Engineering Business Leadership (MSc) (2024 Entry)
Explore our part-time Engineering Business Leadership Master’s degree.
Our MSc in Engineering Business Leadership will help you to enhance your engineering leadership knowledge and skills and make a difference to your company.
Course overview
The ability to operate in a complex and global environment is crucial for any Engineering Leader today. You need to be agile and innovative, influence others across the business, be a strategic thinker whilst also inspiring and leading your team.
This course will equip you with appropriate knowledge and skills to help you understand how businesses operate and become a more effective leader. It will encourage you to look at how to evaluate challenging business problems and optimise efficiency and competitiveness.
We liaised with industry leaders across the UK to develop a new and engaging curriculum aligned to what modern businesses need today. By understanding the latest applied knowledge, tools, and techniques you will be able to lead your team to identify and deliver effective business solutions on time and on budget.
We cover a wide range of subjects on the course, including strategy, finance, people, technology, operations, and supply chain management. Our aim is to give you a broad understanding of any technology or engineering-led business, whilst focusing on how you can maximise value. You will learn important problem solving and decision-making skills to make effective and sustainable improvements to your business.
The applied nature of this Master’s course means you can take knowledge learnt on the programme and immediately apply it to your role via work-based assignments, instilling the theory into practice. Your business will benefit from your increased knowledge and confidence as you will feel empowered to make improvements and lead the change in your organisation. You will gain an academic qualification from a top 10 UK university and develop yourself professionally.
The Engineering Business Leadership course has been designed to align with the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) accreditation requirements across different pathways to support you on your application for professional recognition.
If you’re not yet ready to commit to a period of long-term study, you can also build up to your MSc in stages by stopping after two years with a Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip).
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for employees working in an engineering or technology-based organisation – from the first line managers to middle and senior managers. It is particularly suited to employees with a technical or engineering background or who have relevant work experience, and who are looking to progress their careers in a leadership role. It is also suitable for people who have been in their role for some time and want formal recognition for the skills and knowledge they have.
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Important information
We are planning to make changes to our Engineering Business Leadership MSc degree 2024 entry. Our core and optional modules will undergo approval through the University's rigorous academic processes. As changes are confirmed, we will update the course information on this webpage. It is therefore very important that you check this webpage for the latest information before you apply and prior to accepting an offer.
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.
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Additional requirements
All candidates will be required to submit a CV before making an application.
Important information
We are planning to make changes to our Engineering Business Leadership MSc degree 2024 entry. Our core and optional modules will undergo approval through the University's rigorous academic processes. As changes are confirmed, we will update the course information on this webpage. It is therefore very important that you check this webpage for the latest information before you apply and prior to accepting an offer.
We have created several learning pathways that enable you to focus on what is appropriate to your company, your career and aspirations.
The 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
Supply Chain Management
Please note, the Supply Chain Design module is a prerequisite to the Supply Chain Transformation module.
Project Management
Leading Change
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 for the MSc. 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.
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
- BAE Systems
- Barclays
- Collins Aerospace
- Delphi Technologies
- GSK
- Honeywell
- Jaguar Land Rover
- KPMG
- National Grid
- Rolls-Royce
- Sellafield
- Siemens
- Unilever
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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.
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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.
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. 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.
Please speak to WMG's Part-time Postgraduate Team at wmgptmasters at warwick dot ac dot uk for clarification.
Additional course costs
As well as tuition fees and living expenses, there may be general associated costs such as:
- 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.
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.
Scholarships and financial support
Find out about the different funding routes available, including; postgraduate loans, scholarships, fee awards and academic department bursaries.
Living costs
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Applications for all candidates will close on 16 August 2024.
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