School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering

MSc Engineering Management

MSc Part-time 2 years, Full-time 12 months

Join our MSc in Engineering Management, where advanced technology concepts meet essential management skills to prepare the engineering leaders of the future.

Join our MSc in Engineering Management, where advanced technology concepts meet essential management skills to prepare the engineering leaders of the future.

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MSc
Start date(s)
14 September 2026
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Course specifications
Course length
Part-time (2 years),Full-time (12 months)
Campus location
University: Springfield Campus
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Why choose this course?

Embrace the Future of Engineering Management!

Manufacturing engineering is evolving rapidly, with demand becoming increasingly unpredictable and traditional business models often falling short. As global communication brings markets and consumers closer together, engineers must leverage new technologies to design, simulate, and manage operations more dynamically, predicting demand and eliminating waste.

Modern Engineering Management

  • Digital Manufacturing: Harness the power of digital manufacturing both physically and virtually, utilising multi-source production to cut transportation costs, reduce inventory, and lower CO2 emissions.
  • Global Reach: Adapt to an ecosystem driven by shorter delivery times and lower costs, facing the exciting challenges of digital commerce, a 24/7 market, and a transient workforce. Course Highlights
  • International Focus: Our course is designed with international engineering management at its core, preparing you to make informed decisions in today's dynamic engineering environment.
  • High-Level Skills: Develop the abilities to not only manage but also start, control, and grow new businesses.
  • Career-Ready Graduates: Equip yourself with the skills and knowledge that are highly sought after by employers worldwide.

What's unique about this course?

Propel Your Career with Our MSc in Engineering Management!

Join our MSc in Engineering Management, where advanced technology concepts meet essential management skills to prepare the engineering leaders of the future.

Expert-Led Education

  • High-Quality Teaching: Learn from highly experienced and qualified academic staff.
  • Research Excellence: Benefit from instructors who are at the forefront of their fields.
  • Industry Veterans: Gain invaluable insights from professionals who have transitioned from industry to academia, bringing real-world experience and practical knowledge to your learning.

Industry-Ready Curriculum

  • Professional Standards: Our course aligns with the UK Engineering Council's benchmark requirements.
  • Employer-Valued Skills: Graduate with the broad expertise and relevant capabilities that employers seek.

State-of-the-Art Facilities

  • Specialist Laboratories: Access top-tier equipment for Solid Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Subsonic and Supersonic Wind Tunnels, Advanced Materials and Composites Characterisation and more.
  • Digital Manufacturing: Explore Digital Manufacturing, including Additive (Metal 3D printing) and Subtractive (CNC machining) tools.

Boost Your Employability

  • Career-Ready Graduates: Equip yourself with the skills and knowledge that are highly sought after by employers worldwide.
  • Lucrative Opportunities: Position yourself for success in a field that offers exciting and lucrative career prospects

What happens on the course?

This course is currently subject to revalidation in February 2027.

Unlock Your Future with Our MSc Program!

Are you ready to take your education to the next level? Our MSc program offers a dynamic and engaging learning experience designed to prepare you for a successful career in Mechanical Engineering.

Diverse Learning Approaches

  • Interactive Lectures & Seminars: Engage with traditional and innovative teaching methods.
  • Hands-On Laboratory Exercises: Apply your knowledge in practical settings.
  • Collaborative Research: Work with peers and academic staff on cutting-edge projects. Industry Insights 

Industry Insights

  • Seminars from Practitioners: Gain real-world insights and feedback on your projects.
  • Dedicated Facilities: Utilize our state-of-the-art IT Laboratories to develop practical skills in CAD, Simulation, and Finite Element Analysis.

Comprehensive Assessment Methods

  • Varied Assessments: Develop both technical abilities and transferable skills through coursework and exams.
  • Practical Skills Focus: Assessments include laboratory work, report writing, and presentations.

Career-Ready Skills

  • Project Management: Learn to manage projects effectively.
  • Analytical Thinking: Enhance your ability to think critically and solve problems.
  • Live Industrial Projects: Gain experience with real-world industrial projects.

Global Opportunities

  • Wide Range of Employment: Prepare for careers in research, development, design, and more.
  • Emerging Technologies: Stay ahead with knowledge in new and emerging technologies.

Research-Led Teaching

  • Cutting-Edge Research: Engage with research in areas like Additive Layer Manufacture, Metal Cutting, and Finite Element Analysis.

Placements on the course

Every student will now have the opportunity for a professional development work placements, to bridge the gap between academic learning and the world of work.

