Product Design and Management
University of LiverpoolLiverpool, United Kingdom
Course overview
The aim of this MSc programme is to provide you with advanced training in all major aspects of product design from conceptual design, and product modelling to prototyping to a high level of competence. This programme will train you to develop reliable, high-quality products with true market appeal, within the budgets and tight timescales demanded by competitive businesses. You’ll gain detailed expertise in product design’s key concepts, tools and methodologies.
There’s a strong practical element and you’ll develop your skills through individual and group projects, using facilities that include:- As well as receiving excellent tuition from our world-renowned academics you’ll be able to listen to visiting product designers and professors from the Royal Academy of Engineering talk about advanced concepts and case studies. You’ll gain detailed expertise in product design’s key concepts, tools and methodologies, including:- This programme is fully accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. All mechanical engineering programmes are accredited, or pending accreditation, by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
This is the professional body for Mechanical Engineers. Our programmes are a recognised qualification on the route to Chartered Engineer status. Discover what you'll learn, what you'll study, and how you'll be taught and assessed.
Your first semester will introduce you to additive manufacturing, 3D tool and techniques used by designers, processes used during the initial stages of new product development, and the relationships between materials properties and the influence of processing on them. UK students are exempt fromTechnical Writing for Engineersand should instead takeProject Management. EU/International students with strong English language skills can be exempt as well, subject to Programme Director’s approval.
Programme details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change. In your second semester, you will learn the principles
Key highlights
- Accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
- Recognised qualification on the route to Chartered Engineer status
- Covers conceptual design, product modelling and prototyping
- Strong practical focus through individual and group projects
- Talks from visiting product designers and Royal Academy of Engineering professors
- Modules include additive manufacturing and 3D design tools and techniques
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — Postgraduate entry requirements: We accept a 2:2 honours degree from a UK university, or an equivalent academic qualification from a similar non-UK institution.
Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships
E. Allison Peers Masters Scholarship in Iberian and Latin American Studies
The scholarship provides £5,000 towards fees, plus a £5,000 stipend, for students undertaking a Hispanic topic in any master's programme in the Department of Languages, Cultures and Film at the University of Liverpool.
Up to £5,000Health, Cultures and Societies Bursary
The successful candidate will receive a one-off fee reduction of £5,000.
Up to £5,000Hodgson Law Scholarship
Liverpool Excellence Scholarship for Postgraduates
If you're an international student, you could be eligible for a tuition fee discount of £7,000.
Up to £7,000Liverpool Law School Hong Kong Scholarships
Two scholarships worth £1,000 each.
Up to £1,000Liverpool Law School LLM Bursaries
Two bursaries worth £500 each for Home students. Two bursaries wroth £1,000 each for international students.
MA in Chinese-English Translating and Interpreting Scholarships
Students awarded this scholarship will receive a fee reduction of £5,000.
Up to £5,000Management School MBA Excellence Scholarship
50% tuition fee discounts are available.
Up to 50% of feesManuel Irujo Scholarship in Basque Studies
The scholarship provides approximately £5,000.
MusicFutures Scholarship for International Intellectual Property Law LLM
Up to five scholarships are available, each worth £12,500 in the form of a tuition fee discount.
Up to £12,500Peter Astaire Memorial Scholarship in Beatles Studies
Up to two awards are available in each academic year, with each award worth £4,000.
Up to £4,000Scholarships for MA Political Science and International Relations
The Department of Politics is pleased to announce two £5,000 scholarships for students wishing to pursue the MA in Political Science and International Relations.
Up to £5,000Scholarships for Master's in Public Administration and Policy
Successful candidates will receive a fee reduction of £5,000.
Up to £5,000Scholarships for Postgraduate Study in Education
Successful candidates will receive a fee reduction of £5,000.
Up to £5,000Scholarships for Postgraduate Study in Film Studies
Successful candidates will receive a fee reduction of £5,000.
Up to £5,000Scholarships for Postgraduate Study in History
Successful candidates will receive a fee reduction of £5,000.
Up to £5,000Scholarships for Postgraduate Study in Translation
Successful candidates will receive a fee reduction of £5,000.
Up to £5,000University of Liverpool Humanitarian Scholarships for Master's Programmes
University of Liverpool International College (UoLIC) Excellence Scholarship
£5,000 tuition fee reduction for the first year of study.
Up to £5,000
Careers this course leads to
- Product Designer
- Product Development Engineer
- Design Engineer
- Product Manager
- Mechanical Design Engineer
- Prototyping Engineer
Cost of study
UK/Home: Full-time place, per year - £14,000 | International: Full-time place, per year - £34,000
Admission
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