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MScEngineering Management

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Overview

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Programme structure

Introduction to Project Management
In this module you will develop an understanding of the critical issues and application of project management. You will look at the tools, techniques and body of knowledge involved in each stage of the project management life cycle, including project initiation, planning, execution, control and closure. You will consider how project management is applicable to all types of organisation and essential to the corporate strategy. You will learn how to use Microsoft Project as a tool for modelling and communicating a project, and how to use Microsoft Excel to create detailed financial plans.

Operations and Quality Management
In this module you will develop an understanding of the key aspects and practices in the management of operations and processes, including scheduling of activities, procurement and the supply chain. You will look at the concepts and theories of quality management, including planning, control and assurance, and learn how to apply these as part of the project management process. You will consider the historical evolution of operations and production management concepts, from craft production, through to mass production, lean production, agile manufacturing, modular manufacturing and mass customisation. you will also examine the totality of the tools comprising lean methods of production and kaizen continuous improvement activities.

International Strategic Technology Management
In this module you will develop an understanding of the importance of linking technology to corporate strategy. You will look at the tools and techniques that will enable middle and senior managers to develop, implement and manage technology, strategy and innovation at the business and corporate levels to meet the new competitive challenges of the knowledge-driven world economy in the 21st Century. You will examine the key characteristics of the converging scientific and technological revolutions, their impact on technological trajectories, convergence and discontinuities, and their implications for technology and corporate strategy in existing manufacturing and service sectors.

International Accounting and Finance
In this module you will develop an understanding of the role of accounting information in external and internal decision making. You will look at the properties of profit and how it’s measured, and consider the nature and role of the major financial statements. You will examine the accounting conventions underlying the preparation of financial reports in an international context, and the progression that has been made towards harmonised interational financial reporting standards. You will also learn how to undertake ratio analysis of balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements, and become familiar with the key principles of management accounting.

Business Research Methods
In this module you will develop an understanding of the common quantitative and qualitative methodologies used when conducting business research. You will look at relevant analytical, theoretical and contextual research, and learn to use software tools to analyse and critically interpret empirical finidings and data. You will consider how to prepare a research proposal and examine relevant frameworks for research ethics, reliability, and validity.

Corporate Governance, Ethics and Sustainability
In this module you will develop an understanding of the nature and application of Corporate Governance in modern organisations. You will look at agency and stakeholder communication theories, and examine the core differences between leading developing counties, including the UK, USA and France. You will consider Corporate Social Responsibility, interactions between ethical issues and sustainability, and how sustainable development is applied to corporate strategies.  

Managing People and Organisations
In this module you will develop an understanding of the evolution and characteristics of the modern industrial coporation over the last two centures. You will examine the principles of organisational design, including specialisation, coordination, cooperation, and the role of incentives and control. You will consider the practical significane of rigidities and costs associated wtih hierarchical, authority-based approaches to the coordination of people, and recent moves towards team and project-based structures. You will look at the importance of systematic strategic planning processes, typical of corportations with separate business units, and evaluate the practical managerial importance of information systems, administrative layers, and feedback loops for decentralised coordination within an organisation.

Sustainable Power Generation
In this module you will develop an understanding of the various types of power generators, focussing on renewable technologies. You will look at the main benefits and drawbacks of different generation types and examine why a generation mix is desirable. You will consider the technical, environmental, sustainability, cost and political factors driving engineering and commercialisation decisions, and evaluate the objectives and constraints that are involved in optimisation procedures for power system applications, such as optimal wind farm layout.

Frontier Technologies – From Concept to Commercialisation
In this module you will develop an understanding of the fundamental management concepts, tools and steps involved in successful entrepreneurship in high tech start-ups. You will look at the operating principles behind frontier electronics, materials, components and devices, and how new materials and component technologies are transformed into final products. You will examine how high successful tech entrepreneurs have developed technology, and consider the role of intellectual property protection, new product development, and commercialisation.

Project by Dissertation
You will identify a significant subject area and problem faced by businesses and senior management in engineering. You will deploy business research methods, collect and analyse data, and produce a substantial written report of around 15,000 words to a professional standard.

Career opportunities

Study a Masters in Engineering Management and lay the foundations for a rewarding career in your chosen field.

You’ll develop a strong transferrable skillset including verbal and written communication skills, team work and commercial awareness, preparing you for a career in a range of professions and industries, making substantial contributions to multidisciplinary project teams and the financing, execution and delivery of projects thereby progressing higher up in the organisation and into senior management positions of the firm or change career paths. The MSc Engineering Management programme is designed to prepare students for successful careers across several project-based institutions and businesses in, amongst others:

Consumer Electronics
Software, Wireless and Internet based ventures
Information Technology
Oil, Gas and Alternative Energy Industries
Finance and International Banking
International Project Finance
Manufacturing, Heavy Engineering and Aerospace
Automotive
Government Departments
Consultancy

Apply now! Fall semester 2023/24
Application period has ended
Notes
Please see the university profile or contact us for the deadlines that apply to you
Apply now! Fall semester 2023/24
Application period has ended
Notes
Please see the university profile or contact us for the deadlines that apply to you