Overview

• Across industries, demand is growing for knowledgeable, creative and responsible leaders – people who have both a deep understanding of the latest engineering and technological innovations, as well as the skills to lead teams and organisations.
• This degree prepares you to become an engineering manager or director in an engineering or technology-based company, by exploring real-world issues, problems and opportunities – such as risk and feasibility studies, environmental management systems, and international issues – and contextualising it all with contemporary management techniques.
• You’ll learn how to develop a commercial proposal to win a major project, design a strategic business plan to improve organisational productivity, and enhance competitive advantage in a rapidly changing technological environment.
• Your management skills and expertise will be developed through an exploration of key topics and management techniques, including:
• managing innovation and change management
• agile management and adaptive leadership
• development of customer-orientated organisations
• effective problem solving
• technology management
• challenging established practices and norms
• strategy development for national and global markets
• business model development for organisation growth.