Master in Renewable Energies and Energy Sustainability
Barcelona, Spain
Master degree
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English, Spanish
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
EUR 19 / per credit *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* (82 euros for students from outside the EU and non-residents of Spain). Prices for the 2025-2026 academic year
Key Summary
About: The Master in Renewable Energies and Energy Sustainability at The University of Barcelona trains students in sustainability, renewable energy, and energy efficiency. It combines multidisciplinary teaching from physics, chemistry, biology, earth sciences, law, and economics with seminars from industry and curricular internships. You’ll study sustainability, decarbonization, environmental impact, technology and policy, and do a Master’s thesis with a company in Barcelona.
Career Outcomes: Graduates enter research centers, energy and environmental consultancies, public regulatory bodies, and firms that design, manufacture, and install renewable-energy and efficiency equipment. Roles include technician, innovation manager, project developer, quality controller, business developer, and sustainability consultant.
Recent generations have enjoyed unprecedented economic and social progress, based on the abundant energy provided by fossil fuels. However, all indications suggest that this era is coming to an end. This is due, on the one hand, to the increasing difficulty of securing these resources and, on the other, to the significant environmental impact they have. In this context, sustainability emerges as the new paradigm of prosperity for the immediate future.
This master's program addresses the concept of sustainability from all angles and with due scientific rigor, preparing students to work in companies and institutions that provide sustainable solutions or integrate sustainability into their business strategy. As various studies show, this is a large and expanding sector that offers a significant proportion of skilled jobs, especially, though not exclusively, in the field of renewable energy and energy efficiency.
The teaching staff comes from various departments within the faculties of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Earth Sciences, Law, and Economics and Business. Classes are complemented by seminars led by professionals from numerous companies in the sector located in our region. Furthermore, students have the opportunity to complete curricular internships at one of these companies and even to carry out their Master's thesis there.
Credit distribution
List of subjects
goals
This degree aims to foster a sensitive and rigorously grounded understanding of the general concept of sustainability among students and to develop competencies in the areas of environmental protection and sustainable energy management (i.e., renewable energies, efficiency, energy saving, etc.). The training acquired in this master's program allows students to enter the professional world directly and work in diverse fields such as energy management, auditing, and planning, as well as the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of new energy sources. Furthermore, the master's program also prepares students to further explore various sustainability technologies through research and doctoral dissertations.
Competencies
- Planning and managing energy and mineral resources for both renewable and non-renewable energy sources.
- Determine life cycles and ecological, water and carbon footprints.
- Perform energy balances to determine yields and optimize energy processes.
- Identify and announce environmental impacts associated with energy projects and plan renewable energy-based solutions that minimize environmental impact.
- Advise on the development of projects related to renewable energies and energy sustainability and analyze energy projects from an economic point of view.
- Recognize the different methods of energy storage and their logistics and inventory management.
- Identify the production, transport, distribution and use systems of different forms of energy, as well as the associated technologies.
- To use the concepts and sources of law (legal, doctrinal and jurisprudential) to protect the environment and to interpret and apply international and internal legal norms to the regulation and promotion of renewable energies.
What kind of work will you be able to do?
The main career paths for graduates of this master's program are research centers, energy and environmental consultancies, public regulatory bodies, and companies that design, manufacture, and install machinery in the renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors. In these fields, they can work as technicians or as managers of innovation, project development, quality control, and other departments. They can also work in business development departments, as the products and services offered by companies in this sector require sales professionals with excellent technical knowledge.