DURATION
1 up to 5 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
18 Jul 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2025
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
An established course developing professionals with a thorough understanding of the processes, skills and behaviours needed to create and manage competitive manufacturing operations. It majors on industrially relevant projects, team working, and transferable skills. Our graduates enjoy careers in a wide range of sectors from financial services to health care.
Ideal Students
This course is suitable for graduates with engineering, management, IT or related degrees keen to develop their careers in manufacturing or related industries, including academia. We also welcome graduates currently working in industry who are keen to extend their qualifications or pursue a career change, as well as individuals with other qualifications who possess considerable relevant experience.
Admissions
Curriculum
Why this course?
There are numerous benefits associated with undertaking a postgraduate programme of study here, including:
- Study in a postgraduate-only environment where Masters' graduates can secure positions in full-time employment in their chosen field, or undertake academic research.
- Teaching by leading academics as well as industrial practitioners.
- Work alongside a strong research team.
- Dedicated support for off-campus learners including extensive information resources managed by the University's library.
- Consultancy to companies supporting their employees on part-time programmes, in relation to individual projects.
Informed by Industry
Our courses are designed to meet the training needs of industry and have a strong input from experts in their sector. Students who have excelled have their performances recognised through course awards. The awards are provided by high profile organisations and individuals and are often sponsored by our industrial partners. Awards are presented on Graduation Day.
Course details
The course comprises eight assessed modules, a group project and an individual project. The modules include lectures and tutorials and are assessed through practical work, written examinations, case studies, essays, presentations and tests. These provide the 'tools' required for the group and individual projects.
For the latest module information, please visit the Cranfield University website.
Career Opportunities
Your career
Cranfield manufacturing graduates are highly sought after by industry. Many graduates take on appointments with a wide range of manufacturing enterprises or, increasingly, apply their skills to other sectors from financial services through to health care.
Program Admission Requirements
Demonstrate your commitment and readiness to succeed in business school by taking the GMAT exam – the most widely used exam for admissions that measures your critical thinking and reasoning skills.
Download the GMAT mini quiz to get a flavour of the questions you’ll find in the exam.