General entry requirements

Minimum requirements

The course is designed for those in employment as you will need to apply your studies directly to the work environment throughout the programme.

We recommend you have at least three years of appropriate professional experience and that you possess the equivalent of a UK second-class honours degree.

The course is also open to talented people without a first degree, who have relevant work-experience, have taken a less-traditional route in their career and who will have shown great potential in the business. Please contact us to discuss.

English language requirements

You can find out more about our English language requirementsLink opens in a new window. 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 pageLink opens in a new window.

Additional requirements

Candidates without a first degree but who have relevant professional experience should include their CV with their application.

We have created several learning pathways that enable you to focus on what is appropriate to your company, your career and aspirations.

Core modules for all pathways are:

• Accounting and Finance for Management
• Intelligent Organisations
• People in Organisations
• Strategic Business Management
• Supply Chain and Operations Management

Specialist Pathways

The following modules are required if you are planning to apply for professional recognition at the end of the course:

Technology and Innovation

• Technology Management
• Innovation
• Negotiated Learning

Supply Chain Management

• Supply Chain Design
• Supply Chain Transformation

Project Management

• Project Planning, Management and Control
• Project and Programme Strategy
• Negotiated Learning

Leading Change

• Leading Change
• Personal Leadership and Change
• Negotiated Learning

Although taking the above specialism modules will provide a pathway towards professional recognition, further work-based learning will be needed to support full accreditation, post degree.

General Pathway

If you are not applying for professional recognition, this pathway offers you a more flexible route. You can choose any three modules from the following:

• Innovation
• Leading Change
• Negotiated Learning
• Personal Leadership and Change
• Project and Programme Strategy
• Project Planning, Management and Control
• Supply Chain Design
• Supply Chain Transformation
• Technology Management

Company Based Project

To gain your MSc, you will also need to complete a Company Based Project. This will focus on a live issue within your organisation which you will explore, together with an academic supervisor from WMG, over a 12 month period. The project will culminate in the writing of a dissertation, which will count toward 1/3 of the credit of your degree.

Teaching

You’ll study for three years on a part-time basis. There are five core modules, three elective modules and a company based project dissertation.

In addition to the eight assessed modules, there will be a study skills (non-assessed) event delivered at the start of the course to set the context, introduce key study skills and enable you to meet your fellow cohort and start to build your network. We also run an online study skills event before you embark on your project dissertation.

Modules normally comprise lectures, seminars, and undertaking group tasks based on real scenarios. We will use a range of traditional and innovative teaching methods, predominantly focused on blended learning practices. For some modules you will have the option to attend fully online. Our blended learning is a combination of face-to-face and online delivery and is aimed at offering a combination of flexibility and networking opportunities for work-based learners. We will be able to give you the schedule in advance so you can plan your time out of the office.

Class sizes

The class size for this programme is around 20 students.

Typical contact hours

Modules are usually delivered in a week-long block format from Monday to Thursday 9am – 6pm and Friday 9am – 12pm.

Assessment

We will use a range of assessment methods that are appropriate to the topics being taught. Of course, you will need to undertake reading and assignments, but these assignments are usually related to your workplace and help you to apply what you have learnt. Students often find that the assignments provide valuable evidence of continuing professional development, demonstrate to their organisations their developing knowledge, and often benefit the company by providing an analysis of an area of operations.

Reading lists

Reading lists are made available prior to the modules. Reference texts are often available to access online with your University Library account.

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.

Your career

The Engineering Business Leadership course will give you the opportunity to get a recognised qualification to complement your experience and develop you further as a professional.

Current and former learners at WMG have come from companies such as:

• Airbus
• Amazon
• AstraZeneca
• Barclays
• Delphi Technologies
• GSK
• Honeywell
• Jaguar Land Rover
• KPMG
• National Grid
• Siemens
• Unilever

WMG at Warwick

Having forged strong links with global companies through 42 years of collaborative research and development, we really understand the global market you’ll be operating in, and have designed our programmes to match.

Find out more about us on our websiteLink opens in a new window

Our courses

• Cyber Security Engineering (MSc)
• Cyber Security Management (MSc)
• e-Business Management (MSc)
• Engineering Business Leadership (MSc)
• Engineering Business Management (MSc)
• Games Engineering (MSc)
• Healthcare Operational Management (MSc)
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MSc)
• Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (MSc)
• International Trade, Strategy and Operations (MSc)
• Programme and Project Management (MSc)
• Smart, Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (MSc)
• Supply Chain and Logistics Management (MSc)
• Supply Chain Leadership (MSc)
• Sustainable Automotive Electrification (MSc)

Our Postgraduate Research degrees

• Engineering (MPhil/PhD)
• Engineering Doctorate (EngD)
• MSc by Research (WMG) (MSc)

Visiting WMG

There are a number of different ways to visit the University of Warwick throughout the year. We host bespoke PG visits, where you can talk directly with your chosen department and explore our campus through a personalised tour. WMG also organises events for prospective students including a weekly Live Chat so you can connect directly with the department to speak with staff and students from WMG. For more about university wide open days and tours, visit our Postgraduate Visits page.

Tuition fees

Typically, most students on this programme are sponsored by their employer, but self-funding is also an option.

Tuition fees are payable for each year of your course at the start of the academic year, or at the start of your course, if later. Academic fees cover the cost of tuition, examinations and registration and some student amenities.

Taught course fees  Research course fees

Fee Status Guidance

The University carries out an initial fee status assessment based on information provided in the application and according to the guidance published by UKCISA. Students are classified as either Home or Overseas Fee status and this can determine the tuition fee and eligibility of certain scholarships and financial support.

If you receive an offer, your fee status will be stated with the tuition fee information, however we are awaiting guidance from the UK government regarding fee status for EU, other EEA and Swiss nationals and their family members living in the UK for academic year 2021/22 onwards. We are not able to confirm the fee status for these students until the relevant eligibility criteria have been confirmed. Once we have received further information from the UK government, we will provide you with an update on your fee status and let you know if any additional information is required. If you believe your fee status has been incorrectly classified you can complete a fee status assessment questionnaire (follow the instructions in your offer) and provide the required documentation for this to be reassessed.

The UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) provides guidance to UK universities on fees status criteria, you can find the latest guidance on the impact of Brexit on fees and student support on the UKCISA website.

Additional course costs

As well as tuition fees and living expenses, there may be general associated costs such as:

• Core text books
• Printer credits*
• Dissertation binding*
• Robe hire for your degree ceremony

* - Dissertations and Assignments are only submitted digitally. However students may wish to print and bind their dissertation for their own purposes. Students on some courses will have a final poster presentation as part of their project and the printing of posters will be at the students’ expense.

A residential fee is also available on request as we have bed and breakfast facilities on campus via Warwick Conferences.

Scholarships and bursaries

Typically, most students on the part-time Engineering Business Leadership programme are sponsored by their employer, but self-funding is also an option.