This short course is designed for managers and professionals seeking professional development opportunity. Participants would delve into the intricacies of business opportunities of low-carbon energies including the industry structure, market framework, energy policies, financing, risk management, regulatory mechanisms and technologies.
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
- Critically appraise the key issues pertaining to renewable and sustainable energy and develop a critical perspective of how the sector is developing and the ways in which it will continue to evolve.
- Critically evaluate the electricity market framework, e.g., in the UK, and the policy instruments and discourse in addressing regulation to create demand pull for new technologies to bring them into the generation mix.
- Create a reflective approach to examining the debates in renewable/sustainable energy management in the electricity, industry and transport sectors and demand side considerations.
- Critically analyse the key issues within the renewable energy sector including financial, commercial, technological, political and regulatory practices developing across this sector.
RGU Upskilling
Undertaking a RGU online short course can help you to develop or change your career or support your business to grow.
We're proud to offer a range of online short courses tailored to meet the evolving needs of businesses and individuals both locally, nationally and in the global community. Additionally, if you are domiciled in Scotland, you may be eligible for a fee-waiver place, which means you could study for free. Identified and created in collaboration with industry, these credit-bearing online courses are designed to enhance employability for individuals and organisations looking to upskill their workforce.
Find out more about the range of courses on offer and the benefits of studying online with RGU:
Learning Methods
This module is delivered entirely online through the University’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), Moodle. The course will begin with a short online induction and introductory session, followed by a structured timetable of topic content. Each topic will be delivered through a combination of online lectures, seminars, discussion forums, and interactive activities, which participants can engage with at their own time and pace. Active participation in the online learning environment, including interaction with classmates and tutors, will be an integral part of the course experience.
Activity Summary
- Lectures - 1-2 hours per week
- Seminars - 1 hour per week
- Independent study - 11-15 hours per week
Independent Study
Materials and exercises are available online, allowing participants to study flexibly and independently at any time or in any place around existing work and life commitments.
On this course you will also have access to further reading resources and online tutor support.
Staff delivering on this course
The short course will be delivered by highly experienced staff who have received four consecutive annual award nominations and have been recognised with distinction by the RGU:Union Support and Teaching Awards. The teaching staff actively supervise doctoral research in the field and deliver teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The expertise include renewable energy management, taught on the MSc Energy Management, MSc Energy Transition and Sustainability, MSc Renewable Energy Engineering and MEng Renewable Energy Engineering programmes.
Assessment
The course is assessed through a written report.
Job Prospects
From a personal careers development perspective, the analytical, creative thinking and resilience/flexibility/agility skills which can be developed through greater awareness and experience of strategic analysis/planning/management represent the three most important skills for employees to be able to demonstrate in the workplace, according to the World Economic Forum’s (2023) Future of Jobs report.
Recognition of Prior Certificated Learning
Successfully completing this course could also allow students to apply for Recognition of Prior Certificated Learning (RPCL) for module BSM158 if they decide to undertake one of the RGU Master's courses that the module is part of:
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There are no prerequisites for this course.
Academic Year 2024/2025
Fee-waiver places
If you are domiciled in Scotland, you may be eligible for a fee-waiver place, meaning you can study for free.
To meet the requirements to be allocated a funded place, applicants must meet the criteria to be assessed as "Home" for the purposes of fees. Find out more about the Fee Status and the Scottish Government regulations that we use to make our assessment:
Eligibility is assessed on application and further evidence may be required.
All other applicants
Applicants who are not eligible for a fee-waiver place will therefore be required to meet the module cost to study. Fees for our 2026 intake are to be confirmed shortly.
Additional Costs
Some other costs are not included in the course fees:
Disclaimer
For new intakes, course fees are reviewed and published annually for each mode of delivery. Tuition fees are fixed for the duration of a course at the rate confirmed in the offer letter. For further information:
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