University of Portsmouth
Advanced Manufacturing MSc
University of Portsmouth

Course modalities offered

Key Course Facts

Salary

Salary of all UK Graduates of

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £22481 £20177 £23660
25-75 percentile range £20119 - £25653 £15142 - £24804 £17699 - £30158

Course Description

Overview

Enhance your manufacturing knowledge and skills with this accredited Advanced Manufacturing Master's. You'll develop your understanding of the systems and hardware used in manufacturing, and polish the managerial skills you need to lead teams in the industry.

You'll study the advanced tools used in design and manufacturing processes, the ever-widening range of materials available, and the systems used in business to apply your operational skills efficiently and effectively. You'll take on an advanced project that can solve a technical problem in your field of interest, or answer questions that apply directly to your current or future workplace.

When you graduate from this MSc Advanced Manufacturing, you'll be able to bring demonstrable skills and knowledge to a sector of industry that prizes your expertise. You'll have worked on business case studies, and you'll have built professional networks with your peers and your lecturers' industrial connections, making you ready to meet the needs of a manufacturing career.

You can start this in September (full time or part time) or January (full time only).

Eligibility

This course accepts UK, EU, and international students.

Course highlights

  • Use industry-standard simulation and modelling applications for virtual design and manufacturing, such as Abaqus, MATLAB, Simulink and CCM
  • Enhance your understanding by investigating real industrial problems, using our strong links with companies
  • Fuse the topic of your individual project with one of our research groups, such as the Advanced Polymers and Composites Research Group, and benefit from the expertise of our academics
  • Study for a Master's that follows the current needs of the industry, guided by advice from the external businesses and organisations that make up our Industrial Advisory Board

Accreditations

This course is awarded the EUR-ACE (European Accredited Engineer) label and is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).

Careers and opportunities

Manufacturing, and engineering in general, is experiencing a skills shortage, with the Institution of Engineering and Technology calling for businesses to address future problems by ensuring they have highly skilled workers in its December 2021 survey. When you graduate from this Master's in Advanced Manufacturing, you'll have demonstrable skills in understanding the issues and using the tools of the industry, ready to take on a role that helps the sector face its upcoming challenges.

Graduates of this course have gone onto areas such as:

  • design
  • research and development
  • product manufacture
  • project management

Graduates of this course have gone onto roles such as:

  • Design Engineer
  • Internal Sales Engineer
  • Knowledge Transfer Partnership Associate
  • Planning Engineer
  • Systems and Application Engineer

Career outcomes shown are sourced from the latest available graduate outcome surveys. The data shows career outcomes at 15 months after graduation.

During your course you'll have expert career support from your tutors and our Careers and Employability Centre – which you can access for up to 5 years after you graduate.

Course structure

Full-time study: expect 10 hours of teaching time every week, made up of lectures and tutorials, plus 20–30 hours of independent study each week, depending on the modules being studied.

Part-time study: expect 3–4 hours of teaching time every week, made up of lectures and tutorials, plus 6–12 hours of independent study each week, depending on the modules being studied.

****You’ll be assessed through:**** - written examinations - coursework - laboratory-based project work - a major individual project or dissertation

Entry Requirements / Admissions

English language requirements

test Grade Additional Details
IELTS (Academic)

English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.

Cambridge English Advanced

Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.

Cambridge English Proficiency

Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.

TOEFL (iBT)

79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing.

PTE Academic

An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill.

EPSRC Master's training packages.
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Advanced Manufacturing, MSc, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

A second-class honours degree in a relevant subject, or equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications.

Costs

Tuition Fees Advanced Manufacturing MSc

EU £3470 year 1
England UK £3470 year 1
Northern Ireland £3470 year 1
Scotland £3470 year 1
Wales £3470 year 1
Channel Islands £3470 year 1
Ireland £3470 year 1
International £6730 year 1

Additional fee information

Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship

Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice.

Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent £518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) £50
Supermarket shopping £81
Clothing £35
Eating out £33
Alcohol £27
Takeaways / food deliveries £30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) £24
Holidays and weekend trips £78
Transport within city £17
Self-care / sports £20
Stationary / books £13
Mobile phone / internet £13
Cable TV / streaming £7
Insurance £51
Other £95
  
Average student cost of living £1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

University Rankings

Positions of University of Portsmouth in top UK and global rankings.

Rankings of University of Portsmouth in related subject specific rankings.

Engineering

    • #37 
    • #877 
    Engineering
    URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
    [Published 22 July, 2023]

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About University of Portsmouth

The University of Portsmouth is located on the United Kingdom’s only island city, Portsmouth. This public university, which was previously known as Portsmouth Polytechnic, forms part of the University Alliance, an organisation whose aim is to promote growth and innovation in the UK by putting an emphasis on links with business and industry.

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