These short-term, structured experiences include:

  • Short duration: condensed work-like experience in professional environments
  • Academic integration: always linked to coursework, assessments or professional development modules
  • Project-based learning: students work on specific tasks or research with an organisation
  • Flexible format: can be in-person, remote, hybrid or virtual
  • Skill development: enhances workplace skills like communication, teamwork and problem-solving
  • Experiential learning: helping to close the gap between knowledge gained and the skills needed to succeed

Employability on the course

The course is aimed at students who wish to undertake a career in mechanical engineering administration and management. The examples and case studies used in the course are all designed to increase the students’ knowledge of the theory and practice of mechanical engineering to enhance their employability.

This innovative course offers graduates excellent career prospects in a broad field of mechanical engineering related industries. It will also provide excellent preparation for those wishing to undertake a PhD or EngD . This course is a broad-based programme covering an important and industry-relevant portfolio of mechanical engineering modules including Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer, Stress Analysis, Finite Element Analysis Techniques, Advanced Materials and Computer Aided Product Design.

This taught course offers a wide exposure to the philosophy and practice of Mechanical Engineering design whilst simultaneously enabling the students to deepen their knowledge of certain engineering disciplines, which have been chosen on the basis of our research and teaching strengths of the discipline in the school of Engineering.

Effective communication is an important employability skill for the modern professional engineer. This course includes sessions to help develop the ability, both through formal guidance sessions dedicated to good practice in report writing, and through oral/poster presentations of project work. This is designed to support the research project (worth 60 credits) which is undertaken throughout the duration of the course. Project work is assessed by dissertation and oral/poster presentations.

Course Modules

Additional Information

Everything you need to know about this course!

Responding to the regional and national shortage of graduate qualified Engineers the University of Wolverhampton is currently investing over £10m in new Engineering facilities at its Telford Innovation Campus and City Campus in Wolverhampton.

New Engineering courses on offer from 2015 share a design that incorporates significant elements of problem and activity-based learning and live industrial project-work. The courses have embedded themes of creativity, employability, professional engineering, and sustainability and the environment. All of our courses are designed to meet the latest standards for accreditation as defined by the Engineering Council.

Students studying Engineering courses will have access to new specialist equipment and technology that is at the forefront of engineering developments. This includes a design and visualisation facility modelled on best-practice in industry, wind tunnels (including a formula-1 specification rolling road wind tunnel), engine test facilities, a composites laboratory, 3-d printing facilities, an electronics and telecommunications laboratory, a metrology laboratory and a materials testing laboratory.

Our aim is for our graduates to be ready for employment. We provide additional opportunities for students to gain employability skills, with employability workshops and awards as part of the course. In addition and to further develop employability skills, we offer ‘Club Activities’. These currently include the IMechE Formula Student Activity, the Human Powered Flight Club, the Flight Simulator Club and the Formula Renault 2l Racing Team Club. These are great fun, and the only conditions to entry are that you need to engage and demonstrate commitment.

Applicants should normally be educated to Honours Degree level, with a minimum of a 2:2, in Mechanical Engineering, Technology or a closely related discipline.

RPL will be granted, if appropriate, as part of the admissions process and then ratified by the FSE RPL committee. All non-standard applicants to this course will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. In this instance, substantial professional experience can substitute for graduate status. All first-degree qualifications in General Engineering and Physical Sciences (BEng and BSc) will be considered.

International Applicants

Your qualifications need to be deemed equivalent to the above entry requirements.

  • English Language requirements are normally IELTS 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each area (unless otherwise stated) or equivalent accepted qualification 
  • For further information relating to overseas qualification please use the following link https://www.wlv.ac.uk/international/international-academy/​

Postgraduate Loyalty Discount:

You can get 20% discount on a taught postgraduate course if you’re a University of Wolverhampton Graduate.

The University offers a generous 20% Loyalty Discount to students progressing from an undergraduate programme to a taught postgraduate on-site programme, where both courses are University of Wolverhampton Awards.

There is no time limit on how long ago you completed your degree as long as this is your first Masters level qualification.

The discount applies to the first year of enrolment only. Students who receive a loyalty discount are not entitled to any further tuition discount or bursary. For full terms and conditions click here.


Self-funded:

If you are paying for the fees yourself then the fees can be paid in 3 instalments: November, January and April. More information can be found by clicking here.


Sponsored - Your employer, embassy or organisation can pay for your Tuition fees:

Your employer, embassy or organisation agrees to pay all or part of your tuition fees; the University will refer to them as your sponsor and will invoice them for the appropriate amount.

We must receive notification of sponsorship in writing as soon as possible, and before enrolment, confirming that the sponsor will pay your tuition fees.


Financial Hardship:

Students can apply to the Dennis Turner Opportunity Fund for help with course related costs however this cannot be used for fees or to cover general living costs.


Charitable Funding:

You might also want to explore the possibility of funding from charitable trusts. Please contact Association of Charitable Foundations, Directory of Social Change or Family Aid. Most charities and trust funds offer limited bursaries targeted to specific groups of students so you will need to research whether any of them are relevant to your situation.

You can find more information on the University’s Funding, cost, fee and support pages.

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