This program commenced in 2003 and is a four year full-time program. Discussions on course content were 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.

Consultation also took 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 offer 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 program in Renewable Energy Engineering encompasses a wider range of renewable energy technologies and their use. These include heat and electricity generation from solar thermal systems, photovoltaics, wind and hydro turbines, biomass, tidal and wave energy, geothermal systems, and also includes the important areas of solar architecture and the design of energy efficient buildings and appliances.

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
BE (RE)/BA program 3656 program 3656


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.

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:

*Note: Students must complete MATS1101 and ELEC111 by the end of year 2. Students who took neither course in year 1 must enroll in both in Session 1, year 2. Students who took one of these courses in first year must enroll in 6UOC General Education. Students who took both courses in year 1 must take 6UOC General Education and 6UOC of First Year Electives http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/rules/elective.htm
or Professional Electives, subject to the rule that states no more than 60 UOC of first year units may be taken in total.

** In ODD years, students who did not ake 6 UOC of General Education in Year 2 must take 6 UOC General Education in Year 3. All other students must take an additional 6 UOC Professional Electives.

*** In ODD years, students who did not ake 6UOC of General Education in Year 2 must take 6UOC of General Education in Year 4. All other students take an additional 6UOC Professional Electives.

Professional Electives

ARCH1271 requires an exemption from ARCH1171 - Architectural Technologies 1

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.

Areas of Specilisation

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

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