MSc Advanced Manufacturing

Enhance your manufacturing knowledge and skills with this accredited Advanced Manufacturing Master's. You'll develop your understanding of the systems and hardware used in manufacturing and polish the managerial skills you need to lead teams in the industry.

You'll study the advanced tools used in design and manufacturing processes, the ever-widening range of materials available, and the systems used in business to apply your operational skills efficiently and effectively. You'll take on an advanced project that can solve a technical problem in your field of interest or answer questions that apply directly to your current or future workplace.

When you graduate from this MSc Advanced Manufacturing, you'll be able to bring demonstrable skills and knowledge to a sector of the industry that prizes your expertise. You'll have worked on business case studies, and you'll have built professional networks with your peers and your lecturers' industrial connections, making you ready to meet the needs of a manufacturing career.

You can start this in September (full-time or part-time) or January (full-time only).

Course highlights

• Use industry-standard simulation and modelling applications for virtual design and manufacturing, such as Abaqus, MATLAB, Simulink and CCM+.
• Enhance your understanding by investigating real industrial problems, using our strong links with companies.
• Fuse the topic of your project with one of our research groups, such as the Advanced Polymers and Composites Research Group, and benefit from the expertise of our academics.
• Study for a Master's that follows the current needs of the industry, guided by advice from the external businesses and organisations that make up our Industrial Advisory Board.

Accredited by

This course is awarded the EUR-ACE (European Accredited Engineer) label and is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).

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