MSc Engineering Project Management

at Bournemouth University

Core units:
 

• Project Management: Learn the methods and techniques of planning and designing development projects and how they’re used. You’ll also gain knowledge about human factors with regards to such projects.

• Knowledge Transfer: Gain a deep knowledge of the methods and processes of technology transfers, and evaluate the benefits and failings of these transfers. You’ll learn to source knowledge and use its added value for business, and be able to choose the level of knowledge required, evaluate its cost to the business and long-term benefits.

• Design Management: Develop a critical understanding of modern design management, the design process, product development, project planning, the integration of total quality and decision-making analysis.

• Competitive Product Development: This unit looks at business issues in competitive product development on domestic and global scales. You’ll gain an understanding of marketing and modern tools and processes required for competitive product design    and manufacture.

• Life Cycle Management: Develop a deeper understanding of sustainable design issues through materials optimisation and life cycle techniques. Identify and quantify environmental impacts during the life cycle of a product/service from raw material abstraction to end-of-life disposal using life cycle analysis.

• Research Methods: Develop key research skills in areas such as literature reviews, analysing research findings, project proposals, planning, experiment design and analysis, and dissemination.

• Individual Master’s Project: You’ll critically investigate, report and engage with complex issues. You’ll present an analytically rigorous and well-argued case, gaining problem-solving skills by applying your knowledge across the discipline. 

Programme specification

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Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the programme specification, the information is liable to change to take advantage of exciting new approaches to teaching and learning as well as developments in industry.

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General entry requirements

The normal requirements for embarking upon this course are:
 

• A Bachelors Honours degree with 2:2 or equivalent in an engineering discipline

• For post-experience and professional qualifications, there may be additional entry requirements set by the association or institute that ultimately administers the qualification in question. 

International entry requirements

Please see below some examples of the qualifications for entry:
 

• India: Bachelor’s degree (4 years) from a recognised HE institution with a minimum overall result of 55% 

• Nigeria:  Bachelor's degree from a recognised institution with a minimum classification of 2:2

• Thailand:  Thai Bachelor's (Honours) degree from a recognised higher education institution with a minimum GPA of 2.5/4.0

• Turkey: Bachelor’s degree (Lisans Diplomasi - four years) with a minimum overall GPA of 2.3/4.0

• Vietnam:  Bachelor's degree/Bang tot nghiep dai hoc with an average score of 6.5/10, or a Master’s degree/Thac si.

All applications will be subject to a minimum grade and your degree may need to be in a relevant subject area.

English language requirements

If English is not your first language, you will need to provide evidence that you understand English to a satisfactory level. English language requirements for this course are normally:
 

• IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each component, or equivalent.

Annual tuition fees:
 

• £8,750 (UK, ROI & CI)

• £15,000 (Int'l)

As an Engineering Project Management graduate, you will be prepared to undertake roles such as:
 

• Project Manager

• Project Engineer

• Programme Manager

• Technical Manager.

Please note this course will prepare you for a career in the design engineering, mechanical engineering and manufacturing sectors. Whilst we welcome applicants from all backgrounds this course is designed to help progress your career in these sectors.