General entry requirements

Minimum requirements

2:i undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in Engineering.

Candidates with a UK 2:ii (or equivalent) may be accepted upon demonstration of relevant professional experience.

English language requirements

You can find out more about our English language requirements. This course requires the following:

• Band A
• IELTS overall score of 6.5, minimum component scores not below 6.0.

International qualifications

We welcome applications from students with other internationally recognised qualifications.

For more information, please visit the international entry requirements page.

Additional requirements

Candidates with professional experience should include their CV with their application.

Core modules

• Manufacturing Systems and Process Selection
• Management of Global Manufacturing Operations
• Smart Networked Manufacturing
• Manufacturing Planning and Control for Cyber-Operations
• System Reliability and Diagnosis
• Cyber-Manufacturing Design Project
• Study, Professional and Analytical Skills

Optional modules

In addition to your core modules, you will have the opportunity to work with some of WMG’s Research Groups on an R&D module. You will be presented with the available options when you start your studies – those currently available are:

• Research and Development in Automation Systems
• Research and Development in Digital Lifecycle

Learn more about this course and read the module descriptions on WMG’s website

Teaching

This course has two components – your modules, as described above, account for two-thirds of your time and effort. Alongside these you will work on a major research project (dissertation), accounting for one-third of your overall grade.

Each module on IMS will be delivered over a 3-week duration, designed to follow the pedagogical model of 'engagement, immersion and consolidation'.*

Week 1 will blend asynchronous online study with formal lectures to provide the necessary background knowledge and define the focus of the module.

Week 2 will continue and expand on this with hands-on software labs, simulations, and syndicate exercises to immerse you in the concepts and practices of the domain.

Week 3 will focus on consolidating the knowledge gained through synthesis and problem-solving. This will be through a mix of individual and team-based tasks, simulations, and mini-projects and will provide you with the opportunity to reflect and discuss in face-to-face seminars and collaborative online forum activities.

All our module leaders are experts in their fields and are supported by external speakers working in organisations at the forefront of their fields.

* The Study, Professional and Analytical Skills module is a programme wide module, taught across the year, and primarily delivered online.

Class sizes

Overall this course can accommodate up to 30 students.

Typical contact hours

This course is modular in structure.

Each module accounts for 150 hours of learning time, divided between the three weeks of ‘engagement, consolidation, and immersion’ and post-module assessment.

Assessment

Assessment is primarily through individual written Post Module Assignments (PMAs). Some modules also have assessed individual and/or group in-module exercises including worksheet exercises, model-building tasks, presentations and computer-based tests.

Reading lists

Most departments have reading lists available through Warwick Library. If you would like to view reading lists for the current cohort of students you can visit our Warwick Library web page.

Your timetable

Your personalised timetable will be complete when you are registered for all modules, compulsory and optional, and you have been allocated to your lectures, seminars and other small group classes. Your compulsory modules will be registered for you and you will be able to choose your optional modules when you join us.

Scholarships and bursaries