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Manufacturing Engineering, Technology and Innovation (Top-Up)

Course details
  • BEng
  • 1 Years
  • Full-time
  • 14 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Middleton
Awarded by:
Open University Validating Partnership

Course summary

Advance your career at Hopwood Hall College with our BEng Manufacturing and Engineering programme. This Level 6 Top-Up Year is designed to provide you with advanced knowledge, research capabilities, and leadership skills in the rapidly evolving field of manufacturing engineering.

Our dynamic programme offers you the chance to deepen your expertise in both traditional and cutting-edge engineering techniques. By joining this course, you'll develop the skills and hands-on experience necessary to address complex engineering challenges and step into a rewarding career within a fast-paced industry.

At our Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Centre in Middleton, you’ll benefit from an exceptional learning environment, equipped with state-of-the-art machinery, workshops, and equipment. This enables you to work on real-world projects that mirror industry practices, providing you with invaluable experience in solving contemporary engineering problems.

The course combines lectures, practical workshops, collaborative group projects, and independent research. It’s designed to strengthen your technical expertise, problem-solving abilities, and teamwork skills, ensuring you are well-prepared for the demands of the modern engineering workplace.

This course is taught at our Middleton Campus, Greater Manchester.

Modules

Level 6 (120 credits total) – Overview of Level 6 modules:

  • Advanced Manufacturing Systems and Industry 4.0 (20 credits)
  • Sustainability in Manufacturing (20 credits)
  • Process Optimisation and Data Analytics (20 credits)

Dissertation Project (60 credits)

  • Undertake independent research or a practical project on a relevant manufacturing topic.
  • Develop leadership principles, ethical decision-making, and team management skills.
  • Demonstrate your mastery of knowledge and skills in a real-world context, preparing for supervisory or managerial roles.

Assessment method

The course is built around a series of practical assignments, which encourage you to investigate the tasks and processes of Manufacturing Engineering. You’ll develop the knowledge to undertake these assignments through a mixture of lectures, workshops, seminars, and self-study activities.

As well as your regular timetable, you’ll be expected to undertake at least an equivalent amount of self-study, which can be done either on campus, at home, or a combination of both.

Professional bodies

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

  • Open University Validation Services

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

  • Course does not award QTS

How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
MET6
Institution code:
H54
Campus name:
Middleton
Campus Code:
M

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
120 - 240 points

GCSE: English Language and Maths Grade 4/C or above (or equivalent). 

Level 5 qualification preferably in a relevant subject such as Foundation Degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Technology and Innovation.

Relevant industry experience would also be considered.

Historical entry grades data

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Fees and funding

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