This program commenced in 2003 and is a four year full-time program. Discussions on course content have been held with Australian manufacturers, major end-users, the NSW Sustainable Energy Development Authority, the Australian CRC for Renewable Energy and the industry representative association, Solar Energy Industries Association of Australia. All these organisations have representatives on the Advisory Committee established for the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering.

Consultation has also taken place as necessary with other schools within UNSW. In particular, the plans for this program have been developed in collaboration with the School of Mechanical Engineering, the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications and the Faculty of the Built Environment. All of these schools will be offering courses within the new program.

Approximately half of the material for this new program is in common with the program in Photovoltaics and Solar Energy. However, this new program in Renewable Energy Engineering encompasses a wider range of renewable energy technologies and their use. These include electricity generation from solar thermal systems, photovoltaics, wind generators, biomass, tidal energy, geothermal systems, and also includes the important areas of solar architecture and the design of energy efficient housing.

Note

Renewable Energy Engineering is also available as a component of the combined degree programs
BE (RE Eng)/BSc program 3658 program 3658
BE (RE Eng)/BCom, program 3715 program 3715

For details of all academic requirements for this program, see http:www.eng.unsw.edu.au/rules/

Please see http:www.eng.unsw.edu.au/rules/

The program structure below gives one sequence of courses that fulfils the requirements of the degree. The timing of the general education courses and elective courses may be modified to optimize the student's choice of courses. While some courses are given twice a year, many courses are given only once a year and some once every two years. In addition, courses may have prerequisites and exclusions. Thus students should plan their enrolments appropriately.

PLEASE NOTE:

Plus choose 2 electives from the Year 1 Elective List
http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/rules/elective.htm

Suggested Year 1 electives for this program are:

For information relating to Years 2-4 of the Flexible program structure please refer to the school website http://www.pv.unsw.edu.au

PROGRAM STRUCTURE FOR STUDENTS WHO ENROLLED PRIOR TO 2006 IS AS FOLLOWS:

Year 2

Plus General Education Electives 6 UOC

Note: SOLA2060 and SOLA5051 are offered every second year and will not be offered in 2006.

Year 3

and

Professional Electives 12 UOC

General Education Electives 6 UOC


Year 4

and

Professional Electives 18 UOC

Professional Electives

ELEC2015, PHYS2939 and MATH2011 cannot be taken without course authority permission.

The following courses are offered every second year and will not be offered in 2006:

SOLA3507, SOLA4012, SOLA5054, SOLA5055, SOLA5508, SOLA9020

With the program authority's permission, courses can also be chosen from amongst the electives offered by other Schools, provided that appropriate pre-requisites have been satisfied and they conform to the units of credit requirements.

Please see http:www.eng.unsw.edu.au/rules/

Please see http:www.eng.unsw.edu.au/rules/

Please see http:www.eng.unsw.edu.au/rules/

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following web-page:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Please see http:www.eng.unsw.edu.au/rules/