MSc Mechanical Engineering with Management
Belfast, United Kingdom
MSc
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
30 Jun 2026
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
GBP 27,600 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* international fee
Key Summary
This course has been developed in close partnership with employers, focused on developing skills that employers specifically demand.
Why might you want to do this course?
You love engineering! You’ll be looking to advance your managerial skills, alongside your technical ability.
But more than that, you want to know how to apply this in the industrial world.
Course Content
You will develop competency and skills that include the latest advances in engineering disciplines of energy and power, manufacturing, and design. In addition to covering the latest engineering technology, you will be equipped with the creative, commercial, business, and management skills that are necessary to be an innovator, entrepreneur, and industry leader.
Please Note: Applications for this course received after 30th June for entry in the same calendar year may not be accepted. In addition, a deposit will be required to secure a place.
Mechanical Engineering With Management Highlights
World Class Facilities
The School has a range of unique laboratory facilities and state-of-the-art facilities for teaching and research, which have received investments totalling £19m in recent years.
Internationally Renowned Experts
Queen’s is ranked 24th in the UK for Engineering with 96% of our research rated as world-leading or internationally excellent. (REF 2021/ Times Higher Education)
Industry Links
Teaching and research activities have strong connections with local, UK, and international companies, in industries including aerospace, turbomachinery, automotive, consumer materials, and biomedical devices.
Our Industrial Advisory Board features representatives from heavyweights like Caterpillar, Spirit AeroSystems, Collins Aerospace, Thales, Wrightbus, and Rolls Royce. They feed into the course content – what they need from graduate engineers, we’ll teach you. External lecturers from our industrial partners come in to teach on the course.
Student Experience
Students study within a vibrant international mix of students and staff from the UK, Europe, Asia, and beyond.
Our small class size means that we can focus on your individual career and development needs, building your skills, enhancing your personal experience of the course and thinking of your career path, rather than just teaching you theory.
Professional Accreditations
This course is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) and provides a route for you to achieve Chartered Engineer status.
How do I fund my study?
The Department for the Economy will provide a tuition fee loan of up to £6,500 per NI / EU student for postgraduate study.
A postgraduate loans system in the UK offers government-backed student loans of up to £11,836 for taught and research Master's courses in all subject areas. Criteria, eligibility, repayment, and application information are available on the UK government website.
Course Structure
Students may enroll on a full-time (1 year) or part-time (2 years) basis. Part-time students typically complete one or two modules per semester. Full-time students typically complete three modules per semester.
The MSc is awarded to students who successfully complete six taught modules (120 CATS points) and a research project (60 CATS points ).
Exit qualifications are available: students may exit with a Postgraduate Diploma by successfully completing 120 CATS points from taught modules or a Postgraduate Certificate by successfully completing 60 CATS points from taught modules.
Course Details
The degree will consist of 120 CATS of modules from the list below, plus a dissertation (60 CATS). The degree also offers the opportunity for novel, industrially-relevant research projects.
Indicative Number of Modules per SemesterAutumn and Spring Semesters: 6 modules, totaling approx. 60 CATS per semester.
Summer Semester: Project module and dissertation, 60 CATS.
Modules
- Computer-Aided Engineering (20 CATS)
- Manufacturing Technology (20 CATS)
- Sustainable Energy Systems (20 CATS)
- Engineering Systems and Management (20 CATS)
- Business Management and Enterprise (20 CATS)
- Research and Data Analytics (20 CATS)
- Project and Dissertation (60 CATS)
This Masters's degree programme offers a range of modules that can be combined to suit particular career aspirations, and graduates will have the skills and knowledge required to pursue careers in mechanical engineering, technical management, research and other related fields.
The complementary business and management skills developed through the programme are highly sought after by employers keen to recruit engineering graduates with a solid appreciation of the broader commercial industrial environment. Professionally relevant transferrable skills, such as oral and written communication, problem-solving, data analysis, self-direction, and teamwork are also developed throughout the course.
Queen's postgraduates reap exceptional benefits. Unique initiatives, such as Degree Plus and Researcher Plus bolster our commitment to employability, while innovative leadership and executive programmes alongside sterling integration with business experts help our students gain key leadership positions both nationally and internationally.
Graduate Plus/Future Ready Award for extra-curricular skills
In addition to your degree programme, at Queen's you can have the opportunity to gain wider life, academic and employability skills. For example, placements, voluntary work, clubs, societies, sports and lots more. So not only do you graduate with a degree recognised by a world-leading university, you'll have practical national and international experience plus wider exposure to life overall. We call this Graduate Plus/Future Ready Award. It's what makes studying at Queen's University Belfast special.