Course overview
Develop a deeper knowledge of core engineering management domains, including strategy, finance, and operations, with this 100% online MSc Engineering Management.
Throughout the course, you’ll understand how sustainability, ethics and governance shape engineering and commercial decision-making. Equipping you with the necessary skills to climb the leadership ladder within this diverse field.
You’ll learn practical and professional skills that can be immediately applied to your workplace. These include advanced decision support techniques, designing responsible governance arrangements, and leading continuous improvement and resilience initiatives in engineering contexts.
Throughout the course, you’ll explore a range of topics such as:
- financial decision making
- interrelationships between engineering management domains and technology
- operational resilience plans and technical audits
- ethically grounded research methods
A shorter 16-month PG Dip (120 credits) and eight-month PG Cert (60 credits) are also available for this course.
Job outcomes
- Engineering Manager
- Technical Programme Manager
- Chief Technology Officer
- Systems Engineer
- Operations Manager
- Product Manager
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
- Virtual
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Duration study load
Our MSc Engineering Management has an indicative study duration of 2 years, which is a guide to how long your course will take to complete. The actual duration may be longer or shorter depending on your speed of study, study options chosen, and module availability.
It’s possible to complete your studies faster than the indicative course duration by doubling up on modules at certain times; however, minimum study durations do apply.
Our academic year is organised into modules, typically with a one- or two-week break between modules and a structured three-week break for the Christmas period. Students will receive a course timetable during the application process.
All our courses have regular start dates throughout the year.
On successful completion of your degree, you’ll be invited to attend a graduation ceremony at the University of Essex’s Colchester campus.
Delivery
The course is delivered via our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), enabling you to study at your own pace with 24/7 access to study materials.
Lectures take place in the form of multimedia lecturecasts comprising video, audio, text, infographics, and multiple questions to provide you with an interactive study experience.
Even though you’ll be learning remotely, you’ll have the opportunity to engage with your classmates and tutors through seminars and live Q&A sessions.
There are no exams as the assessments are conducted in the form of written assignments, discussion forum participation, reflective journal entries, and group work accessed via our VLE.
Entry requirements
At the University of Essex Online, we believe everyone should be able to access education. That’s why we take both academic and work-based experience into account when deciding if you’re eligible for a course.
All our potential students are assessed individually by a dedicated Admissions team who’ll determine whether you’re right for either the academic, open or work experience entry route onto our courses.
Academic entry route
- an undergraduate degree from an approved institution, equivalent to a UK Honours degree, or a relevant professional qualification
Work experience entry route
- at least three years’ relevant work experience
English language requirements
As our courses are delivered in English, a high proficiency in this language is required. If English isn’t your first language, your English ability should be equivalent to an IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5. Don’t worry if you don’t hold an IELTS or equivalent qualification – we offer a free online English test to assess your proficiency.
Course features
- Hone your project management, leadership, and decision-making skills.
- Discover techniques on how to maximise long-term value in your business.
- Study 100% online, part-time, with no need for a career break.
- Receive high-quality silver-rated teaching (TEF 2023).
- Gain your degree from the University of Essex, a top 12 UK university (Guardian University Guide, 2026).
Assessment
You’ll be assessed through a series of assignments. This can be by engaging in discussion forums throughout your modules, completing reflective journal entries, delivering live presentations or by submitting longer written pieces.
We’re committed to providing frequent and transparent feedback in the following ways:
- our assessment criteria are designed to be simple and transparent
- you’ll always be aware of your current provisional grade, right from the start of the programme
- you’ll be able to view your marks clearly in your gradebook whenever you log into the learning platform
- there’s a 7-day turnaround for marking and feedback of assessed work
- you’ll have regular contact with your Student Support team, with whom you can discuss any concerns as soon as they arise
Subjects
Learn the essentials of contemporary management and organisational theory in this career-enhancing module.
You’ll learn how to manage individuals, teams, groups and cultures – while studying real-life case studies to provide further background on the wider economic and political landscape shaping management today.
Have you considered the purpose of financial decision-making in business? In this module, you’ll cover topics such as principles of costing, performance management, and qualitative factors in decision-making.
You’ll also develop the ability to gather business data, and knowledge of the tools and techniques to make effective short-term and long-term decisions.
What insights and skills do leaders need to drive transformative business change?
Find out in this exciting module. From business models and strategies to change management and effective communication, you’ll explore a range of core topics to discover how to deliver significant, long-term impact.
Understand project management techniques with this critical introductory module. You’ll delve into contemporary frameworks and methodologies – while gaining a solid overview of the main principles, processes and concepts of project management.
Upon completion, you’ll have a solid understanding of common techniques such as PRINCE2 and AGIILE thinking.
Undertake a solid grounding in research approaches and techniques at Masters level.
On this exciting module, you’ll engage with both peers and tutors by critiquing and debating current literature.
You’ll also journey towards becoming a fully reflective and independent thinker, by gaining new ways to collect, organise and present data.
This defining module allows you to produce a major piece of academic research on a chosen topic within business and management.
You’ll have the opportunity to explore areas that have not been fully investigated previously – incorporating your knowledge of management challenges, or a business scenario that has far-reaching organisational implications.
About University of Essex Online
University of Essex Online delivers 100% online part-time courses in business, computing, education, health, law, criminology and psychology. The qualifications we offer include CertHEs and Bachelors degrees at the undergraduate level, and PG Certs, PG Dips and Masters degrees at the postgraduate level, with study durations ranging from 8 months to 4 years.
As an established provider of 100% online degrees in the UK. All our courses are specifically designed for online delivery, combining silver-standard teaching with the latest technology and enabling you to gain a degree from anywhere in the world.
All our qualifications are awarded and validated by the University of Essex, an award-winning university with a 60-year heritage of teaching and research excellence. On completion of your studies, you’ll be invited to graduate at the University of Essex’s Colchester campus. You will receive the same certificate as campus-based students – your mode of study is only mentioned on your academic transcript.
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