From robots who repair themselves, to buildings that monitor their own environmental footprint – the engineering landscape is changing. Develop the skills to manage multi-disciplinary projects and drive innovation in the engineering sector.
The combination of digital and physical technologies that is driving the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) is changing our world. Our MSc Engineering Project Management offers the opportunity to develop management skills to implement technical strategies in projects across the engineering sector.
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This course is available with an optional industrial placement year, giving students the chance to tailor their knowledge to suit a specific industry or skill-set. This is an excellent opportunity to put theory into practice and gain transferable workplace skills, providing a real boost to your CV when you graduate.
1 year full-time
2 years full-time with an industrial placement
Laura“The best thing about my course was the opportunity to obtain additional skills and qualifications alongside receiving my MSc. For example, I was given the opportunity to present my research findings at the Association for Project Management North West Conference, helping me to network with industry specialists. It was opportunities like these that helped me in securing a job at Siemens Mobility as their Assistant Project Planner while still studying on the course."
MSc Engineering Project Management alumna
This course brings together the latest practice in project management with expertise from engineering disciplines. As well as developing a strategic perspective on engineering challenges and opportunities, you will acquire industry-recognised engineering management expertise as defined by the Association for Project Management [APM] (in the UK) and the Project Management Institute [PMI] (in the USA). This will give you a great perspective on what employers around the world need and want. Put simply, it’s a qualification that gets you ready for work.
You will be studying the latest Industry 4.0 approach to smart systems technologies and systems engineering, covering design with innovation and sustainability in mind.
You’ll be building your management expertise by establishing the fundamentals, from cost and risk management to procurement systems and strategic communication, and then you will move on to look at the key principles and techniques associated with the successful delivery of multi-disciplinary projects.
We deliver the Managing Projects in the Energy Sector unit in collaboration with our triple accredited Business School. This means, for this unit, you’ll learn alongside Business School masters students with the opportunity to network, share knowledge and gain insights from peers across the University.
Finally, your individual research project gives you the chance to put all the theory and skills you’ve been learning into practice.
Whether you've already made your decision about what you want to study, or you're just considering whether postgraduate study is right for you, there are lots of ways you can meet us and find out more about postgraduate student life at Manchester Met.
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Your studies are supported by a department of committed and enthusiastic teachers and researchers, experts in their chosen field.
We often link up with external professionals too, helping to enhance your learning and build valuable connections to the working world.
You'll need a UK honours degree – at least a 2:2 – or the international equivalent, in engineering, physics, mathematics, computing or equivalent. Applicants with relevant and extensive professional experience in the relevant fields will be considered.
International students who apply for this course will need to provide an Academic Technology Approval Scheme certificate (ATAS certificate) before the University can issue a Certificate of Acceptance of Studies (CAS). The Foreign & Commonwealth Office issue ATAS certificates, applications can be submitted via their online system, we recommend that you apply for your ATAS certificate. For more information about ATAS certificates please visit the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website.
International students please see mmu.ac.uk/study/international
English requirements: IELTS 6.5, with no component below 5.5 in any category, or an equivalent accepted English qualification.
Full-time fee: £11,000 per year. Tuition fees will remain the same for each year of your course providing you complete it in the normal timeframe (no repeat years or breaks in study).
Full-time fee: £20,500 per year. Tuition fees will remain the same for each year of your course providing you complete it in the normal timeframe (no repeat years or breaks in study).
A masters qualification typically comprises 180 credits, a PGDip 120 credits, a PGCert 60 credits, and an MFA 300 credits. Tuition fees will remain the same for each year of study provided the course is completed in the normal timeframe (no repeat years or breaks in study).
Optional estimate: £1,850
This course is available with an optional year 2 industrial placement year, giving you the opportunity to tailor your knowledge to suit a specific industry or skillset.
A placement fee of £1,850 applies.
Optional estimate: £400
All of the books required for the course are available from the library. The University also has PC labs and a laptop loan service. However, many students choose to buy some of the core textbooks for the course and/or a laptop. Students may also need to print their assignments and other documents. Campus printing costs start from 5p per page. Estimated costs are £300 for a laptop up to £100 each year for books and printing.
Graduates with a mix of theoretical and practical engineering skills and a good grasp of modern management techniques are in high demand across the industry.
We’ve developed this course aligned with the Association for Project Management to meet the requirements of employers and the professional project management institute. As such, you’ll be ready to hit the ground running in a variety of project management roles within the engineering sector.
Some of our graduates have gone to work in a variety of industries from leading global technology companies to sustainable construction consultancy, and global healthcare facilities management to digital transformation services. We have supported them to secure roles such as assistant project planner, project manager, building services engineer, net zero assessor, and site engineer, to name a few.
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The application submission deadlines for September 2024 entry are:
International students: Monday 22nd July 2024
UK or Home/ Channel Islands/ IOM students: Applications remain open - deadline to be confirmed
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