Course overview
Our Advanced Manufacturing Systems MSc degree focuses on providing you with a unique learning opportunity to develop in-depth knowledge and skills in advanced manufacturing, aiming to produce the leading engineers and researchers required for Industry 4.0 oriented smart manufacturing to improve products and production processes.
Job outcomes
- Engineer
- Researcher
- Project leader
What you'll learn
- Expert academic support: The course is developed with strong industrial advice and the appropriate balance of theory and practice. You’ll be taught by a team of expert staff and industry collaborators.
- Advanced workplace skills: Learn advanced manufacturing technologies including simulation and robotics, sensors and measurements, quality management and supply chain management.
- Present alternative solutions: Doing things differently leads to innovation. Learn to think outside the box, and inspire innovative solutions for complex engineering problems.
- See the bigger picture: The broader your perspective, the greater your competitive advantage. Learn to see the full picture to drive growth in manufacturing industries.
- Get work-ready: This Industry 4.0 oriented course will prepare you for various careers. Our close project links with industry (e.g. Rolls-Royce, TWI and NPL) will further enhance your employability.
- Designed for your future: Our graduates are ready to become leading engineers, researchers, project leaders or entrepreneurs in the manufacturing industry, research organisations and universities.
Recognition
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
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Duration study load
- 2 years part-time
Entry requirements
A 2:2 (or above) UK Honours degree or equivalent internationally-recognised qualification in an engineering, science or technology subject.
Course features
- Brunel+ Award: The Brunel+ Award is designed to give you recognition for the non-academic activities that you participate in during your time here at Brunel.
- Brunel PDC (Professional Development Centre): Our careers service helps students develop the skills and experience needed to stand out in the international job market.
- Open Library: Online students will have full access to Brunel’s digital library of books, articles, and other electronic resources.
Assessment
Your work will be assessed through written exams, assignments, reports, presentations, individual and group projects, and your dissertation project.
Delivery
Our staff have national and international reputations for their research, publications and applied work. This means that your education will be at the forefront of scholarship and practice, covering the most up-to-date industry knowledge.
Your learning will be enhanced through guest speakers from different areas in manufacturing and technology.
The study will combine lectures, seminars, tutorials, supervised laboratory sessions, and individual and group project work.
Subjects
All modules are worth 15 credits
About Brunel University London
Brunel University London proudly takes its name from one of the great British engineers of the 19th century, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Our alumni continue to follow in his footsteps in civil engineering today, as well as going on to work across a range of manufacturing, service, and government sectors around the world.
In the spirit of our namesake, excellence, innovation and entrepreneurialism is at the heart of everything we do here at Brunel. As a diverse, forward-thinking university, we are proud to be ranked in the top 60 universities worldwide for the number of international students (QS World University Rankings 2020), and 34th in the world for international outlook (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019).
