online studies in renewable energy

[Miguel Santamaria]

Hello, I am an oil engineer (sorry) looking forward to joining the light side of the force.

I want to study renewable energies for a number of reasons, however with my time and location issues i can only study it online. I have been looking at masters recently and found out that recognized universities (mostly in the US) charge lots of money (arround 50k dollars) and require 3 years or more.

Because of this Im very confident i will join a program that takes arround 1 to 2 years, and costs arround 5k dollars. Much more convenient given my pockets and my time.

Does anyone have suggestions on this matter? Are you aware of good online master programs? or maybe can you provide feedback on these universities? Thank you!

UDIMA - distance university of madrid
SEAS.org.sg
Canary european university
EUCLID
Heriot-watt
ECT - european centre of technology

Which one would you vouch for?

Thank you

[Rob Beckers]

Miguel, both Europe and the US have accreditation of universities. Their programs have to meet certain standards to be recognized. I've not looked into this, but it shouldn't be hard to find out what the requirements are. Whichever program you pick, make sure the institution and program are accredited properly, so your degree is worth something.

-RoB-

[Diadon Acs]

I personally think actions speak louder than words. If you have the methods for verifiable communication and the accreditation of proven applied science, you don't need a degree or accreditation from an institution. I am very bias in this subject and feel if its what calls to you, you should go for accreditation in the field that most interests you.