Manufacturing Engineering

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Foreign:$ 36.9 k / Year(s) Deadline: Jun 2, 2024
6 place StudyQA ranking:5647 Duration:2 years

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Manufacturing Engineering is offered as a Part II-only course. Students at any College can apply to transfer to Manufacturing Engineering after completing Part I of Chemical Engineering or Engineering.

Engineers and entrepreneurs

Successful, wealth-creating industries are increasingly managed by engineers with an appropriately broad education and training. Manufacturing engineers naturally have particular expertise in the design and operation of manufacturing facilities, but increasingly their role is as leaders of multidisciplinary teams.

Manufacturing Engineering gives you a thorough grounding in manufacturing technology and management, together with an understanding of the full range of activities involved from market analysis through product design and production, to sales and distribution, all set firmly within a financial and business context. As well as the engineering and business sides, you also acquire a sound understanding of the human issues of industry and develop people skills.

An international emphasis

Towards the end of the course, students are encouraged to organise a voluntary overseas research tour for the whole group to investigate an area of current relevance. Recent projects have looked at how the manufacturing industry is emerging and evolving in countries such as India and China,  and the Californian approach to industrial sustainability.

Teaching

Lecture courses (taught papers) provide the academic framework for the subject and are complemented by project work, industrial visits and a programme of personal and business skills development. Successful completion of the programme leads to the award of the BA and MEng degrees.

Careers

Our graduates are much sought after for demanding jobs, not only in manufacturing but also in other branches of engineering, consultancy and commerce, and indeed a whole range of unrelated fields. They’re equally well placed to start their own companies, having gained a comprehensive understanding of how business works and having acquired contacts within a large number of national and international companies.

MET: Putting theory into practice

MET is very different to other Engineering options. The course provides a sound theoretical basis in manufacturing technology, manufacturing engineering and business management, coupled with the repeated experience of putting theory into practice via a series of projects.

MET students develop invaluable skills in leadership, problem solving, team working, communication - 'making things happen' - which ensure they are highly prized by employers. MET demands hard work, teamwork and initiative. The course generates a high level of esprit de corps and an ethos of self reliance, resulting in a strong sense of group identity - and fun!

3rd Year Students (MET IIA): Manufacturing fundamentals

In addition to ten taught modules, all students take part in a major design project (link), that enables them to develop an idea from first concept to working prototype, and produce a detailed business plan. Students also benefit from a series of structured industrial visits and skills sessions to develop professional and leadership skills. Follow this link for more details on the 3rd year.

Manufacturing leadership

In their 4th year, modules are interspersed with practical exercises, both at Cambridge and in industry. Industry-based projects involve working in small groups on a wide range of real problems identified by the host companies. In Cambridge, students develop an automated production line and also prepare for an international research programme.

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