The Mechanical Engineering with Management MSc aims to develop your academic knowledge, skills and understanding of mechanical engineering and management topics to an advanced level. It will enable graduates to meet the needs of industry and to progress into senior positions with engineering management or related industrial sectors.
Please note, if you’re applying for January 2027 entry, your course welcome starts on 25 January 2027. Teaching starts on the 1 February 2027.
A postgraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering with Management is the basis for a career in a profession that offers an extremely wide choice of employment opportunities worldwide. Students engage in a number of activities that not only develop fundamental knowledge but also provide the tools to critically evaluate and apply knowledge to developing solutions for real world engineering challenges.
Mechanical engineering deals with the design, development, installation, operation and maintenance of anything that has moving parts. Mechanical engineers are needed in almost every industry from transport and Energy to Healthcare and sport. Mechanical Engineers have highly valued skills and are in demand worldwide. They have problem solving skills using reasoning, resourcefulness and innovative approaches whilst capable of careful attention to detail and understand how to work in multidisciplinary teams.
BEng Aerospace, Mechanical or Civil Engineering Graduates from University of Liverpool are not eligible for this programme .
This degree has been accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers under licence from the UK regulator, the Engineering Council. Accreditation is a mark of assurance that the degree meets the standards set by the Engineering Council in the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence and Commitment (UK-SPEC). An accredited degree will provide you with some or all of the underpinning knowledge, understanding and skills for eventual registration as an Incorporated (IEng) or Chartered Engineer (CEng). Some employers recruit preferentially from accredited degrees, and an accredited degree is likely to be recognised by other countries that are signatories to international accords.
The qualifications and exam results you'll need to apply for this course.
You'll need to demonstrate competence in the use of English language, unless you’re from a majority English speaking country .
We accept a variety of international language tests and country-specific qualifications .
International applicants who do not meet the minimum required standard of English language can complete one of our Pre-Sessional English courses to achieve the required level.
Do you need to complete a Pre-sessional English course to meet the English language requirements for this course?
The length of Pre-sessional English course you’ll need to take depends on your current level of English language ability.
If you don’t meet our English language requirements, we can use your most recent IELTS score, or the equivalent score in selected other English language tests , to determine the length of Pre-sessional English course you require.
Use the table below to check the course length you're likely to require for your current English language ability and see whether the course is available on campus or online.
If you’ve completed an alternative English language test to IELTS, we may be able to use this to assess your English language ability and determine the Pre-sessional English course length you require.
Please see our guide to Pre-sessional English entry requirements for IELTS 6.5 overall, with no component below 6.0, for further details.