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Engineering Management MSc (Distance Learning)

2025-26 (also available for 2026-27)

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This course is eligible for Master's loan funding. Find out more.

Start date

22 September 2025

12 January 2026

18 May 2026

Duration

2 years part-time

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About the course

Reasons to study

  1. Learn to lead people and projects in just 24 months and prepare for a future role in management. 
  2. Balance the demands of a busy career with 100% online, part-time flexible study.
  3. Tailor your learning with option modules that fit with your personal career goals. 

This course is designed to prepare you for a future leadership role in the engineering sector in just 24 months. You’ll develop skills and expertise in strategic engineering management, alongside technical aspects of engineering.

Designed to meet the industry demand for management-focused engineers, this course aims to help you develop the confidence and competencies to excel in a management position, without the need for previous management experience.

Why study Engineering Management MSc (Distance Learning) at Huddersfield?

On our Engineering Management MSc (Distance Learning) you’ll study essential topics which cover the principal areas in the field of management such as project and finance management, new product development and quality systems and measurement. You can also tailor your learning to your career goals by selecting technical optional modules that align with your interests. With real industry case studies integrated into the curriculum, you'll gain practical insights, plus the opportunity to make a real impact on current global challenges in engineering.

You’ll learn from our team of expert engineers with excellent industry links, who are active in world-class research in diverse areas such as precision engineering, intelligent interfaces, systems engineering and diagnostics. This course provides many competences required by the Engineering Council for those who wish to become both Engineering Managers and Chartered Engineers.

Why choose Distance Learning at Huddersfield?

This course is delivered 100% online, so you can study from anywhere, at any time. Distance learning allows you to learn at your own pace and balance the demands of a busy career with part-time study.

As a distance learning student, you’ll be taught by the same academic team who teach on-campus. None of our teaching is outsourced to third parties, ensuring you receive the same standards of teaching excellence that Huddersfield is known for.

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Course detail

Project and Finance Management

In this module you will develop understanding of the strategic aspects of programme and project management and its role in adding competitive advantage to an organisation. You will gain a firm grounding in the principles, processes, tools and techniques that underpin programme and project management. It also aids you to develop a systematic understanding of the purposes and uses of financial information, together with the ability to use quantitative skills to improve performance management and decision making within an organisation. Emphasis is placed upon the need for competence in project planning and control. Team-working, communication and risk management skills are developed by means of group activity. Extensive use is made of project management and simulation software.

Quality Systems and Measurement

In this module you will build upon your previously acquired understanding of Operations Management, Quality Assurance and Control, together with the statistical techniques employed in probability theory. During the course of this module, you will develop further expertise necessary to implement and operate Quality Systems, Maintenance Regimes and Reliability Trials and support New Product Introductions. You will explore the role of Quality Systems in the introduction of New Products. You will also learn about the importance of ensuring that products are problem-free in their early life to become established on the market.

New Product Development

In this module you will strengthen the essential skills needed to implement and manage the New Product Development (NPD) process within an industrial organisation. The focus will be on driving improvements in key performance areas such as quality, speed, and cost-efficiency with further expertise in the strategic exploitation of NPD initiatives. This will include an exploration of innovation and creativity principles to enhance your understanding of management policies, models, organizational culture, and creative practices. The module will involve a group-based approach, incorporating a variety of industrial case studies that demonstrate the application of NPD tools and techniques. You will be equipped to manage and lead successful product development initiatives that meet the evolving needs of the market and drive business growth.

Fundamentals of Management

This module focuses on the fundamentals of why organisations exist and what organisations and managers ‘do.’ You will learn core aspects of management including strategic decision making, marketing, accounting and finance, and operations. Developing a high-level overview of the organisational landscape, you’ll build the skills required for modern management.

Individual Project

In this module you will undertake an independent project that will equip you with the skills to research and lead an advanced independent work. The aim of this module is to give you the skills, experience, and introduce you to the processes that would typically take place in a professional environment. The project work will extend your knowledge and capabilities in the specific field associated with the project topic and allow you to demonstrate your self-learning, initiative, commitment, and capability to a professional standard.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements for this course are normally:

An Honours degree (2:2 or above) in Electrical Engineering, Control Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering or similar, or in a closely related science subject area such as physics or mathematics or an equivalent professional qualification.

You are also encouraged to apply if you have other qualifications and/or experience and can demonstrate that you are equipped with knowledge and skills equivalent to Honours degree level.

