Engineering Management MSc

Engineering Management MSc

Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)*, this course is designed for ambitious engineers who aspire to a senior role with technical and strategic management responsibilities.

You deserve a positive teaching and learning experience, where you feel part of a supportive community. That鈥檚 why most of our postgraduate taught students will enjoy an innovative approach to learning using block teaching, where you will study one module at a time. You will benefit from more regular assessments and feedback, a better study-life balance, and a simplified timetable that provides more time for work, professional development, caring responsibilities, and everything else that's important to you. Our block-taught courses are informed by industry practice, often accredited by professional bodies, and are delivered by passionate and talented academics, who will help you develop the skills to achieve your goals.

Overview

This course is designed for both recent graduates hoping to make their first move into engineering management, and 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 be taught by expert research and teaching staff from across the university, including from the School of Engineering and Sustainable Development, School of Computer Science and Informatics, and the 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.

Key features

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 51黑料社区’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, Network Rail and Siemens.
Meet like-minded people and get hands-on engineering experience by joining our student societies, including 51黑料社区 Racing, where students design and build a car to race at Silverstone.

*This programme is currently under review for accreditation from the 2024 intake onwards. It will go forward for CEng (further learning) accreditation by The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in 2024. Formal accreditation can only be granted after an accreditation visit and approval from the IET’s Academic Accreditation Committee.

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Scholarships:

51黑料社区 offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships and bursaries to help you realise your academic ambitions.

International Scholarships

Find out about available scholarships and country specific fee discounts for international students.

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51黑料社区 has been shortlisted for the Postgraduate Award in the 2025 Whatuni Student Choice Awards (WUSCAs), as voted for by students.

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EU/International

Programme code: H1N171

Duration: Full-time: 12 months (September start), 16 months (January start), part-time: 24 months (September start), 28 months (January start)

Start date: September, January

Fees and funding:

2025/26 fees for UK students: £9,700.

Find out more about course fees and available funding.

How to apply

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Programme code: H1N171

Duration: Full-time: 12 months (September start), 16 months (January start), part-time: 24 months (September start), 28 months (January start)

Start date: September, January

Fees and funding:

2025/26 full-time tuition fees for EU and international students: £18,100 per year.

Find out more about course fees and available funding.

How to apply

Order a prospectus

Application guidance document

Submit a study-related enquiry

Entry criteria

You should have the equivalent of a British Honours degree (2:2 minimum) in an engineering-related subject.

We welcome applications from mature students 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.

English language requirements

If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band (or equivalent) when you start the course is essential.

English language tuition, delivered by our British Council-accredited Centre for English Language Learning, is available both before and throughout the course if you need it.

Whilst the university tries to ensure that all of its programmes run as advertised it is sometimes necessary to make significant changes to the structure of the programmes or to discontinue a programme entirely if for instance there are insufficient student numbers or staff changes. This will sometimes happen between an offer being made and enrolment.

Where changes are made the university will endeavour to inform applicants as early as possible to minimise the potential disruption to the application process. Where possible an alternative programme will be offered in a similar subject area.

In cases where programmes are changed or discontinued the university will send a communication to you electronically and/or by hard copy outlining your options.

Structure and assessment

First semester (September to January)

Engineering Business Environment & Research Methods
Resource Efficient Design and Manufacture

Second semester (February to May)

Digital Transformations
Entrepreneurship and Strategic Decision Making

Third semester (June to September)

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