Motorsport Engineering and Management

Duration:

1 year full-time
2-5 years part-time

Overview:

Motorsport is an exacting world that demands total commitment from the designers and engineers who form the backbone of the companies and teams competing in series around the world. Without their skills and expertise drivers and riders don't even get onto the grid.

This programme will hone your skills and expertise in relation to motorsport, providing you with an understanding of key technologies. In addition, the MSc course will provide you with management development tailored towards the discipline, a requirement demanded by many motorsport businesses.

Cranfield has a range of facilities relating to motorsport including wind tunnels, the Cranfield Impact Centre (CIC), the Off-Road Dynamics Facility, and composites and advanced materials laboratories.

Students compete for a number of prizes put forward by Sir Jackie Stewart OBE, Visiting Professor Adrian Reynard, the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) and the Motor Sports Association (MSA).

Course Structure:

The MSc course consists of eight one-week assessed modules, a group project and an individual thesis project. Students undertaking the Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) complete eight modules and an individual project. Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) students complete the induction module, five modules and an assignment.

The course is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) for fulfilling further learning requirements for CEng, and the PgDip course for IEng. Cranfield University also now holds the approval 'Motorsport Academy UK Recognised Educator (Post-Graduate)' through the Motorsport Academy's Employer Recognition Scheme for educators and trainers.

Modules:

• Motorsport Structural Analysis
• Composite Structures for Motorsport
• Motorsport Aerodynamics 
• Motorsport Electronics and Data Acquisition
• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for Motorsport
• The Business of Motorsport
• Motorsport Vehicle Dynamics
• Motorsport Power Train Design

Entry requirements:

Candidates must possess, or be expected to achieve, a 1st or 2nd class UK Honours degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline. Other relevant qualifications, together with significant experience, may be considered.

English language requirements - our normal minimum requirement is a TOEFL score of 580 (paper test) or 237 (computer test), essay rating 4.5 or 92 (Internet test), all skills 19 or an IELTS 6.5 with 6.0 for writing, a TOEIC overall score of 830, or a Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English grade C or Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English grade C, although a number of our programmes require higher scores.

Funding:

Funding opportunities exist, including industrial sponsorship, School bursaries and a number of general external schemes.  For the majority of part-time students sponsorship is organised by their employers. We recommend you discuss this with your company in the first instance.

Please note that a formal offer of a place on this course must have been received before consideration can be given for funding. For further details please visit our website or contact our Enquiries Office on the details provided below.

Want to find out more?

Contact our Enquiries Office for further details on all the courses we offer by either email: appliedsciences@cranfield.ac.uk or phone +44 (0)1234 758008. You can also visit our website.

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