PgDip ⁄ MSc
Design and Manufacturing Management

Key facts

Course codes
  • LSBU - Full-time - 1045
  • LSBU - Part-time - 1046
Course mode and length
Full-time - 1 year; Part-time - 2 years
Location
This course is run at: Southwark Campus.
When course starts
You can start studying in: September
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This postgraduate programme is designed to develop and upgrade the skills and knowledge of students seeking career opportunities at a managerial level in a broad range of design, manufacturing, consulting and service industries.

Today’s integrated design and manufacturing management philosophies encompass a broad range of advanced techniques and tools for the design, development and manufacture of products, product data management and analysis.

The programme enables you to work effectively in an integrated product design and manufacturing role, as well as providing an opportunity to develop technical and managerial skills for a competitive global market.

The individual project is a major element of the course. It involves a wider spectrum of multidisciplinary research in design, manufacturing systems, quality management and IT, with due regard to the efficient exploitation of the technology, materials and marketing resources of industrial firms. Students are encouraged to work on industrial- based projects.

Course modules

  • Advanced manufacturing and manufacturing systems
  • Design process management tools
  • Individual project
  • Management theories and simulations
  • Mechatronics and design
  • Product development for quality
  • Technical, research and professional skills

Employability and academic progression

The ever-increasing importance of concurrent engineering and the need for integration of design, manufacturing, computing, IT, product data management and quality engineering technologies means there are excellent career prospects for graduates from this course.

The course has attracted worldwide interest and has an excellent track record of employability in world-class companies both in the UK and abroad.

LSBU is committed to supporting you develop your employability and succeed in getting a job after you have graduated. Your qualification will certainly help, but in a competitive market you also need to work on your employability, and on your career search. Our Employability Service will support you in developing your skills, finding a job, interview techniques, work experience or an internship, and will help you assess what you need to do to get the job you want at the end of your course. LSBU offers a comprehensive Employability Service, with a range of initiatives to complement your studies, including:

  • direct engagement from employers who come in to interview and talk to students
  • Job Shop and on-campus recruitment agencies to help your job search
  • mentoring and work shadowing schemes.

Entry requirements

A good Honours degree (or equivalent) in a science, engineering or other relevant management/ technological discipline. We particularly welcome overseas and EU applicants with relevant qualifications.

If you are interested in studying at LSBU, please refer to our Standard Entry Requirements

How to apply

Application methods for undergraduate part-time and postgraduate study vary depending on the course you are applying for. When applying use the LSBU codes listed below.

  • LSBU - Full-time - 1045
  • LSBU - Part-time - 1046

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Further information

Timetable

Full-time - 2 days per week; Part-time - Day release schedule: Year 1 Friday, Year 2 Wednesday & Tuesday

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Downloads

Extra information about this course is available through the following downloads.

Course Leaflet

Faculty and department

This course is run by the department of Engineering and Design, more information about the department and faculty can be found online at Engineering, Science and The Built Environment.

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If you have a specific question about the course please use our "ask a question" form to send off your enquiry to staff within the Faculty who will get back to you with the answer as soon as possible.

Last Updated on - Sun 7th April 2013 at 08:58:52

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