Engineering

The MSc is a milestone to becoming a Chartered Engineer (CEng). You’ll develop a professional approach to your work and extend your engineering expertise, while gaining transferable skills such as creative problem-solving, effective communication, project management and concept realisation. You’ll have the opportunity to tailor your studies by choosing an option module in applied mathematics, environmental management, innovation management or systems thinking. Working as part of a small project team, including at a UK-based residential school, you’ll design and present a solution to a real-world engineering problem, before concluding with an in-depth investigation of a topic of your choice.



This course is accredited by a number of professional bodies:

• Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3)

• Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

• Institution of Engineering Designers (IED)

• Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)

• Engineering Council

Modules

There are two routes through this qualification:

Route 1 is for students starting their studies in November 2025.

Route 2 is for students starting their studies in May 2025 or who have already started. If you’re following this route, you must complete your studies by 31 December 2032.



To gain this qualification, you need 180 credits



For a full list of modules available go to course web page above.

There are no entry requirements for this qualification.



Although this qualification has no entry requirements, we recommend you have:

• A UK honours degree (or equivalent) in a subject with a high mathematics content.

• Minimum IELTS (International English Language Testing System) scores of:

§ Reading: 5.5

§ Writing: 5.5

§ Speaking: 5.5

§ Listening: 5.5

§ Overall: 6.0.



However, some option modules do have entry requirements. You must meet them before you register for any of these modules:

• Calculus of variations and advanced calculus (M820)

• Deterministic and stochastic dynamics (MS327)

• methods and fluid dynamics (MST326)



Our free course, Succeeding in postgraduate study, helps you develop the skills and confidence to manage the requirements and demands of postgraduate study.



Computing requirements

Compulsory module T808 uses software that requires a 64-bit operating system. Therefore, you’ll need a computer with Windows 11.



You’ll find detailed computing requirements for each module in the ‘Entry requirements’ section of the module descriptions.

3 years part-time study.



How long it takes

Most students study the MSc in Engineering part-time, completing 60 credits a year over three years. Typically, this means 13–24 study hours each week.



You must complete the MSc in Engineering within eight years.

See Course Web Page link for next start date.

Career relevance

The knowledge and practical experience you gain during your postgraduate studies mean you’ll be well placed to take advantage of the many senior engineering and technology employment opportunities available in the UK and abroad. At the same time, you’ll be developing capabilities that are highly prized by employers in a variety of other sectors, where your logical thinking, numeracy skills, and team working abilities will be in demand.