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Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering Management (L9, 60 ECTS)
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Funding: Springboard+
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Campus: Online
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Years: 1
Course Overview
This course is currently closed for applications, while we assess the current applications. If places remain after this, the course will reopen.
Please complete your details on the “Register Your Interest” link above if you wish to be informed if the course applications are reopened.
The Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering Management has been designed for those in technical management roles or aspiring to take on more management responsibility in an applied Engineering setting.
The programme is designed to combine specialised engineering knowledge and skills with enhanced theory and practice in engineering management. It has been designed by engineers, to develop engineering literate managers with the skills to contribute strategically to their organisations mission while leading innovative collaborative teams and meeting goals on time while managing available resources and costs. It aims to meet the needs of a rapidly changing engineering environment and address critical management skills gaps in industry. The flexibility and agility this programme offers, will allow participants to specialise in a pathway most suited to their skills, career aspirations, and employer needs while undertaking core modules that will give them a broader insight into engineering management.
Programme Overview
Programme Content
Core Modules (common to all streams – mandatory)
• Strategic Management and Leadership
• Data Visualisation
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Research Methods & Professional Practice
Specialist Modules (Elective)
• Intelligent Design & Modelling
• Data Analytics
• Innovation & Project Management
• Applied Industry 4.0 –
• Quality Management, Standards and Good Manufacturing Practice
• Community Energy Development
• Resource Economics
• Utilisation of Renewable Energy
A Level 8 Honours (Grade 2.2) degree in an appropriate engineering, computing manufacturing or construction discipline.
Graduates who hold equivalent qualifications in related disciplines or who have relevant industrial experience will be considered for places on a case-by-case basis in line with TUS RPL policy.
Induction
Induction for the September 2025 programmes takes place on Saturday 6 September 2025 from 9.00am to 1.00pm.
In advance, you will be required to review Pre-Induction reading material, available to students before induction
During Induction, you will be given the opportunity to:
– Meet your programme lecturers, programme co-ordinator and students
– Overview of the programme handbook, programme’s modules, assessments and delivery timetable
– Introduction to TUS learning systems including MS Office, Zoom, Moodle etc
– Outline of the learning supports available to you during the programme
Programme Delivery
1 Year
2/3 Evenings per week ONLINE
Plus occasional on campus workshops on Saturdays in Semester Two
This programme will be funded/part-funded by Springboard+ for the academic year 2025/2026. It will open for applications on Tuesday 3rd June at www.springboardcourses.ie
This programme will be fully funded for eligible unemployed applicants.
Eligible employed applicants and eligible recent graduates (Summer 2023) will be 90% funded. They will have to pay 10% directly to TUS Midlands. The 10% payable is €850.
Places are allocated on a first come first served basis, prioritising Unemployed and Returner applicants (see www.springboardcourses.ie for full details of applicant types). Applications will be closed once the maximum number of applicants has been reached.
One Year
Typically, Graduates of this programme have enhanced promotional opportunities in their company’s and have moved on to career tracks where management such as Industry 4.0 or Civil Engineering becoming more realistic propositions for them.
This programme also offers an opportunity to change career track and move into management industries in more generic engineering practices.