If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent and the minimum requirement for Duolingo English Test is a score of 105 or above. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our International Entry Requirements page.

Enhance your career

The top five job titles advertised in the UK for graduate roles associated with Engineering Management MSc courses are: Engineering Manager; Mechanical Engineer; Multi-Skilled Maintenane Engineer; Head of Engineering; and Design Engineering Manager.*

Engineering management positions typically offer highly competitive salaries. The average salary of an Engineering Manager in the UK is £72,682*** per year.

*Source: LightcastTM data - job postings from December 2023 to December 2024 showing jobs advertised associated with a selection of relevant graduate roles. 

**Percentage of the University's postgraduate students go on to work and/or further study within fifteen months of graduating. (HESA Graduate Outcomes 2021/22, UK domiciled, other activities excluded). 

***Glassdoor 

97%** Graduates employed

Student support

At the University of Huddersfield, you will find support networks and services to help you get ahead in your studies. Our Distance Learning Unit Team are at hand to make your online learning journey a positive, rewarding and successful one.

The Distance Learning Unit has specialist staff who are committed to ensuring that online teaching and learning material is accessible to all. We can recommend and provide training on assistive technologies and software which can support a range of learning styles and additional needs.

During each module, you will be able to rely on your module tutors to provide any academic support you need.

You will always have access to our online learning facilities and should you need any technical support whilst studying, you will find that many of our student support services and resources are available online or accessible during UK working hours.

Find out more about support services including finance, careers, Library, IT and disability and wellbeing.

Important information

Although we always try and ensure we deliver our courses as described, sometimes we may have to make changes for the following reasons

When you enrol as a student of the University, your study and time with us will be governed by our terms and conditions, Handbook of Regulations and associated policies. It is important that you familiarise yourself with these as you will be asked to agree to them when you join us as a student. You will find a guide to the key terms here, along with the Student Protection Plan.

Although we always try and ensure we deliver our courses as described, sometimes we may have to make changes for the following reasons

Changes to a course you have applied for but are not yet enrolled on

If we propose to make a major change to a course that you are holding an offer for, then we will tell you as soon as possible so that you can decide whether to withdraw your application prior to enrolment. We may occasionally have to withdraw a course you have applied for or combine your programme with another programme if we consider this reasonably necessary to ensure a good student experience, for example if there are not enough applicants. Where this is the case we will notify you as soon as reasonably possible and we will discuss with you other suitable courses we can transfer your application to. If you do not wish to transfer to another course with us, you may cancel your application and we will refund you any deposits or fees you have paid to us.

Changes to your course after you enrol as a student

Changes to option modules:

Where your course allows you to choose modules from a range of options, we will review these each year and change them to reflect the expertise of our staff, current trends in research and as a result of student feedback or demand for certain modules. We will always ensure that you have an equivalent range of options to that advertised for the course. We will let you know in good time the options available for you to choose for the following year.

Major changes:

We will only make major changes to non-optional modules on a course if it is necessary for us to do so and provided such changes are reasonable. A major change is a change that substantially changes the outcomes, or a significant part of your course, such as the nature of the award or a substantial change to module content, teaching days (part time provision), type of delivery or assessment of the core curriculum. For example, it may be necessary to make a major change to reflect changes in the law or the requirements of the University’s regulators or a commissioning or accrediting body. We may also make changes to improve the course in response to student, examiners’ or other course evaluators’ feedback or to ensure you are being taught current best practice. Major changes may also be necessary because of circumstances outside our reasonable control, such as a key member of staff leaving the University or being unable to teach, where they have a particular specialism that can’t be adequately covered by other members of staff; or due to damage or interruption to buildings, facilities or equipment, or pandemics.

Major changes would usually be made with effect from the next academic year, but may happen sooner in an emergency. We will notify you as soon as possible should we need to make a major change and will carry out suitable consultation. If you reasonably believe that the proposed change will cause you detriment or hardship we will, if appropriate, work with you to try to reduce the adverse effect on you or find an appropriate solution. Where an appropriate solution cannot be found and you contact us in writing before the change takes effect you can cancel your registration and withdraw from the University without liability to the University for future tuition fees. We will provide reasonable support to assist you with transferring to another university if you wish to do so.

In exceptional circumstances, we may, for reasons outside of our control, be forced to discontinue or suspend your course. Where this is the case, a formal exit strategy will be followed in accordance with the student protection plan.

The Office for Students (OfS) is the principal regulator for the University.

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