Engineering, Technology and Business Management MSc (Eng)

Course overview

A programme developed for graduates in electronic engineering or similar subjects, our Engineering, Technology and Business Management MSc will prepare you to become a senior manager or entrepreneur in global companies, where understanding technology and managing innovation in business are key to success.

The course is jointly delivered by the School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering and Leeds University Business School, allowing you to select optional modules from different electronic and electrical engineering and business themes. This gives you the opportunity to build up specialist knowledge in areas that align with your interests and career aspirations.

You’ll be taught by leading experts in technology and in business management, with practical laboratory sessions and project work, allowing you to gain hands-on experience investigating and applying topics from your lectures and tutorials to real-life engineering and business situations.

This joint Masters degree programme offers a unique opportunity to enhance both your technical and managerial skills.

Applying

Entry requirements

A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (Hons) in electronic/electrical engineering, communications engineering, informatics, computing, mechatronics, or a related science or engineering subject.

International

We accept a range of international equivalent qualifications. For more information, please contact the Admissions Team.

English language requirements

IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component. For other English qualifications, read English language equivalent qualifications.

Improve your English

International students who do not meet the English language requirements for this programme may be able to study our postgraduate pre-sessional English course, to help improve your English language level.

This pre-sessional course is designed with a progression route to your degree programme and you’ll learn academic English in the context of your subject area. To find out more, read Language for Engineering (6 weeks) and Language for Science: Engineering (10 weeks).

We also offer online pre-sessionals alongside our on-campus pre-sessionals. Find out more about our six week online pre-sessional and our 10 week online pre-sessional.

You can also study pre-sessionals for longer periods – read about our postgraduate pre-sessional English courses.

Career opportunities

The combination of technical and business knowledge you’ll gain from this programme will give you invaluable insight into the best way to manage projects, from both the specialist and professional perspectives. This ability to see the whole picture will give you the edge with employers and open a lot of career opportunities.

You'll graduate with a holistic and extensive skill set that will leave you well-placed for senior roles in the electronics industry, with sectors including energy and power, telecommunications, consumer electronics and aerospace. Many such organisations need engineers with a deep understanding of business and management issues.

Plus, the University of Leeds is in the top 5 most targeted universities in the UK by graduate recruiters, according to High Fliers’ The Graduate Market in 2024 report.

Here’s an insight into some of the job positions and organisations previous graduates from this course have secured:

• Program Manager, Microsoft
• Business Consultant, ASDAN
• Advisor, Sustainable Energy Access, GIZ