PPAs, and Credit (UOB511) is a 3-credit course on MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses, using Offtake, Corporate PPAs, and Credit as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence. UOB511-M1 · System boundary, constraint, and actors — Offtake, Corporate PPAs, and Credit UOB511-M2 · Indicators, sources of error, and a better measure — Offtake, Corporate PPAs, and Credit UOB511-M3 · Two options on cost, time, and downside — Offtake, Corporate PPAs, and Credit UOB511-M4 · Safety, environmental limit, and who bears the risk — Offtake, Corporate PPAs, and Credit UOB511-M5 · A site, grid, or product decision — Offtake, Corporate PPAs, and Credit UOB511-M6 · A recommendation with evidence and residual risk — Offtake, Corporate PPAs, and Credit	3 · 30 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

UOB509

Connection Queues and Constraint Literacy for Non-Engineers

Connection Queues and Constraint Literacy for Non-Engineers (UOB509) is a 3-credit course on MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses, using Connection Queues and Constraint Literacy for Non-Engineers as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence.

UOB509-M1 · System boundary, constraint, and actors — Connection Queues and Constraint Literacy for Non-Engineers
UOB509-M2 · Indicators, sources of error, and a better measure — Connection Queues and Constraint Literacy for Non-Engineers
UOB509-M3 · Two options on cost, time, and downside — Connection Queues and Constraint Literacy for Non-Engineers
UOB509-M4 · Safety, environmental limit, and who bears the risk — Connection Queues and Constraint Literacy for Non-Engineers
UOB509-M5 · A site, grid, or product decision — Connection Queues and Constraint Literacy for Non-Engineers
UOB509-M6 · A recommendation with evidence and residual risk — Connection Queues and Constraint Literacy for Non-Engineers

3 · 30 h

UOB510

Planning Inquiries, Objection, and Evidence Weight

Planning Inquiries, Objection, and Evidence Weight (UOB510) is a 3-credit course on MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses, using Planning Inquiries, Objection, and Evidence Weight as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence.

UOB510-M1 · System boundary, constraint, and actors — Planning Inquiries, Objection, and Evidence Weight
UOB510-M2 · Indicators, sources of error, and a better measure — Planning Inquiries, Objection, and Evidence Weight
UOB510-M3 · Two options on cost, time, and downside — Planning Inquiries, Objection, and Evidence Weight
UOB510-M4 · Safety, environmental limit, and who bears the risk — Planning Inquiries, Objection, and Evidence Weight
UOB510-M5 · A site, grid, or product decision — Planning Inquiries, Objection, and Evidence Weight
UOB510-M6 · A recommendation with evidence and residual risk — Planning Inquiries, Objection, and Evidence Weight

3 · 30 h

UOB511

Offtake, Corporate PPAs, and Credit

Offtake, Corporate PPAs, and Credit (UOB511) is a 3-credit course on MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses, using Offtake, Corporate PPAs, and Credit as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence.

UOB511-M1 · System boundary, constraint, and actors — Offtake, Corporate PPAs, and Credit
UOB511-M2 · Indicators, sources of error, and a better measure — Offtake, Corporate PPAs, and Credit
UOB511-M3 · Two options on cost, time, and downside — Offtake, Corporate PPAs, and Credit
UOB511-M4 · Safety, environmental limit, and who bears the risk — Offtake, Corporate PPAs, and Credit
UOB511-M5 · A site, grid, or product decision — Offtake, Corporate PPAs, and Credit
UOB511-M6 · A recommendation with evidence and residual risk — Offtake, Corporate PPAs, and Credit

3 · 30 h

Module 4: Integration and capstone

Code	Course	Credits · hours
UOB513	Just Transition Metrics that Survive a Spreadsheet Just Transition Metrics that Survive a Spreadsheet (UOB513) is a 3-credit course on MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses, using Just Transition Metrics that Survive a Spreadsheet as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence. UOB513-M1 · System boundary, constraint, and actors — Just Transition Metrics that Survive a Spreadsheet UOB513-M2 · Indicators, sources of error, and a better measure — Just Transition Metrics that Survive a Spreadsheet UOB513-M3 · Two options on cost, time, and downside — Just Transition Metrics that Survive a Spreadsheet UOB513-M4 · Safety, environmental limit, and who bears the risk — Just Transition Metrics that Survive a Spreadsheet UOB513-M5 · A site, grid, or product decision — Just Transition Metrics that Survive a Spreadsheet UOB513-M6 · A recommendation with evidence and residual risk — Just Transition Metrics that Survive a Spreadsheet	3 · 30 h
UOB514	Research Methods for Energy Project Economics Research Methods for Energy Project Economics (UOB514) is a 3-credit course on MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses, using Research Methods for Energy Project Economics as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence. UOB514-M1 · System boundary, constraint, and actors — Research Methods for Energy Project Economics UOB514-M2 · Indicators, sources of error, and a better measure — Research Methods for Energy Project Economics UOB514-M3 · Two options on cost, time, and downside — Research Methods for Energy Project Economics UOB514-M4 · Safety, environmental limit, and who bears the risk — Research Methods for Energy Project Economics UOB514-M5 · A site, grid, or product decision — Research Methods for Energy Project Economics UOB514-M6 · A recommendation with evidence and residual risk — Research Methods for Energy Project Economics	3 · 30 h
UOB515	Writing for Investment Committees and Councils Writing for Investment Committees and Councils (UOB515) is a 3-credit course on MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses, using Writing for Investment Committees and Councils as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence. UOB515-M1 · System boundary, constraint, and actors — Writing for Investment Committees and Councils UOB515-M2 · Indicators, sources of error, and a better measure — Writing for Investment Committees and Councils UOB515-M3 · Two options on cost, time, and downside — Writing for Investment Committees and Councils UOB515-M4 · Safety, environmental limit, and who bears the risk — Writing for Investment Committees and Councils UOB515-M5 · A site, grid, or product decision — Writing for Investment Committees and Councils UOB515-M6 · A recommendation with evidence and residual risk — Writing for Investment Committees and Councils	3 · 30 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

