Master in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Energy
Tarragona, Spain
Master degree
DURATION
3 semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
15 May 2026*
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2026
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Application period opens every month of March and remains available whilst there are vacancies.
Key Summary
The aim of the official master’s degree in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Energy is to prepare professionals in the field of energy, environment and sustainable production with rigorous scientific and technical background, capable of providing a flexible and multidisciplinary response to the challenges of building a sustainable society through the conception, design, evaluation, implementation, and management of environmentally friendly processes, consumption of natural resources and health.
Collaborating Institutions
- DOW Chemical
- Repsol
- Endesa
- IREC
- Cairo University
External practices
The external work experience program is compulsory and consists of 12 ECTS credits. The aim is for students to be able to apply and supplement the knowledge they have accumulated during the course so that they can acquire the competencies that will prepare them for a professional career, improve their employment prospects and stimulate their entrepreneurial skills.
The work experience program lasts for at least 4–6 months (from July or September to January) and students work in companies such as Repsol, Technip, SCA, Clariant, DOW, environmental consultants or research centres such as IREC or IMDEA, or the university. Students do their master's degree thesis at the same time, with a joint workload of 600 hours.
Work Experience programme
Grant sponsored by a company consisting of:
- Tuition fees for the first academic year
- Work placement and Master's thesis at the sponsoring company during the third semester (second academic year).
Sponsoring companies:
Grants financed by the university
One of the aims of the university is to facilitate access to higher education and to prevent exclusion for financial reasons. For that reason, every year, the Universitat Rovira i Virgili offers three kind of scholarships:
- URV Master’s Grants
- URV Master’s AUIP Grants
- Grants for initiation in teaching and research URV -BIDI.
Application period opens every April and closes every month of June.
Career opportunities
The University Master's Degree in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Energy provides you the training to be qualified for jobs as:
- Responsible for Energy, Environment and Quality Departments.
- Responsible for Energy Production Plants (cogeneration, combined cycles, wind farms, photovoltaic farms, industrial organization).
- Responsible for Waste Treatment Plants.
- Responsible for Wastewater Treatment Plants.
- Technician in Engineering, Consulting and Certification Companies.
- R&D&I Laboratories and Institutes.
- Secondary and High Education Teaching.
- Creation of their own enterprises.
- Realization of projects on request.
!Online! From April 24 to 28 connect with the academic coordinators and solve your doubts.