This course is aimed at individuals who wish to enhance their knowledge of Mechanical Engineering.
Students can have a variety of undergraduate degree qualifications from a mechanical, design, civil or manufacturing engineering background. In addition, it also helps experienced managers supplement their knowledge with educational qualifications.
The programme has a strong focus on the skills required by mechanical engineers. These skills include: lean and agile methodologies, six sigma techniques, quality management, supply chain management and procurement.
Students will acquire a skill set that is highly sought after by employers.
Course details
- On-campus
- Full-time
- English
Why choose this course?
What you will learn
This programme reflects the growing demand for mechanical engineering specialists. The programme examines key subject areas within a mechanical engineering environment.
The programme develops students’ skills in operations management in manufacturing, assembly and service environments while comprehensively developing lean six sigma skills and project management skills.
The discipline embraces key areas such as quality management and supply chain management along with design skills needed by industrial engineers.
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(60 credits)
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Disclaimer
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We listen to student feedback and insights from industry and from professionals to ensure that course content is high-quality and up-to-date, and that it offers the best possible preparation for your future career or study goals.
For this reason, there might be modifications to the content of your course over time, to keep up to date with changes in the subject area or in the sector. If a module is no longer running, we’ll make sure to keep you informed, and work with you to choose a different suitable module.
Ratings and Rankings
Staff
Our People
You will be taught and supported by a wide range of professional staff and teams here to help you get the university experience you are looking for. Our teaching staff were ranked 2nd in Wales for assessments and feedback (NSS 2023) meaning the comments you get back from your work will help you learn. Our commitment to your learning has seen our students place us as Top 10 in the UK for Lecturers and Teaching Quality. Find out more about our academic staff who teach across our courses.
Accommodation
Swansea Accommodation
Swansea has a huge student population, and the variety of accommodation available will leave you feeling spoilt for choice. Various purpose-built student accommodation providers provide accommodation in Swansea, and the accommodation team can guide you through your options. It will offer ongoing support throughout your time as a UWTSD student.
Further information
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- An honours degree at 2.2 or above classification in an appropriate discipline. A GPA Score of 2.5 or above.
- The nature of the programme is such that candidates from a wide variety of backgrounds will be considered.
Equivalent qualifications
- Equivalent qualifications will be considered for entry on to the programme. For example, the university would consider a candidate with a good HND, together with at least five years’ relevant experience. The candidate would be expected to provide evidence to support their application.
Other skills considered
- Our offers are not solely based on academic results; we will also take your skills, achievement and life experience into consideration.
- Evidence of personal, professional and educational experience will be sought, to provide indicators of the ability of an individual to satisfy the requirements of the programme.
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Assessment on the masters’ programme is a mixture of written assessments, examinations and presentations. A typical assessment could be asking you to investigate an industry-based problem and make suggestions for improvement utilising tools and techniques you learnt in a particular module or across the programme.
The 60-credit Master’s Project module asks you to submit a dissertation or portfolio of up to 15,000 words. It builds on the work and skills you have gained through completing the previous modules in the course.
You will be supported through your assignments by your course tutors. Further help is available from the Library’s Academic and InfoSkills programme.
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It is possible to complete the course without incurring any additional costs, but students should expect to have to pay for costs incurred through project meetings in companies and student visits.
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You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available, please visit our Bursaries and Scholarships section.
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The UK has a shortage of engineers; graduates of this programme will be well-placed to succeed in the UK job market.
This programme equips graduates with a wide range of professional skills and competencies that are transferable within business sectors and from sector to sector. Students develop oral and written skills to enable individuals to grow in confidence through the programme of study.
Typical career opportunities are shift manager, production supervisor, engineering manager, quality manager, planning and scheduling manager, operations manager/director.
All our graduates who have studied similar part-time masters’ courses have received promotion while studying, or after completing their studies, which they have attributed to their qualification.
Younger graduates benefited from enhanced employment prospects and found that they were able to gain employment as a line engineer, quality engineer and supply chain specialist.
A number of major companies have now recognised this course as a key requisite in order to gain promotion or hold a particular role.