Entry requirementsEntry Requirements * MSc: First- or second-class Honours degree from a UK university (or equivalent qualification) in engineering or a related discipline such as computer science. Candidates with lesser qualifications who have appropriate professional or industrial experience may also be eligible. * PgDip: Degree or good HND, or equivalent. Relevant industrial experience is valued. Depending on satisfactory progress, students may transfer from the Diploma to the Master's course.
Course descriptionThis course is one of 11 themes within the Faculty of Engineering's multidisciplinary Postgraduate Training Package in Sustainable Engineering. The course allows students to come into contact with those in other engineering courses and thus develop multidisciplinary interests and skills.
The course consists of a selection of generic modules, such as Information Management, Design Management, Project Management, and specialist modules dealing with technology management, quality, logistics, manufacturing strategy and risk management. A special feature is a comparison of strategic technology management in various centres.
The course gives technologists a view of the role of technology in company strategy and the contribution of technology management to competitiveness. The course emphasises the relevance and usefulness of its content and uses examples from local and global companies.
The course is aimed at early-/mid-career managers in industry and/or technologists seeking to explore the role of technology in company competitiveness.