Engineering Management MSc

The online Engineering Management Masters equips you with the leadership skills you’ll need to progress into management level roles and become an effective industry leader. Offering much more than a generic MBA, the course has been designed by engineers, for engineers. It aims to meet the needs of a changing engineering environment and management skills gap in the industry.

Specialist modules like Business Strategy for Engineers, Emerging and Disruptive Technologies, and Decision Making for Engineering Managers have been aligned with market needs to help you learn high-demand skills. There has never been a more important time for businesses to have technically competent managers, and our specialised curriculum brings a modern, technology-focused perspective to tried and tested management strategies.

Use your knowledge to influence company strategy and impress employers, helping them to evaluate the risks and opportunities associated with new technologies, management techniques and market approaches.

Who is this course for?

If you’re an engineer looking to accelerate your career opportunities and transition into an enterprise-level leadership role, this course is for you. The distance-learning Engineering Management Masters has been designed to help you grasp advanced management techniques used every day by industry leaders. It’s ideal if you are:

• In the early stages of your career and looking to fast-track your progress.

• An ambitious professional with substantial industry experience.

• Have some management experience or new to a management role and looking to build your skills.

Academic and research excellence: A global reputation for engineering

We are one of the top 100 universities in the world (QS World, 2019) and achieved a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework (2017) - the highest possible rating.

The Faculty of Engineering is one of the largest engineering groupings in the UK. The Engineering Management Masters course is a result of an in-depth collaboration between high profile academics from four of the faculty’s leading engineering schools:

• School of Civil Engineering - Ranked 2nd in the UK and in the top 100 globally (Guardian University league tables 2019, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019)

• School of Mechanical Engineering - Top 5 in the UK (Guardian University league tables 2019, The Times, Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019)

• School of Chemical Engineering - Ranked 8th in the UK and in the top 100 globally (Guardian University league tables, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019)

• School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering - Top 5 in the UK for research quality and 100% of research outputs ranked as ‘world-leading’ (Research Excellence Framework, 2014)

Accreditation

This award is accredited by the Chartered Management Institution (CMI) and is equivalent to a CMI Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership.

CMI’s qualifications sit on the RQF framework and are recognised by the European Credit Framework. You will benefit from:

• Access to exclusive CMI networking events

• Attending lectures from top level CMI industry-expert members

• CMI Affiliate member status, giving you a host of additional benefits to

• support you development and employability.

• Opportunity to fast-track into the next stage of training to become a Chartered Manager.

Your Engineering Management Masters will begin with a two-week online induction designed to prepare you for online learning at the University of Leeds. It will introduce the study skills you will need to successfully complete your degree.

Delivered online, the course offers a flexible schedule of modules which are structured to be accessible to working professionals. There are nine individual 15-credit taught modules and you will typically spend eight weeks studying each module, plus a 45-credit project module over 24 weeks.

The modules cover a variety of subject areas to provide you with fundamental engineering management skills and knowledge, including strategic management, project management and managing the impact of emerging technologies. You will also explore continuous improvement and innovation management in organisations.

The Engineering Management Project module gives you the opportunity to apply your newly acquired skills and knowledge to the resolution of a live business problem, or to investigate an academic research topic in-depth.

You can take the course at your own pace and adapt your studies to fit around your work and life commitments. To give you flexibility, it is possible to pause your studies and take them up again at a later point. This means you can choose to complete the Engineering Management Masters in a minimum of two years or up to a maximum of four years.

Course structure

The list shown below represents typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.

For more information and a full list of typical modules available on this course, please read Engineering Management MSc in the course catalogue

Modules

Year 1

Year 2

Learning and teaching

Join our powerful learning network

This comprehensive distance learning Masters degree in Engineering Management will be delivered online via our Virtual Learning Environment, Minerva. You’ll be led by our module tutors in face-to-face sessions, both alone and with a group, joining a global learning network of like-minded engineers from all over the world.

Collaborate, share your knowledge and learn directly from our experienced module tutors. You can even develop your academic relationships and network with peers in our virtual social spaces, giving you a global business advantage.

Introducing Minerva

Social learning is at the heart of your learning experience, with interactive and collaborative activities embedded into every module of this course. It’s what brings your online learning experience to life through:

• synchronous and asynchronous video lessons

• interactive surveys, tests, polls and exercises

• weekly live tutorials with classmates and academics

• group projects and discussion boards

• individual access to reading and study resources

• flexible study sessions to allow you to join at any time that suits you

Minerva can be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection and is mobile friendly, so you can study on the go around your existing work and life commitments. You can also benefit from downloadable PDFs on course content for offline reading when required.

We recommend a high-speed broadband internet connection with a minimum speed of 1.5 Mbps. You will need regular access to a desktop computer, tablet or laptop, with a webcam. You will also need the ability to view PDF documents and work in Microsoft Office (software provided).

Learn from industry-experienced engineers

You’ll be taught by experienced online learning tutors, drawing on expertise from our Faculty of Engineering.

