Engineering Management Postgraduate Certificate

Overview

The online Engineering Management Postgraduate Certificate is both a gateway to the online Engineering Management MSc and an award in its own right. This Level 7 qualification, like our Masters degree has been designed by engineers, for engineers, to meet the needs of a growing management skills gap in the industry.

The Postgraduate Certificate pathway provides a strong foundation for further development of your leadership-level expertise. You’ll study the first four modules of the Engineering Management Masters and exit with the Postgraduate Certificate award, or continue to complete the full Masters degree.

These core modules are designed to equip you with the skills and confidence needed for effective business planning, helping you develop as an industry leader. Our flagship module, Managing Major Engineering Projects gives you the practical business management knowledge you need to make strategic business decisions and impress your employer.

Who is this course for?

If you’re an engineer looking to accelerate your career opportunities, but don’t have the option to commit to a full Masters degree, this course is for you.

The distance learning Engineering Management Postgraduate Certificate has been designed to help you grasp key skills used every day by industry leaders. It’s ideal if you are:

• In the early stages of your career and looking to fast-track your progress
• An ambitious professional with substantial industry experience
• Have some management experience or new to a management role and looking to build your skills.

Accreditation

This award is accredited by the Chartered Management Institution (CMI) and is equivalent to a CMI Level 7 Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership.

Career opportunities

The Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences maintains long-standing industry links with partners both in the UK and overseas. Through these partnerships, the Faculty has identified demand within the global employment market for engineers with advanced management skills.

Graduates from the Engineering Management Postgraduate Certificate will be perfectly equipped to step into roles as industry leaders. You’ll benefit from our links with industry and private companies to build market-ready expertise, ready to apply the latest management thinking.

Alumni of the engineering schools have gone on to positions with companies such as Arup, KPMG, Laing O’Rourke, TATA Steel, BP, Rolls-Royce and AECOM.

Whether you are looking for progression within your company or simply to improve your management competency within your current role, you’ll be ready to step into a range of engineering career opportunities from Engineering Manager positions to Project Manager, Business Analyst and many more.