Highlights
Queensland’s target of 80 per cent renewable energy by 2035 forecasts 100,000 new jobs in the renewable engineering sector, making now a pivotal time to upskill in renewable technology and skills (Queensland State Government, Department of Energy and Public Works).
Learn in dedicated renewable energy labs and use purpose-built software to work on real-time power simulations.
Deepen your engineering knowledge by learning the technologies to lead the future of sustainable energy and renewable power generation systems such as wind, solar, hydro, wave and tidal.
Complete a real-world project alongside our industry partners such as Energy Queensland and Powerlink, on renewable energy system design and performance, energy storage, energy efficient transport, climate change risk assessments, carbon neutral strategies and more.
The climate-positive Olympic Games in Brisbane 2032 will trigger a 10-year pipeline of sustainable engineering projects and investment in renewable energies to ensure carbon reductions and climate positive legacies.
Why choose this course?
Engineers with skills in renewable and sustainable energy systems are in high demand, with more than 100,000 new renewable power jobs in the pipeline to achieve Queensland’s 80 per cent renewable energy target by 2035.
Now is a pivotal time making to upskill in renewable and sustainable energy systems, sustainable energy policy and carbon management.
In this course, you’ll gain the ability to manage entire renewable projects including management, regulatory contexts and finance. You will learn about energy storage, how to analyse and design microgrids, energy policy and energy forecasting.
You will work alongside industry consultants and academic experts who are leaders in renewable energy system design and performance, energy storage, energy efficient transport, Smart Cities, climate change risk assessments, and carbon neutral strategies.
Careers and outcomes
Graduating with a Master of Renewable Energy will give you engineering expertise that is in high demand for an array of careers ranging from renewable energy systems design and project management, through to energy and carbon policy and carbon management.
Possible careers
Electrical engineer
Energy analyst
Energy consultant
Energy policy officer
Power engineer
Sustainability engineer
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
24 February 2025, 21 July 2025
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Gardens Point Campus & Kelvin Grove campus,
BRISBANE CITY,
Queensland,
4000, BRISBANE, Australia
1.5-year program
You must have a recognised four-year full-time (or equivalent) bachelor degree of engineering in electrical and renewable power or electrical (or equivalent) with a minimum GPA of 4.00 (on QUT’s 7 point scale).
1-year program
You must have completed EV03 Bachelor of Engineering at QUT.
IELTS Academic score of 6.5 with Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking score of 6; TOEFL iBT score of 79 with Listening, Reading score of 16, Writing score of 21 and Speaking score of 18; Pearson PTE (Academic) score of 58 with Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking score of 50; Cambridge English Advanced (CAE) score of 176 with Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking score of 169.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
QUT is a young, research-intensive university, ranking in the top 200 universities globally (THE World University Rankings 2024).