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This course provides the key skills you need to apply the principles of project and resources management within an engineering field. You will also learn how to identify, evaluate and propose solutions to critical engineering systems management areas that need improvement.

Once you are equipped with this knowledge, you will be able to deal with real-world challenges, including how to:

* improve overall productivity;
* identify key staff and resources for new projects;
* develop new products;
* construct new manufacturing facilities;
* implement changes in organisational structure;
* create factory simulation models for operation improvement;
* manage company resources more effectively; and
* apply quality assurance procedures for engineering processes.

You will gain an understanding of business efficiency and international marketing appropriate to engineering fields. There will be plenty of opportunities to engage in hands-on software workshops and group activities. Learning about how to implement appropriate hardware and software systems into engineering companies will improve your operational efficiency and production performance.

You will also:

* learn how to devise and evaluate logical procedures to implement proposed design solutions;
* study the analytical techniques used to deal with engineering constraints and maximise company profits; and
* become familiar with the concepts of entrepreneurship, total quality management, financial systems and risk analysis - all of which are very important aspects in any decision-making process in an engineering environment.

Your MSc project gives you the opportunity to further specialise in a chosen field. We provide careful consultation to make sure you choose the right project topic (from a wide-ranging list) for your career ambitions. Many projects are company-oriented, which means that you have the opportunity to deal with real-world problems in your chosen subject.

Students are required to complete a total of eight taught modules (six core and two option modules). Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.

Core modules

* Finance Resource Management
* Industrial Systems and Management
* Industrial Project Management
* Total Quality
* Systems Modelling and Simulation
* Business Resources Management
* Research Project (MSc Only)

Option modules (choose two)

* Information Systems
* E-Engineering with Internet Applications
* Mechatronics and Automation Systems
* Integrated CAD/CAM Systems