Engineering Management MSc
Postgraduate
In Leicester
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
Leicester
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Duration
1 Year
Ideal for recent graduates hoping to make their first move into engineering management or for established professional engineers who wish to work in a management role and need to extend their knowledge beyond their technical field into management and business.
Linking business knowledge with engineering and sustainable development issues, this course emphasises key areas of modern management required by engineers and develops your skills in project management, information systems management and people management.
You will also choose from a range of optional modules, which offer opportunities for technical advancement in areas such as mechanical engineering, sustainability, and computer networks and e-commerce systems. Our technicians and academics will support you in your individual project – a substantial piece of work in your final semester that will link your technical specialism with core aspects of management.
You will be taught by expert research and teaching staff from across the University, including from the School of Engineering and Sustainable Development and Leicester Castle Business School, reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of the course.
The broad and challenging content will help equip you with the knowledge needed to work in management positions within engineering companies and in technical roles in business settings. Our graduates are working for companies including Rolls-Royce, Network Rail and Airbus UK.
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About this course
Graduates of the programme are well-suited to either a management position within an engineering company, or a more technically intensive role in a business setting, contributing to leadership in innovation and operations, as well as helping set and implement strategic business decisions.
You should have the equivalent of a British Honours degree (2:2 minimum) in a relevant subject.
We welcome applications from mature students with non-standard qualifications and recognise all other equivalent and international qualifications. Applicants with academic qualifications that do not meet the standard entry criteria may be considered if they have significant relevant work experience
Accredited by the IET to CEng level, offering a streamlined route to professional registration.
Learn best practice from professionals by working on real-world engineering management problems with industry managers and engineers. You will also gain industry insights from guest lectures delivered by practitioners throughout the course.
Benefit from the academic expertise of our experienced teaching and research staff, including those from DMU’s dedicated Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development, which has three thematic areas of expertise – low-carbon energy systems and infrastructure, sustainable communities and sustainable living, and solutions for the base of the pyramid population.
Develop your skills in our dedicated facilities, which include an energy laboratory, electrical and electronic experimental facilities, mechanical engineering laboratories and a CAD design suite.
Boost your career prospects through an optional one-year placement* where you can gain industrial experience in your area of interest. Previous Engineering Management students have landed roles with Caterpillar and Network Rail.
Meet like-minded people and get hands-on engineering experience by joining our student societies, including DMU Racing, where students design and build a car to race at Silverstone.
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Subjects
- Management
- Information Systems
- IT Project Management
- IT
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical
- Project
- Systems
- Industry
- Engineering
- Project Management
- IT Management
- Engineering Management
Course programme
First semester (September to January)
- Critical Management in a Global Context
- Management of Information Systems
- Research Methods
- Optional Module 1
- Low Impact Manufacturing
- People Management and Organisation
- Project Management
Third semester (June to September)
- Dissertation
- Optional placement
Each module of the course is taught via lectures, tutorials, practical sessions and seminars. Teaching takes place in semesters of 15 weeks – the normal pattern will be 12 weeks of lectures and 3 weeks of revision examinations.
Taught modules are assessed either by coursework or by examination, or both. Assessment of the individual project will consider the management of the project, the written report and the formal presentation.
Contact and learning hours
You will normally attend 2-4 hours of timetabled taught sessions for each module per week during term time. You can also expect to typically undertake a further 10 hours of independent study and assignments for each module per week.
Academic expertise
Modules are taught by expert research and teaching staff from across the university, including the Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development (IESD), The School of Engineering and Sustainable Development and the Leicester Business School, reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of the course. This provides you with an unique opportunity to learn from scientists actively involved in associated subject areas.
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Engineering Management MSc