Master’s Degree in Wind Energy Engineering
Acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and implement the most effective technological solutions in a company's wind energy projects.
- Language: English (level B2)
- Credits: 60 ECTS
- Duration: 2 semesters (1 year)
- Spaces available: 20
- Modality: in-person
- Academic Director: Aitor Plaza Puértolas
- Faculty or school: School of Industrial & ICT Engineering
- Where lessons take place: Pamplona
- Information leaflet (pdf)
The Master's degree in Wind Energy Engineering is offered with a Dual mention of 27 ECTS, comprising training in leading companies in the sector.
Presentation
Master’s degree in line with the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.
Why study the Master’s Degree in Wind Energy Engineering?
- First Master's degree in Wind Energy in Spain with a Dual mention: 27 ECTS of training in which you will integrate into a team at a company in the sector, allowing you to gain in-depth knowledge of wind project management techniques and tools, as well as interact with other areas of business management, such as human resources management or financial management.
- Teaching staff with proven teaching and researching excellence.
- Project-based learning, aimed at ensuring the acquisition of essential competencies in modules covering wind project feasibility, rotor selection, structural design, electrical and control system design, as well as simulation and certification of the proposed solution. To achieve this, the student will carry out the comprehensive design of a wind turbine with all its subsystems, following the process of the wind energy industry. The project includes site selection, feasibility study, final design, and certification of the machine.
- Degree included within the 2030 Navarre Strategy S4, in priority Green Energy Industry (https://s4navarra.es/prioridades-economicas-de-navarra/industria-de-la-energia-verde/)
- You will have the skills to:
- Understand the operation of wind turbines and the interaction between their various subsystems, enabling you to quickly integrate into any engineering department within companies in the sector.
- Critically assess the feasibility of a wind project and select the most suitable technology and components for a specific location.
- Analyse the challenges of a project, taking into account current conditions and potential future trends in the sector, applying independent technical judgement, and being aware of the socio-economic implications involved.
- Select or design the structure, rotor, electrical system, and control system of a wind turbine.
- Use simulation tools and assess potential solutions, integrating them into the design phase and certifying the proposed solution
You can do this master's degree with:
Training in competencies
Languages
From which degrees can I access the Master’s Degree in Wind Energy Engineering?
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Technology Engineering
- Other Bachelor's degrees related (without the requirement of being subject to a ministerial order regulating access to a regulated profession).
Support for students
What will I be able to work in when I finish the Master’s Degree in Wind Energy Engineering?
- In engineering departments of wind turbine manufacturing companies, specialising in the design and optimisation of wind turbines.
- Management and direction of R&D&I projects focused on the development and operation of wind farms.
- Supervision of multidisciplinary teams in companies within the renewable wind energy sector.
- Technical management in areas such as control, loads, aerodynamics, mechanics, and similar fields.
Learning outcomes
Access and admission
Access requirements
To be admitted to the official Master's Degree courses, students must hold an official university degree issued by a higher education institution in the European Higher Education Area or in other countries which entitles them to access Master's degree courses in the country issuing the degree.
In addition, in order to access this Master's degree a B2 English level certificate - or higher - must be submitted. The language level may also be proved by passing the corresponding test at Public University of Navarre’s Language Centre.
Specific criteria for the Master's degree
The Master’s degree Academic Commission is ultimately the entity in charge of deciding on admission.
In the case that there are more people meeting the admission criteria than places offered, the selection process will follow the guiding principle of merit evaluation, which will be implemented following these criteria:
- Average grade of the access qualification multiplied by the affinity factor (1 for reference Bachelor’s degrees, 0.5 for other degrees): Up to 8 points
- Level of English. C1 level. (2 points)