UOB513

Just Transition Metrics that Survive a Spreadsheet

Just Transition Metrics that Survive a Spreadsheet (UOB513) is a 3-credit course on MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses, using Just Transition Metrics that Survive a Spreadsheet as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence.

UOB513-M1 · System boundary, constraint, and actors — Just Transition Metrics that Survive a Spreadsheet
UOB513-M2 · Indicators, sources of error, and a better measure — Just Transition Metrics that Survive a Spreadsheet
UOB513-M3 · Two options on cost, time, and downside — Just Transition Metrics that Survive a Spreadsheet
UOB513-M4 · Safety, environmental limit, and who bears the risk — Just Transition Metrics that Survive a Spreadsheet
UOB513-M5 · A site, grid, or product decision — Just Transition Metrics that Survive a Spreadsheet
UOB513-M6 · A recommendation with evidence and residual risk — Just Transition Metrics that Survive a Spreadsheet

3 · 30 h

UOB514

Research Methods for Energy Project Economics

Research Methods for Energy Project Economics (UOB514) is a 3-credit course on MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses, using Research Methods for Energy Project Economics as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence.

UOB514-M1 · System boundary, constraint, and actors — Research Methods for Energy Project Economics
UOB514-M2 · Indicators, sources of error, and a better measure — Research Methods for Energy Project Economics
UOB514-M3 · Two options on cost, time, and downside — Research Methods for Energy Project Economics
UOB514-M4 · Safety, environmental limit, and who bears the risk — Research Methods for Energy Project Economics
UOB514-M5 · A site, grid, or product decision — Research Methods for Energy Project Economics
UOB514-M6 · A recommendation with evidence and residual risk — Research Methods for Energy Project Economics

3 · 30 h

UOB515

Writing for Investment Committees and Councils

Writing for Investment Committees and Councils (UOB515) is a 3-credit course on MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses, using Writing for Investment Committees and Councils as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence.

UOB515-M1 · System boundary, constraint, and actors — Writing for Investment Committees and Councils
UOB515-M2 · Indicators, sources of error, and a better measure — Writing for Investment Committees and Councils
UOB515-M3 · Two options on cost, time, and downside — Writing for Investment Committees and Councils
UOB515-M4 · Safety, environmental limit, and who bears the risk — Writing for Investment Committees and Councils
UOB515-M5 · A site, grid, or product decision — Writing for Investment Committees and Councils
UOB515-M6 · A recommendation with evidence and residual risk — Writing for Investment Committees and Councils

3 · 30 h

Career Paths

Energy project commercial analyst (academic award; not CEng)
Transition investment associate
Local-authority energy programme economist
Supply-chain commercial officer (Scottish energy cluster)
Community-benefit and consent economics adviser

Programme Highlights

Tuition-free online or Edinburgh campus; one standard
UK/Scottish instruments, not generic global ESG
Honest non-CEng boundary on every public page
Capstone on a named Forth, Central Belt, or North Sea file
Identity-checked assessment on both pathways

Assessment

Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.

Admission requirements

Academic entry

Bachelor's degree from a recognised institution (minimum 2:2 / GPA 2.5/4.0 or equivalent national scale)
Identity document for remote identity-checked assessment enrolment
Preferred: evidence of work or study in energy, infrastructure economics, or project finance

English language

English proficiency: IELTS 5.5, TOEFL 46, or equivalent (waived for prior English-medium study). Dual-pathway applicants state Edinburgh campus or tuition-free online as primary mode without changing academic standards. Gaelic/Scots programmes may require additional language evidence as stated on the programme page.

Documents

Statement of Purpose (500 words minimum) stating goals, professional context, and fit
Two academic or professional references with verifiable contact details
CV or résumé covering education and relevant work
Official transcripts (digital copies accepted at application; certified copies before award)

Programme questions

How long is the MSc Energy Transition and Project Economics?

The published duration is 18 months. Teaching language: English (dual pathway: Edinburgh campus or tuition-free online; one academic standard). Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.

Can I study this from my country?

You may study this award fully online from your country, or — where published — on campus at Brigant. Online study does not require a student visa. Campus study may.

What does it cost?

Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.

What are the entry requirements?

Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.

How is the programme assessed?

Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.

Will this award be recognised where I live?

Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. University of Brigant publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.

How do I apply?

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