Manufacturing Technology and Management

Duration:

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

Overview:

Suitable for manufacturing engineers keen to develop the skills and knowledge in the development and application of disruptive technologies needed to address the Governments high value manufacturing agenda.

Takes you on to essential leadership roles in a range of sectors, required to drive UK high value manufacturing forward and provide the vision for future prosperity.

You will be taught by industry-active research academics from Cranfield with an established track record in manufacturing technology and materials engineering. Cranfield plays a key role in ensuring the UK stays at the cutting edge of manufacturing research, with the lead role in three (with involvement in a further two), of the nine new EPSRC Centre’s for Innovative Manufacturing across the UK.

Course Description:

The Government’s manufacturing strategy is focused on high value manufacturing, which is seen as critical to economic growth. Central to this are the disruptive technologies that will drive forward the dramatic changes in manufacturing over the next 15-20 years.

A significant number of highly trained manufacturing engineers will be essential to provide the leadership skills necessary to drive UK manufacturing forward and provide the vision for future prosperity. The Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and Technologies estimates that over 30,000 engineers will be required to meet demand in the next three years alone. The rapid growth in technology also presents an opportunity for re-skilling for professionals already in industry.

The MSc in Manufacturing Technology and Management develops professionals with the ability to transform knowledge into action, providing students with the breadth of both technical and business skills to make a real impact in their chosen career.

The MSc course comprises eight assessed modules (four core and four elective), in which students gain an understanding of world-class manufacturing technology and management practice, a group project and an individual project.

Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) students complete the eight modules and the group project. Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) students complete six modules.

Group project:

The group project involves students working in teams to fulfil demanding objectives within a tight timescale, applying state-of-the-art technologies and approaches to addressing major challenges in manufacturing technology and management, and delivering results to a high professional standard. A dissertation may also replace the group project for part-time students.

Individual thesis project:

The individual thesis project offers students the opportunity to develop their research capability, depth of understanding and ability to provide world-class technical and business engineering service solutions to real problems in manufacturing.

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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