Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (Taught)

As an operations manager, you will have highly developed strategic abilities that ensure your business runs smoothly and maintains a competitive advantage. Our MSc will give you the broad skillset you need to excel in global operations management positions.

You will study modules that develop essential management techniques including supply chain planning, decision making, operations management and quality control. You'll also be able to tailor your degree to match your individual career goals, and specialise in areas relevant to your chosen field.

You have the option to take industry-recognised digital qualifications by Microsoft and SAP alongside your course, which will develop your digital skills and help you stand out to future employers.

You will graduate with a clear understanding of the methods, models and techniques that are used to resolve organisational difficulties. You'll be equipped with the analytical skills to understand the complexity of operational management challenges in business, combined with creative thinking to generate potential solutions.

Across the autumn and spring semesters, you will take 120 credits of taught modules. Each module typically consists of 10 two to three hour sessions.

You will complete a 60-credit dissertation over the summer, and will be allocated an appropriate dissertation supervisor who will oversee your progress.

Semester one:
Core modules:
Management Science for Decision Support;
Managing Contemporary Operations: Fundamentals and Challenges-10 credits;
Project Management;
Supply Chain Planning and Management-20 credits

Semester two:
Core modules:
Advanced Operations Analysis;
Design of Operations Facilities and Systems;
Quality Management and Quality Techniques

Summer
Resources Management and Organisation Dissertation-60 credits;
Business Project

Optional modules
One of:
Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing-10 credits;
Behavioural Economics and Decision Making;
Procurement and Purchasing-10 credits

Modules are assessed by a combination of exams and coursework at the end of the relevant semester.

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

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