Engineering Management

Entry requirements

The normal entry requirement for students is the possession of a 2:2 honours degree in any discipline, or equivalent, as a minimum.

Applicants with non-standard qualifications will be considered for entry onto the course. Each application will be considered on its own merit.

Months of entry

May, October

Course content

Course overview

The MSc in Engineering Management aims to enhance knowledge and skills in project and supply chain management including broader business management aspects, and is designed to reflect the expectation that candidates joining the award will have some suitable technical education, knowledge and/or expertise.

Why Study Engineering Management with us?

Project and people management, innovation, supply chain management and finance are the key knowledge aspects of this award and address broadly the requirements of the benchmarks in these key areas.

The award is also designed to have a strategic viewpoint, and so a market-facing perspective is embedded across the modules delivered.

Our learning, teaching and assessment use extensively case-based approaches, which consider the strategic and operational aspects of the operations of business within the international context.

During the course, stakeholder perspectives are considered extensively, and the realisation of strategies incorporates many aspects of key functional and operational concerns for businesses.

How will I be taught?

Learning and teaching includes lectures, seminars, discussions, presentations, tutorials, analysis of live case studies, and use of video. Learning opportunities such as these should enable you to apply elements of your academic learning to a real-life context.

Contact hours are usually eight to ten hours per week for full-time students, and pro-rata for part-time students.

How will I be assessed?

For each 20-credit module, you will undertake two pieces of assessment. The Management Research Project will be in the region of 12,000-14,000 words. We use a diverse diet of assessment, including presentation, exams, essays, reports and portfolios, throughout the course.

Information for international students

Applicants whose first language is not English must provide evidence of proficiency to IELTS 6.5 with no less than 5.5 in each band or equivalent.