Combining subjects such as business, engineering and management, our new BSc degree programme in Engineering Management has been designed to meet the increasing demand for graduates with an understanding of the application of business and management knowledge in the industrial and engineering sectors. The degree programme is aimed at applicants who wish to develop high profile management careers within various engineering companies (and others) across many different industrial sectors. The programme is relevant to those wishing to move into multinational corporations, as well as new business ventures and small business enterprises. On completion of the programme, graduates will have acquired a thorough understanding of basic engineering principles and the disciplines of business and management necessary to tackle modern industrial and engineering management challenges and contribute to wealth creation. The programme provides a good mix of engineering management theory and practice, operational business processes and legislative elements, alongside a platform of engineering technology, producing a graduate with a much stronger technical feel than a typical business graduate. Opportunity is provided for an optional year in industry leading to a Diploma in Professional Studies. Graduates will be self reliant and able to contribute and manage well in team situations, and will have gained the technical ability and commercial awareness to be able to work in industrial or commercial environments. They will be in a strong position to understand the economic context of the engineering business. Typically, graduates will have an understanding of the language of engineering, closely tied with the business, management, legal, intellectual property and economic principles. The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, group tutorials linked to lectures, seminars, workshops, problem solving classes, laboratory exercises and self-study. There is a significant proportion of project work undertaken in groups and individually. Students progress from descriptive understanding to critical evaluation and synthesis as the programme develops.

The programme is relevant to those wishing to move into multinational corporations, as well as new business ventures and small business enterprises.