Motorsport Engineering and Management – (M.Sc.)

Suitable for graduates in engineering, aerospace, materials science and closely related disciplines who wish to gain knowledge of the engineering, management, science and technologies relevant to motorsport. The part-time option allows practitioners to extend their professional development within their current employment.

Takes you on to the possibility of a career in motorsport. Former students have gone onto careers with companies such as Williams F1, McLaren Racing, Ferrari, BMW Sauber, Red Bull Technology, Renault F1, Mercedes High Performance Engines, DAMS, Ultimate Motorsport, M-Sport, Prodrive and Xtrac. Graduates also go onto highly rewarding careers in other sectors such as aerospace, automotive and energy.

You will be taught by members of research and academic staff at Cranfield University.

Course description

This programme will hone your skills and expertise in relation to motorsport, providing you with an understanding of key technologies. In addition, the MSc course will provide you with management development tailored towards the discipline, a requirement demanded by many motorsport businesses.

Cranfield has a range of facilities relating to motorsport including wind tunnels, the Cranfield Impact Centre (CIC), the Off-Road Dynamics Facility, and composites and advanced materials laboratories.

Students compete for a number of prizes put forward by Sir Jackie Stewart OBE, Visiting Professor Adrian Reynard, the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) and the Motor Sports Association (MSA). The MSc course consists of eight one-week assessed modules, a group project and an individual thesis project. Students undertaking the Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) complete eight modules and an individual project. Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) students complete the induction module, five modules and an assignment.

The course is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) for fulfilling further learning requirements for CEng, and the PgDip course for IEng. Cranfield University also now holds the approval 'Motorsport Academy UK Recognised Educator (Post-Graduate)' through the Motorsport Academy´s Employer Recognition Scheme for educators and trainers.

Group project

The objective of the group project is to provide the students with experience of working as part of a team, organising the various elements of the project within a group, managing resources and developing their reporting and presentation skills. Experience gained is highly valued by both students and prospective employers. For part-time students a thesis usually replaces the group project.

Individual thesis project

The individual thesis project is designed to be relevant to motorsport. This gives you the opportunity to develop solutions to real problems. Projects are either undertaken within a company or working here at Cranfield, using the University's equipment and facilities. Companies such as Prodrive, Williams F1, Lola, McLaren Racing, Audisport North America and Red Bull Technology have backed projects.

Modules:

* Composite Structures for Motorsport
* Metallic Structures for Motorsport
* Motorsport Aerodynamics and Computational Fluid Dynamics
* Motorsport Electronics and Data Acquisition
* Motorsport Power Train Design
* Motorsport Vehicle Dynamics
* Computational Fluid Dynamcis for Motorsport
* The Business of Motorsport