MSc Advanced Manufacturing Technology & Systems Management / Course details
Year of entry: 2024
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Course description
Designed by world-leading researchers and industry experts, this programme evolves with industrial practices and new technology in real-time.
Encompassing a broad multi-disciplinary field and many diverse topics, you will enjoy in-depth study spanning everything from the fundamentals of manufacturing processes to the management of manufacturing systems - with the opportunity for specialised study in your dissertation.
As you journey through the year, you will find we match a strong theoretical understanding, and creativity, with truly practical experience - enabling you to analyse and investigate problems in a fully-formed sense. Upon graduation, you will be confident in engaging in the design, development, and research involved in the creation of manufacturing technology.
The programme also prepares you for the effective management of manufacturing systems. Whilst intended primarily for those wishing to pursue an industrial career, it is equally relevant as preparation for research in advanced manufacturing technology and systems management.
In addition to industry-leading teaching, you will learn in our world-class facilities - the Engineering and Materials Building . This space is the largest dedicated engineering university building in the UK, and home to excellent equipment ready to enable you to supplement theoretical learning with hands-on work.
Teaching and learning
Throughout the course you will develop advanced technical skills in both manufacturing technology and systems management, as well as soft skill such as team working, presenting and report writing, all of which will enable you to pursue a career in both general and specialised engineering industries or develop an in-depth knowledge for a career in research in industry or academia.
During the course students have the opportunity to visit a number of companies and attend industrial guest lectures. Past cohorts have visited companies such as Airbus and Jaguar Land Rover, and these visits and lectures not only further enhance our student's understanding of manufacturing but also to give them an insight into the practical application of many of the subject areas they will be studying. Moreover, many of current our dissertation projects originate from, and are run in collaboration with, industry.
Course unit list
The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
Title | Code | Credit rating | Mandatory/optional |
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Experimental Methods (MSc Advanced Manufacturing Technology & Systems Management) | AERO63021 | 15 | Mandatory |
Research Methods | MECH60041 | 15 | Mandatory |
Composites and Polymers | MECH60102 | 15 | Mandatory |
Advanced Manufacturing Processes | MECH60132 | 15 | Mandatory |
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Product Modelling | MECH60362 | 15 | Mandatory |
Finite Elements | MECH60561 | 15 | Mandatory |
Dissertation (Advanced Manufacturing Technology & Systems Management) | MECH61000 | 60 | Mandatory |
Robotics, Metrology and Bioengineering | MECH61032 | 15 | Mandatory |
Manufacturing Systems | MECH62071 | 15 | Mandatory |