Engineering Business Management online MSc

Entry requirements

You should have a Bachelor’s honours degree or international equivalent, typically a 2:2 or above.

Ideally, you should have an undergraduate degree in an engineering or management discipline, but other subjects will be considered.

We may make an offer based on a lower grade if you can provide evidence of your suitability for the degree.

Months of entry

January, April, September

Course content

Advance as a leader in engineering management

The Engineering Business Management online MSc from the University of Bath offers you an outstanding education that combines expertise from both the engineering and management disciplines — no prior experience is needed to apply. You'll explore engineering processes and gain the leadership skills needed to advance in several types of management careers. You can complete the entire course, plus an engineering project, in just over two years.

This Chartered Management Institute (CMI) accredited course combines the academic excellence and industrial networks from the Faculty of Engineering & Design plus the EQUIS- and AMBA-accredited School of Management. Our distinguished lecturers draw upon their industry experience; this insight, underpinned by academic principles, fully prepares you for the next stage of your career..

• Ranked 2nd in Mechanical Engineering by the Guardian University Guide 2025
• Ranked 3rd in Business & Management by the Guardian University Guide 2025
• Ranked 3rd in Business, Management and Marketing by The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
• Ranked 6th in Mechanical Engineering by the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025

In just over two years, you can complete the Engineering Business Management online MSc and employ leadership and professional skills for the effective management of engineering business projects, teams, and organisations. You will add to your management skillset so you could advance in engineering, business, operations, the supply chain, and project management in your relevant engineering environment or industry.

Explore the curriculum

The Engineering Business Management online MSc curriculum includes 12 units, plus a final Engineering Management based project, for a total of 180 credits. In each unit, you’ll engage with technology as you learn to lead businesses and organisations within the engineering and technology industries.

Units

• Leadership and Professional Skills (10 credits)
• Making Business Decisions (10 credits)
• Research Skills for Engineering Management (10 credits)
• Management Practises for Engineering (10 credits)
• Project Management (10 credits)
• Engineering Management for Sustainable Value (10 credits)
• Organisational Change Management (10 credits)
• Commercialisation of New Technology (10 credits)
• Operations Management (10 credits)
• Developing and Manufacturing Products and Services (10 credits)
• Supply Chain Management (10 credits)
• Strategic Management of Product and Service Development (10 credits
• Engineering Project (60 credits)

Interactive online learning

Wherever you choose to study, you’ll always be engaged with the content, your lecturers, and your fellow students. You'll benefit from:

• Engaging video material
• Real-life case studies
• Digital resources to support your studies and develop your career

What our students say

“I decided to study an Engineering Business Management MSc to enhance my engineering skills with management knowledge and competencies, which can help me to become more effective and efficient in my engineering roles, and to advance my career in engineering technology-based organisations.” - Karwan Hassan

What will you learn

You will learn to:

• Develop and execute plans to initiate and manage engineering and technology projects
• Apply key managerial tools and theories to real-life engineering and technology management challenges
• Evaluate the role of sustainable practice in engineering and technology-based organisations
• Employ leadership and professional skills for the effective management of engineering business projects, teams, and organisations
• Lead and participate in product and service development teams
• Critically evaluate product and service development approaches considering an organisation’s innovation strategy
• Assess the role of operations and supply chains in managing engineering organisations

Career prospects

The fully online master’s course in engineering business management from the University of Bath prepares you to take advantage of these opportunities. Apply your skills to many roles including:

• Industrial engineering technician
• Engineering manager
• Operations manager
• Product development engineer
• Supply chain manager
• Manufacturing engineer

Information for international students

If your first language is not English you will need IELTS with a grade of at least 6.5 overall and no less than 6.0 in any of the four parts (listening, reading, writing and speaking). If you completed your degree in the UK within the last 2 years prior to the start of the course, you may be exempt from our English language requirements.