BEng (Hons) Engineering Management Bachelor's degree at Loughborough University
BEng (Hons) Engineering Management at Loughborough University combines technical engineering knowledge with business and management practice, preparing graduates for leadership roles across industrial and commercial sectors.
About this course
This Engineering Management degree focuses on the management of engineering principles within a business context. Like problem solving? You’ll like this course. From the provider’s course page.
BEng (Hons) Engineering Management is a Bachelor's degree (BEng (Hons)) at Loughborough University. It runs 4 years, studied full-time.
For Production and manufacturing engineering graduates from this provider, 80% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, 90% in highly skilled roles, typical earnings around £33,500. (HESA Graduate Outcomes / LEO, via Discover Uni.)
For the typical curriculum, specialisations, career paths and graduate earnings for Business & Management, see the sections below.
Course evidence score
The arithmetic mean of the official measures available for this course: NSS satisfaction, graduate activity and continuation.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Moderate evidence Published sample: 60; avoid reading small differences as meaningful. Cohort 2022-23. Graduate Outcomes work or further study 80% (2021-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Published threshold met Discover Uni suppresses continuation data below its publication threshold. Cohort 2022-23. Continuation 90% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Curriculum & modules
Real modules published for this course, grouped only where the source gives a year, stage or level.
Year 1 6 modules
- Engineering MathematicsCompulsory
Module details
To equip students with a range of mathematical tools which will be useful in other modules which they study. To introduce computer technology into the solution of mathematical problems via MATLAB. To develop competence and confidence in basic mathematical techniques. To motivate and encourage students to learn mathematics through the use of real life examples.
- Applied EngineeringCompulsory
Module details
Introduce students to engineering as a professional multi-disciplinary activity through problems and challenges that integrate the new knowledge and understanding which is being taught in other modules. Provide a problem-based learning environment in which students can respond to design briefs and gain ongoing feedback from teaching and technical staff, as well as each other. Provide students with basic project delivery and management skills to develop an engineered solution in a team-based envi
- Engineering ScienceCompulsory
Module details
Students to develop an understanding of the fundamental aspects of engineering science in the areas of statics, kinematics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, heat transfer and thermodynamics.
- Technology and Manufacturing ManagementCompulsory
Module details
Equip students with a foundational understanding of the principles and practices of both technology management and the management of a manufacturing business. Focus on the strategic and operational aspects within organisations. Students will explore key concepts such as the technology life cycle, innovation and technology development, and the adoption and diffusion of new technologies. Additionally, the module will delve into strategic technology management, including technology forecasting, int
- Integrated Product DesignCompulsory
Module details
Students will gain an introduction to: The processes of creating design information through applied Computer Aided Design (CAD) methods. Reading graphical engineering design information. The design and implementation of engineering related software and programming. CAD based simulation for modelling.
- Materials and Manufacturing ProcessesCompulsory
Module details
To introduce engineering materials (i.e., alloys, polymers, ceramics and composites) through an understanding of atomic/molecular interactions and their physical properties. To provide an introduction to the technology of manufacturing processes and how these influence materials properties. To practice materials selection for a range of products using a multifunctional viewpoint.
Year 2 6 modules
- Manufacturing Planning, Digitalisation, Simulation and ControlCompulsory
Module details
Develop students ability to model, analyse, and improve manufacturing systems using discrete event simulation to evaluate system behaviour, test alternative scenarios, and support decision-making. It also develops understanding of digitalisation in modern manufacturing, including the role of data, connectivity, and digital tools in enhancing system performance and integrated operations. In addition, it provides a strong foundation in manufacturing operations and production planning, equipping st
- Engineering Business DynamicsCompulsory
Module details
Gain comprehensive understanding of the complexities and dynamics of global business environments, and the impact of globalisation on business practices including Human Resource Management strategies for global businesses. Students will explore key concepts such as international trade, cross-cultural management, global supply chain dynamics, and the impact of globalisation on business practices.
- Engineering Modelling and SoftwareCompulsory
Module details
Develop introductory understanding of how engineering science and management are supported by mathematical and computational modelling and software techniques. Design, develop and implement viable modelling and software solutions.
- Application of Manufacturing DesignCompulsory
Module details
More details to follow.
- Engineering ComputationCompulsory
Module details
Develop programming and computational modelling skills. Enable parametric modelling for real sports engineering applications. Enhance understanding of material behaviour, loading, optimisation, and design principles.
