University Of Warwick, WMG Department
Coventry, United Kingdom
Progressive, technology-led companies are looking for people with both the practical engineering skills and the management expertise to drive productivity and profitability. Engineering Business Management MSc, taught in the interdisciplinary department of WMG, is designed for graduates who want to become managers or leaders of technology-based organisations.
It is particularly suited to students with a technical background, who are looking to understand and develop management expertise. The course delivers a broad education in management and business, and will equip you with the analytical tools and techniques to improve internal and external operations, as well as an understanding of the processes and technologies used by engineering businesses. During the course, you’ll develop skills in the research, analysis and evaluation of complex business problems, and gain a methodical understanding of the functional relations between business divisions that can optimise efficiency and competitiveness.
Engineering Management focuses on the key value adding activities of: market, product and process development; operations, logistics and supply chain management; and core and emerging technology as well as investigating how to achieve sustainability throughout the product life cycle.
Students will be exposed to the latest technology employed in industry, such as Data Analytics, IOT, Robotics, AI, Life Cycle Analysis, and there is an opportunity to learn Python in the context of Big Data and Analytics for Industry via authentic methods (case studies and small group exercises). The course will impart students with professional and technological skills which are imperative in the global engineering industry.
This course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council as meeting the requirements for Further Learning for registration as a Chartered Engineer. Candidates must hold a CEng accredited BEng/BSc (Hons) undergraduate first degree to comply with full CEng registration requirements.
The modules you will study on this course are:
In addition to the taught modules, you will complete a dissertation project which is worth a third of your final Master's grade (60 credits). This substantial individual project is designed to strengthen your academic and research skills, while allowing you to explore a specific area of engineering business management that reflects your interests and career goals. Various aspects of business management can be addressed such as operations, financial, human resources, supply chain, or strategic management issues across a range of sectors. The project will be presented as a written dissertation, submitted at the end of the academic year.
