Engineering Management | University College Birmingham

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Course summary

Are you aiming to advance into senior roles within the field of engineering? On our Engineering Management postgraduate course, you will develop a wide array of both engineering and managerial skills and competencies, enabling you to lead effectively on engineering projects as well as managing across other sectors.

The UK stands to benefit significantly from adopting Industry 4.0 technologies and processes, while the country needs a skilled engineering workforce to reach a national target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Studying our engineering master’s course will arm you with the essential knowledge to meet this need, enabling you to develop an advanced understanding of innovative and exciting technologies such as cyber-physical systems, Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), nano and bio technologies and sustainable engineering. In addition, you will learn core business and management principles and how to utilise technical, financial and human resources effectively.

As part of our postgraduate engineering course, you will be able to develop your practical skills in our outstanding engineering facilities on campus. University College Birmingham is also a partner of the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Institute of Technology (GBSIoT), providing a wealth of additional resources and facilities to support your studies.

WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE?

Practical application – Apply engineering management concepts in a practical environment within our engineering facilities, including our Cyber Physical Lab
Industry links – You will have access to the Learning Factory at GBSIoT with facilities to support your research and projects
Expert tuition – Learn from our highly qualified staff with extensive knowledge and experience in engineering and sustainable practice
Award-winning university – Study at the highest-ranking university in the region according to student choice (Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023)

FACILITIES

You will study in our real-world training facilities at our Camden House campus building, including equipment for process manufacturing, electronics and materials testing, as well as Industry 4.0 equipment. You will also have access to the Learning Factory at GBSIoT.

Students on our postgraduate courses also have exclusive access to our dedicated postgraduate suite in McIntyre House, providing study and meeting spaces, PCs and other facilities.

ACCREDITATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
University College Birmingham is a partner of the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Institute of Technology (GBSIoT).

CAREERS AND PROGRESSION
Examples of careers you could pursue following this course:

Engineering manager
Mechanical engineer
Process manufacturing engineer
Process design engineer
Project engineer
Electrical/electronics engineer

Please refer to our website www.ucb.ac.uk for the latest updates to this course

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