Digital Design and Manufacturing with Placement Year (Taught)

Develop advanced skills across the complete digital product lifecycle – from concept and CAD/CAM design through rapid prototyping to smart, digitally enabled manufacturing.

Our MSc in Digital Design and Manufacturing equips you with advanced skills in digital design, smart manufacturing, and Industry 5.0 technologies. This program is perfect for aspiring engineers and designers, bridging cutting-edge technology with practical application. You'll gain hands-on experience with industry-leading tools and techniques, preparing you to drive efficiency and innovation in modern manufacturing.

The curriculum includes four core modules: Research, Planning & Communications, Strategy & Management, Machine Learning and its Application, and Digital Engineering, along with a 60-credit individual research project. You can choose between two option sets: Applied AI or Design and Manufacturing.

This two-year degree with Industrial Practice is an innovative combination of theory and practice. You'll have the chance to put your learning into action through an individual project, followed by a placement with a relevant employer. The placement is an ideal opportunity to work and engage with state-of-the-art industrial systems, processes and practices while reflecting on your personal development.

On successful completion, you will emerge from this course as a well-rounded professional engineer. With a highly valued combination of in-depth knowledge and work experience, graduates of this programme have enhanced career prospects worldwide.

This course has been designed for the International Market.

What you should know about this course

• You will benefit from our world-class specialist and integrated engineering laboratories

• Prepare for high-demand careers in electronics, robotics, artificial intelligence, design, manufacturing, and technology sectors

• Combine study with practice through a year-long project and extended placement

• You are responsible for securing your placement (with our help). But if this is not completed, you can still graduate with an award without industrial practice

• This popular course at our Medway Campus in Kent has limited availability and numbers will be capped. Apply early to secure your place.