New degrees target skills shortage
New degrees target skills shortage
2008-10-02Newsfeed
Four new degree programmes have been launched to meet industry demand for skilled professionals within the energy, electronics and photonics sectors.
Four new degree programmes have been launched to meet industry demand for skilled professionals within the energy, electronics and photonics sectors.
The University of Aberdeen has introduced the new degrees - Electronics and Photonics, Electronic Engineering with Oceanic Instrumentation, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering with Energy Studies and Electrical Engineering with Sustainable Energy - to its portfolio of energy programmes.
The Electronics with Photonics degree programme is available as either a five-year Masters or four-year Bachelor degree and is aimed at meeting the future demands of the photonics industry, which is set to develop in areas such as electronic holography and 3D TV.
The Mechanical and Electrical Engineering with Energy Studies and Electrical with Sustainable Energy degrees will both focus on various aspects of the energy industry including current mainstream energy production and renewable energy technologies.
Meanwhile, the Electronics and Oceanic Instrumentation degree has been designed to meet the current and future demands of the oceanology and oil and gas sector where greater emphasis is being placed on subsea exploration. It is available as either a five-year Masters degree or four-year Bachelor degree.
The first intake of students will begin the courses in September 2009.
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