This MSc is designed for graduates with an accredited BEng honours degree who are in relevant employment and want to become chartered engineers.
Essential Info
On completing the MSc Professional Engineering, students will have achieved the academic requirements needed to satisfy the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competencies (UK-SPEC). The degree is part of the Engineering Council’s Engineering Gateways initiative, which provides flexible pathways to professional qualification for working engineers who cannot commit to full-time study.
What You Will Study
At the beginning of the award, a Professional Development Audit is carried out to determine which of the professional competencies the student has already evidenced through previous projects and which still need to be addressed. Once the outstanding professional competencies have been identified, a Learning Contract is developed and agreed by the student, his or her employer and the university. This Learning Contract is then submitted for approval to the professional body as the monitored Professional Development Plan. A series of modules will then be undertaken to address the required professional competencies.
Modules Studied
- Professional Development Audit
- Learning Contract
- Existing & Emerging Technologies
- Engineering Analysis
- Project Management for Engineers
- Technical Communication Skills
- Professional Responsibilities
- Dissertation
How You Will Study
The MSc Professional Engineering is delivered primarily through work-based learning. Students are assigned a university mentor who will guide them through each module using work-related projects.
Award Length
The length of time it takes to complete the MSc Professional Engineering will varies depending on the individual student’s experience on entry. However, the average time taken is about three and a half years.
Professional Engineering Institutions
The following professional engineering institutions are involved in the Engineering Gateways scheme:
- Institute of Mechanical Engineers
- Royal Aeronautical Society
- Institution of Engineering and Technology
- British Computer Society
- Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
- Energy Institute
- Institution of Civil Engineers
- Institute of Chemical Engineers
- Institute of Engineering Designers
- Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology
- Institute of Measurement and Control
- Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
- Society of Operational Engineers
