De Montfort University - Engineering Management MSc

De Montfort University

Engineering Management MSc

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 emphasizes 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 and 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 ppracticesfrom 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 DMU’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. 

Entry Requirements

  • You should have the equivalent or above of a 2:2 UK bachelor’s honors degree in a relevant subject

  • 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.


Career Prospects

DMU Global is an innovative international experience programme that aims to enrich your studies and expand your cultural horizons. It offers a range of opportunities such as on-campus and UK activities, overseas study, internships, faculty-led field trips and volunteering, as well as Erasmus+ and international exchanges. Graduates of the programme are well-suited to either a management position within an engineering company or a more technically intensive role in a business setting, contributing to leadership in innovation and operations. Placements with companies such as Caterpillar, Network Rail and Siemens can help to hone professional skills with mock interviews and practice aptitude tests, and an assigned personal tutor will support them throughout their placement.

Course Details

Each course module is delivered through a combination of lectures, tutorials, practical exercises, and seminars. 15-week semesters are used for instruction; the typical schedule is 12 weeks of lectures and 3 weeks of final exams. Exams or coursework may be used to evaluate taught modules, or both. The management of the project, the written report, and the formal presentation will all be taken into account when evaluating each individual project.

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