Energy Policy
MSc (online)
Flexible learning. 100% online
Energy
Policy
MSc (online)
Flexible learning. 100% online
6 intakes a year
2 - 4 years part-time
Course fee: £12,660
6 intakes a year
2 - 4 years part-time
Course fee: £12,660
Learn from some of the world’s leading energy policy specialists. Gain the skills needed to create a more sustainable future.
Learn at your own pace, 100% online
Pay per module, cost per module: £1,055
Undertake a specialist capstone project
Join a global classroom of students from around the world
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Connect with leading academics actively developing policy
Study part-time over 2-4 years
“For me, the main benefits have been developing my academic writing skills, specifically in the energy domain, as well as being able to pursue my dream of studying an Energy Policy MSc whilst keeping on my career path. It’s also been invaluable to communicate and work with people from different countries and backgrounds who are open to sharing their experiences.”
– Mohammad El Khatib Cobo, Energy Policy MSc (online)
1st in the world for Development Studies for the past six years
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017-2022
- Introduction to Energy Policy
- Policy Analysis
- Understanding the Policy Process
- Science, Technology and Innovation
- Energy Sustainability
- Energy Justice
- Perspectives, Methods & Skills
- Quantitative Research Methods for Energy Policy
- Governing Energy Transitions
- Energy and Development
- Energy and Economic Growth
- Energy Policy Capstone Project
Assessments will take place throughout each module and must be completed within the module teaching period for students to progress through the course/to the next module.
A lower second-class (2.2) undergraduate honours degree or above from any UK university or international equivalent.
Further information on applying for online Masters courses.
Applicants whose first language is not English (and whose first degree was not taught in English) need to supply evidence of IELTS (Academic) high level (6.5 overall, including at least 6.0 in each component).
Masters course fee: £12,660
Cost per module: £1,055
Fees can be paid at the start of the course or on a module-by-module basis, with students required to pay the first module fee of £1,055 to secure their place on the course.
Course fees will remain fixed for 24 months from your initial course start date. Thereafter, the course fee will rise at a rate of 2.5% per calendar year (subject to rounding for administration purposes).
Please visit our fees and funding page for more information on funding for your studies.
20% Alumni discount
If you have previously graduated from an undergraduate, postgraduate or PhD course with the University of Sussex you will be eligible* for a 20% discount on this online course.
Find out more about the alumni discount and eligibility criteria.
*T&Cs apply.
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“For me, the main benefits have been developing my academic writing skills, specifically in the energy domain, as well as being able to pursue my dream of studying an Energy Policy MSc whilst keeping on my career path. It’s also been invaluable to communicate and work with people from different countries and backgrounds who are open to sharing their experiences.”
– Mohammad El Khatib Cobo, Energy Policy MSc (online) Student
Academic expertise
Your online Master’s is taught by the industries leading, world-renowned experts from the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), which is recognised globally for leading research in science, technology and innovation. The Sussex Energy Group, based within SPRU, is known as a leading social science research group specialising in energy and climate policy, focusing in particular on the transition to sustainable, low carbon energy systems.
Professor Gordon MacKerron
Course Director and Professor Of Science and Technology Policy
SPRU – Science Policy Research Unit
Professor Tim Foxon
Professor Of Sustainability Transitions
SPRU – Science Policy Research Unit
Dr Sung Kyu Kim
Course Director and Lecturer in Energy Policy and Sustainability
SPRU – Science Policy Research Unit
