Overview

The first year of the Energy Engineering (Hons) degree from University College Cork is a broad education in engineering fundamentals. At the end of the first year you can choose to enter Energy Engineering. Your chosen area of specialization in second year will also offer routes to further branches of engineering at Masters level.

Career Information

Many graduates progress directly to the Energy Engineering profession, working in renewable energy engineering with e.g. Airtricity, Eirgrid, Bord Gais, ESB and ESBI. A significant number of graduates also work in energy management and intelligent efficiency in energy consultancy firms and the pharmaceutical sector. Other graduates make use of the valuable acquired skills to embark on careers outside of engineering, in areas including software design and development, management consulting, accountancy and industrial management.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Numerical Methods and Programming;

Solid and Structural Mechanics; Fluids;

Linear Circuit Analysis;

Non-Linear Circuit Analysis;

Signals and Systems;

Power Engineering;

Heat Transfer;

Engineering Statistics.

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
- Apply before 2026-05-31 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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120

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TOEFL^® IBT

90

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PTE Academic

63

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OTE

140

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cork, Ireland

Disciplines

Energy Engineering View 7 other Bachelors in Energy Engineering in Ireland

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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120

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90

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63

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140

IELTS

6.5

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General requirements

At Least six subjects must be presented. Minimum grade H4 in one subject, minimum grade H5 in one subject and minimum grade O6/H7 in four other subjects. English and Irish are requirements for all programmes unless the applicant is exempt from Irish.
Non-EU candidates are expected to have educational qualifications of a standard equivalent to the Irish Leaving Certificate.

In addition, where such candidates are non-native speakers of the English language they must satisfy the university of their competency in the English language.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

27000 EUR / year

≈ 27000 EUR / year
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EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Living costs

Cork

Ireland

860 - 1400 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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