Our team at the School of Engineering, Technology and Design is committed to providing you with a broad base to increase the employability and long-term career prospects of MSc Advanced Manufacturing students, locally and globally in sectors including the automotive and aerospace industries and in companies that utilise 3D metal printing and micro machining. The development of the MSc Advanced Manufacturing and Technology and associated Robotics route with industry partners also means that students will graduate as industry ready engineers.

The awards embrace the latest advances in research and development and offer students a variety of practical and workshop-based learning opportunities which use authentic industry projects and challenges so that students are exposed to the various dimensions of front-line engineering that they will experience in the workplace.

We have 2 course routes which provides in-depth learning in multidisciplinary subject areas such as advanced manufacturing processes, management of advanced manufacturing systems and mechanical manufacturing, each route provides specialist learning in:

• Advanced Manufacturing and Design
• Robotics and Smart Mechatronics

Each programme will be in 3 trimesters. Trimester 1 & 2 will be taught modules and hand in practice laboratory experiments and Trimester 3 will be focused on research project and dissertation/thesis. Below is the overview of each trimester break down:

Core Modules

MSc of Advanced Manufacturing Systems and Technology with Robotics (All compulsory):

Trimester 1

• Advanced Manufacturing Systems and Technology
• Smart Mechatronics Systems and Design
• Robot Kinematics and Dynamics

Trimester 2:

• Industry 4.0/5.0
• AI for Data Intelligence
• International Project Management

Trimester 3:

• Professional Research Methods and Project

Your welcome and induction will be w/c 15th September 2025 - we look forward to meeting you then.

Community

On the social side, the Student Union (CCSU) has a huge range of clubs and societies – all of which have unique social calendars of their own and offer endless opportunities to make lifelong friends and discover new hobbies. And you can always create your own society and cultivate your own community!

CCSU will be hosting their Welcome Fayre on Wednesday 17th September 2025. Make sure you keep checking the CCSU website for further details and how to get involved.

We understand that you may be nervous about your first few weeks on campus but rest assured - you'll be joining a nurturing and supportive environment where diversity, equality and individuality are part of everything we do.

You can find out more about our welcoming community and making friends here at CCCU.

If you are an International Student joining us then please see our International Student Support pages for further information and guidance.

Here is an indicative reading list prior to starting the course:

• Steen, W.M. and Mazumder, J., 2010. Laser material processing. springer science & business media
• Bian, L., Shamsaei, N. and Usher, J. eds., 2017. Laser-Based Additive Manufacturing of Metal Parts: Modeling, Optimization, and Control of Mechanical Properties. CRC Press.
• Yang, L., Hsu, K., Baughman, B., Godfrey, D., Medina, F., Menon, M. and Wiener, S., 2017. Additive manufacturing of metals: the technology, materials, design and production (pp. 23-24). Cham: Springer.
• Zhang, J. and Jung, Y.G. eds., 2018. Additive manufacturing: materials, processes, quantifications and applications. Butterworth-Heinemann.
• Schwab, K., 2017. The Fourth Industrial Revolution. Crown Business.
• Ustundag, A. and Cevikcan, E., 2017. Industry 4.0: Managing The Digital Transformation. Springer.
• Budynas, R.G., Nisbett, J.K. and Tangchaichit, K., 2021. Shigley's mechanical engineering design (pp. The-McGraw). New York: McGraw Hill. 11th Edition
• Kyratsis, P., Kakoulis, K. and Markopoulos, A.P., 2020. Advances in CAD/CAM/CAE Technologies, MDPI AG
• Python (online resources such as Trinket and Repl.it) or Python 3.7
• Bolton, W., 2018. Mechatronics: electronic control systems in mechanical and electrical engineering. Pearson Education.
• Craig, J.J., 2013. Introduction to robotics: mechanics and control, Pearson
• Bolton, W., 2021. Instrumentation and control systems. Newnes.
• Clark, N. 2020. PLC Programming Using RSLogix 5000: Understanding Ladder Logic and the Studio 5000 Platform, independently published.