Systems Engineering for Defence Capability MSc/PgCert/PgDip

Systems Engineering for Defence Capability MSc/PgCert/PgDip:

Course Description:

Start Months:

Full-time September. Part-time September and January

Full Time/ Part Time:

Full-time/Part-time

School:

CDS

Theme:

Defence and Security 

Entry Requirements:

A first or second class UK Honours degree (or equivalent) ideally in a related subject. Other recognised professional qualifications or several years relevant industrial experience may be accepted as equivalent; subject to approval by the Course Director. For further and specific information please visit the course page. 

 

English Language:

If you are an international student you will need to provide evidence that you have achieved a satisfactory test result in an English qualification. The minimum standard expected from a number of accepted courses are as follows:

In addition to these minimum scores you are also expected to achieve a balanced score across all elements of the test. We reserve the right to reject any test score if any one element of the test score is too low. We can only accept tests taken within two years of your registration date (with the exception of Cambridge English tests which have no expiry date). Students requiring a Tier 4 (General) visa must ensure they can meet the English language requirements set out by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and we recommend booking a IELTS for UKVI test.

Duration:

Course format:

• Taught
• MSc/PgCert/PgDip

Overview:

This course will develop knowledge and skills in understanding the wider context of defence capability and guiding the development of operational, support and enabling business solutions which both deliver cost effective outcomes and contribute to the attributes of defence as a whole.

Who is it for?:

We have a diverse student body drawn from numerous industries and institutions in the UK as well as overseas providing a rich educational experience. Our class size is normally between 10-20 comprising a combination of full and part time students.

 

Why this course?:

Informed by Industry:

Accreditation:

Course details:

• Application of Systems Engineering tools and techniques to a real world problem
• Analysis of underpinning Systems Engineering theory and practice
• Development of new or tailored Systems Engineering processes.

Assessment:

Coursework, written examinations, oral examinations, portfolio and, for the MSc only, an individual thesis

Core modules:

Home EU Student Fees:

MSc Full-time    £17,250
MSc Part-time    £17,250 *
PgDip Full-time    £13,900
PgDip Part-time    £13,900 *
PgCert Full-time    £6,950
PgCert Part-time    £6,950 *

Oversees Fees:

* Students will be offered the option of paying the full fee up front, or in a maximum of two payments per year; first instalment on receipt of invoice and the second instalment six months later.

Fee notes:

• The fees outlined apply to all students whose initial date of registration falls on or between 1 August 2017 and 31 July 2018.
• All students pay the tuition fee set by the University for the full duration of their registration period agreed at their initial registration.
• Additional fees for extensions to the agreed registration period may be charged and can be found below.
• Fee eligibility at the Home/EU rate is determined with reference to UK Government regulations. As a guiding principle, EU nationals (including UK) who are ordinarily resident in the EU pay Home/EU tuition fees, all other students (including those from the Channel Islands and Isle of Man) pay Overseas fees.
  

Security clearance for Shrivenham:

Some Cranfield University courses are delivered at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham which is a Ministry of Defence (MOD) site. All applicants to courses that are wholly or partially delivered at Shrivenham must complete the BPSS (HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard V4 April 2014) prior to registration on the course or must already hold a security clearance to this level or higher.

Your application and BPSS clearance application will be shared during the application process with the MOD who have ultimate discretion over whether to admit applicants to the Shrivenham site. This information will be returned by the MOD to Cranfield University after checks are completed and no copies will be retained by the MOD.

BPSS checks may involve confirmation of the following:

Identity (e.g. Photo ID)
Nationality and Immigration Status
Employment/Academic History (covering the past 3 years)
Criminal record (unspent convictions only)
Additionally, applicants are required to give a reasonable account of any significant periods (6 months or more in the past 3 years) of time spent abroad.

This may be revised from time to time dependent on national security requirements. For more details, please consult the BPSS Guidance.

It will take additional time to process your BPSS clearance application once you have completed your course application.

Inability to access the Shrivenham site as a result of failure to meet security clearance requirements will result in a withdrawal of offer, or, if already registered, a termination of registration.

Your career:

Takes you on to impressive career prospects across a range of roles commensurate with your experience. This includes membership of multidisciplinary teams in acquisition, supply or research organisations. This could be in both general systems engineering roles or as a focal point for specific skills such as availability, reliability and maintenance (ARM), human factors, requirements, architecture test and evaluation, etc. It is also applicable to key roles in MoD acquisition such as Project Team leader, capability manager and requirements manager.