Each week, you’ll have live face-to-face time with your module tutors in a mixture of structured and open-ended learning sessions. Every session will be offered twice, so you’ll be able to fit your study around your schedule.

Our faculty team are engaged with industry, private companies and public research bodies, which helps ensure the skills that you’re learning are the skills employers need.

Assessment

Assessment methods will emphasise not just knowledge, but essential skills development too. They will typically include:

• mini project reports

• group discussions and assignments

• live and/or pre-recorded presentations

• practical exercises based on real-world scenarios

• essays

• literature reviews

• multiple choice exams for formative learning feedback (no more than 5% of assessment)

Entry requirements

A 2:2 (hons) bachelor degree in engineering, physical sciences or a related engineering or technological discipline where relevant subject areas have been studied.

If your degree is in an unrelated engineering discipline or in a managerial or economic discipline, we’ll consider your application if you have at least three years of relevant work experience in an engineering environment. Exceptionally, we will also consider applications from professionally qualified and experienced candidates who don’t meet the formal requirements.

We accept a range of international equivalent qualifications. For information please contact our Enrolment Advisors at studentenquiries.online@leeds.ac.uk

Where necessary, students will be expected to improve their English further during the course by making use of the online English tuition support that we provide.

GCSE English Language entry requirements

All applicants will need to have GCSE English Language at grade C or above, or an appropriate English language qualification.

English language requirements

IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component. For other English qualifications, read English language equivalent qualifications.

How to apply

The deadline for applications to join each intake are outlined below:

• September 2019 start: application deadline is 23 August 2019

• November 2019 start: application deadline is 15 October 2019

• January 2020 start: application deadline is 10 December 2019

• March 2020 start: application deadline is 11 February 2020

• May 2020 start: application deadline is 14 April 2020

• July 2020 start: application deadline is 23 June 2020

• September 2020 start: application deadline is 18 August 2020

• November 2020 start: application deadline is 20 October 2020

All suitably qualified candidates will be interviewed by telephone or online as part of the selection process.

Applications for this degree programme are handled by our Enrolment Advisors. Please contact them to find out more about the programme and to start the online application process. Email studentenquiries.online@leeds.ac.uk

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Fees

The following fees apply to those starting their course between September 2019 and July 2020.
UK/EU and International: £14,000

The fee is composed of:

• nine taught modules (15 credits each): £1,350 per module

• project module fee (45 credits): £1,850

You will have the option to pay your fees on a module-by-module basis*. In this case your fee will be broken down into:

• nine taught module fees: £1,350 per module

• project module fee: £1,850

*If you are receiving a student loan or your fees are being paid directly to the University by your employer or sponsor you will not be able to pay on a module-by-module basis. Please check with our Enrolment Advisors.

Additional cost information

There may be additional costs related to your course or programme of study, or related to being a student at the University of Leeds. Read more about additional costs

Scholarships and financial support

Scholarship awards are available to applicants for the Engineering Management MSc course who wish to start studying in September or November 2019. Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic and/or professional excellence.

Up to five scholarships are available and each scholarship is worth £3,500 awarded as a fee reduction.

If you wish to apply for the scholarship you will be required to complete a short online application. You will need to explain how the opportunity to study the Masters programme will help you to achieve your academic, personal and professional development goals.

For more information about the scholarship criteria and how to apply, speak with one of our Enrolment Advisors.

Graduates of the University of Leeds (or an affiliated institution) are entitled to a 10% bursary towards tuition fees. Find out more about eligibility and how to apply.

UK and EU students may be able to apply for a UK government-backed loan of up to £10,609 and there may be specific terms and conditions for online courses. Applications should be made through the Student Loans Company. Find out more.

The Faculty of Engineering maintains long-standing industry links with partners both in the UK and overseas. Through these partnerships, the Faculty has identified demand within the global employment market for engineers with advanced management skills.

Graduates from the Engineering Management Masters will be perfectly equipped to step into roles as industry leaders. You’ll benefit from our links with industry and private companies to build market-ready expertise, ready to apply the latest management thinking.

Alumni of the Faculty of Engineering have gone on to positions with companies such as: Arup, KPMG, Laing O’Rourke, TATA Steel, BP, Rolls-Royce and AECOM.

Whether you are looking for progression within your company or simply to improve your management competency within your current role, you’ll be ready to step into a range of engineering career opportunities from Engineering Manager positions to Project Manager, Business Analyst and many more.

Careers support

Throughout your course of study, you’ll have access to a range of professional development support and activities. The Careers Service offers online support and resources including career planning, CV guidance and interview/application skills, as well as providing access to our database of employer events. You’ll also be able to schedule one-to-one careers advice sessions through our e-Guidance service via telephone or Skype.

The Careers Service is a global platform that connects students, alumni and employers from all around the world. Whether you’re a current student or alumni, you can get access to professional development tools, regional knowledge or industry insight through our network.