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Margalida Ortega Adrover, MEng Renewable Energy (2018)
'I love my job because I am involved in almost every stage of every project.'
Renewable Energy Engineer, ENGICO2EN SLP
What can I do with a degree in Renewable Energy?
The below offers a selection of the destinations University of Exeter graduates from Renewable Energy have gone on to. The information below is not exhaustive, however it does highlight the range of job and further study options available to you after your studies.
If you would like to learn more about any of the jobs listed below you may wish to browse the job profiles on the Prospects website.
Careers with a degree in Renewable Energy
Recent Exeter Renewable Energy graduates have entered a wide range of careers. Some recent examples include:*
- Engineering professionals
- Brokers
- Managers and directors in retail and wholesale
- IT quality and testing professionals
- Mechanical engineers
- Business and related research professionals
- Primary education teaching professionals
- Quality control and planning engineers
- Engineering technicians
- Aerospace engineers
- Graphic and multimedia designers
Many employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed above.
Other resources:
- Employment sector pages
- Prospects to find out more about job profiles
- Graduate Outcomes Data to do a deep dive into the data on what Renewable Energy graduates do after their degree
- LinkedIn Exeter Renewable Energy alumni tool (you will need to be logged in to LinkedIn to access this functionality)
* Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed 2017/18 and 2018/19 Graduate Outcomes surveys (ordered from most popular to least).
Employers of Exeter alumni with a degree in Renewable Energy
Recent Exeter Renewable Energy graduates have entered a wide range of careers. Some recent examples include:*
- AMMP Technologies
- Aquaterra Energy
- Buro Happold
- Corner Concrete Product (CCP)
- Corre Energy
- Estover Energy
- Kensa Contracting
- Natural Generation
- Qoda Consulting
- Quality Engineering Design
Other resources:
- LinkedIn Exeter Renewable Energy alumni tool (you will need to be logged in to LinkedIn to access this functionality)
* Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed 2017/18 and 2018/19 Graduate Outcomes surveys.
Skills
An Exeter Renewable Energy degree will arm you with some great employability skills including:
- Use the latest renewable energy technology including specialised software packages
- Demonstrate an awareness of social and ethical issues related to engineering
- Have an awareness of the commercial and business issues relevant to engineering projects
- Demonstrate excellent analytical skills, including critically interpreting data and text
- Solve problems using both logic and creative / innovative approaches
- Develop reasoned arguments and present them in oral or written form to wider audiences
Further Study
Around 18% of Exeter graduates in Renewable Energy go on to pursue further study within 15 months of completing their undergraduate degree. Some recent progression routes include:
- Chartered Financial Analyst
- MSc Engineering for International Development
- MSc Sustainable Design
- MSC Sustainable Energy
- PhD Engineering
- PhD Renewable Energy
Useful resources:
- Find a Masters
- Masters Compare
- Masters Portal
- Prospects
- University of Exeter PG Study
- LinkedIn Exeter Renewable Energy alumni tool (you will need to be logged in to LinkedIn to access this functionality)
* Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed 2017/18 and 2018/19 Graduate Outcomes surveys.
**Individual course names were taken from the Destination of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey (2013-2017) as this information is not collected within the Graduate Outcomes survey.