Automotive Technology with Business Management

Use your knowledge to specialise in an evolving area of technology and develop the management skills to play a part in the future of the automotive industry.

Our course teaches you how to use the knowledge from your first degree to further your education and specialise in automotive technology. You'll combine your studies in technology with business and management theory to meet the current and future needs of the automotive sector.

At the start of your course, you'll be set a topical automotive theme to carry through into group projects. This ensures the subject-based units are current and relevant to professional practice in the industry. It also gives you the benefit of a personalised learning pathway. We'll introduce you to key scientific principles in automotive technology and give you specialist insight into the subject to help you build on your existing skills. Your studies will cover some of the leading areas of development in industry such as advanced propulsion systems, sustainable mobility and innovation for a zero carbon economy.

You'll explore the impact of a range of applications and technologies, analysing past failures and predicting future challenges and successes. You'll develop systems-thinking approaches to understand the breadth of challenges faced in the sector such as moral, ethical and sustainability issues.

Complementing your technology studies, you'll learn about business and management in the automotive sector. You'll cover areas such as resource management, business processes, business theory, and change management. A key part is our consultancy project, which allows you to work on a real engineering management challenge together with an industrial partner. In this you'll explore new and existing business models, including innovative and conscientious partnerships that balance economic growth with the impact of their activity on society.

Find out more about our suite of four automotive master's courses.

Supporting you and your studies so that you can graduate ready to advance your career is important for us. As part of your course, you'll study professional development to build your research, communication and project management skills.

We expect graduates from this course to go on to work as managers in the automotive industry. They are likely to work in roles that draw upon both their technical expertise and ability to manage resources at large vehicle manufacturers, tier 1 suppliers and large consultancies. Our past engineering graduates have secured jobs as:

• Calibration engineer, Ford Motor Company Ltd
• Product engineer, Renault
• Engineering consultant, D'Appolonia

Some of our best performing students continue their studies with us through our PhD programme.

To apply for a course, you must use the online application form. You will need to create an account before you can start the application process.

On the application form, you will need to give:

• your personal details
• the date you plan to start studying
• your education details
• proof of your English level if English is not your first language
• the name and contact details of an academic referee from your current or most recent place of study
• your personal statement, explaining your reasons for wishing to study the course
• your supporting information

Supporting information

So we can assess your application and make our decision, you will need to give us all the necessary supporting information, including:

• a scan of your undergraduate degree certificate and your postgraduate degree certificate, if you have one
• a scan of your final degree transcript or your most recent transcript if you are still studying
• an academic reference from your current or most recent place of study, if you have one
• an up-to-date CV
• payment of the application fee, if applicable

You can also upload supporting documents through Application Tracker after you have submitted your online application.

International applicants

If you are an international student, you should also give us:

• your passport details if you need a Student visa
• an authorised translation of your degree certificate and transcript if they are not in English
• your English language assessment certificate, if available