The MSc Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transition (Online Distance Learning) from Heriot‑Watt University Online is a flexible, self‑paced postgraduate programme that prepares you to become a leader in the global transition from fossil fuels to renewable and sustainable energy systems, allowing you to study fully online around your work and life commitments. This interdisciplinary MSc brings together key elements of renewable energy technologies, transition engineering, energy economics, policy, project finance and environmental science to give you a comprehensive understanding of how energy systems are redesigned to be clean, resilient and efficient, and how technological, economic and societal factors interact in the energy transition. You will study core topics such as the economics of renewable energy, transition engineering and the generation and integration of renewable technologies, as well as applied modules like energy transition lab and supply chain decarbonisation, and complete a research dissertation that enhances your ability to analyse complex energy challenges and propose sustainable solutions. Delivered by the International Centre for Island Technology (ICIT) with insights from research and industry, this MSc equips graduates with the skills to work in energy policy, renewable energy project development, consulting, sustainability leadership and related fields that support the shift towards net‑zero carbon economies.