- Manufacturing Processes and Digital Production TechnologiesCompulsory
Module details
Develop manufacturing capability knowledge reflective of production systems and quality assessment for design of consumer and mechanical products.
Final year 8 modules
- Engineering Systems and ManagementCompulsory
Module details
Help students confidently choose and use advanced systems, business and project management methods to tackle real engineering challenges that need creative and innovative thinking. Students will also build a practical understanding of the financial, legal and quality management principles that support the effective operation of engineering organisations.
- Lean Operations and Supply Chain ManagementCompulsory
Module details
Equip engineering managers with the core competencies for excellent delivery of technical engineering projects.
- Individual ProjectCompulsory
Module details
Practice an aspect of engineering in a simulated professional situation whereby students: Develop the ability to work individually. Apply knowledge gained in several subject areas in previous years. Exercise initiative, imagination and creativity. Gain experience in project planning, project implementation and communication of outcomes. Demonstrate one or more of the following: analysis and interpretation of data, numerical modelling, use of appropriate problem-solving approaches, use of industr
- Organisation Structure and StrategyOptional
Module details
Gain an understanding of the nature of engineering organisations, their design and strategy within a global context.
- Sustainable EngineeringOptional
Module details
Provide students with a deep understanding of sustainable development and the role of engineering in enabling more sustainable industrial and manufacturing systems.
- Product Innovation ManagementOptional
Module details
Gain an understanding of strategic and operational issues and demands related to product innovation management through a series of lectures covering an appreciation of market dynamics and their effect on the design of new products, including the development of appropriate management strategies.
- MetrologyOptional
Module details
Introduce and examine the principles of Metrology (measurement science) and inspection in the specification, design and development of products or systems. It considers advanced methods available for the measurement of dimensional and geometric features, and inspection of surface characteristics, and illustrates the translation of metrological themes into other engineering, science and technological areas.
- Additive for Healthcare and InnovationOptional
Module details
Introduce additive manufacturing (AM) process categories, their capabilities, limitations and industrial application, with a focus on manufacturing for high value and medical applications. Students will develop skills in design-for-additive-manufacturing (DfAM), process selection, and the digital workflow from CAD to manufacture. They will understand the principals, technologies and regulatory considerations underpinning innovation of modern medical and health-related devices and products.
Source: provider course page. Modules can change; required/optional status, credits, descriptions and assessment are shown only when explicitly published.
Course in depth
What this course covers, who it suits and where it leads.
What you'll study
This degree combines engineering principles with business management, preparing you to lead technical teams and manage projects in industrial settings. You'll usually start with core management and business foundations, how organisations work, marketing fundamentals, and business economics, alongside technical problem-solving. In your second year, you'll study operations and supply chain management, organisational behaviour, and strategy, moving from theory towards application. In your third and final year, you'll choose specialist options such as entrepreneurship, international business, digital business, consulting, marketing, or people and HR, and complete a capstone project with a real client brief or consultancy focus. Throughout, the course emphasises applying management concepts to engineering-led challenges.
Who it's for
This course suits those with strong A-level or equivalent qualifications who want to bridge engineering and management. Most accepted students held A-levels or equivalent; the typical UCAS tariff band among recent entrants was 128–143 points. You should be interested in combining technical problem-solving with business strategy, operations, or leadership. The course appeals to those considering careers in manufacturing, infrastructure, energy, or management consulting where engineering knowledge and commercial awareness are both valued.
Careers & job market
Across Business & Management courses nationally, 87% of graduates are in work or further study 15 months after graduating, and 60% of working graduates are in highly skilled work or further study. National earnings data shows starting salaries of £24,000–£32,000 at 15 months post-graduation, rising to £26,350–£37,200 after five years. You may specialise in areas such as operations, supply chain, strategy, finance, marketing, HR, international business, entrepreneurship, or consulting.
University & format
Loughborough University is a public university located in Loughborough. This BEng (Hons) Engineering Management degree is a full-time, 4-year course taught in English. The university holds Gold for teaching quality in the Office for Students' TEF 2023 and is a recognised UK degree-awarding body.
Student satisfaction
How students on this course answered the National Student Survey, by theme.
Share of students responding positively.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Applicant information
The next application dates for this course, followed by facts the provider publishes.
- 2027 entryCompleted applications can be submitted
Your application needs a reference before you can send it.
- 2026 entryFinal date for 2026 applications
Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
- 2026 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice
Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.
- 2027 entryEqual-consideration deadline
18:00 UK time for most undergraduate courses.
Show 5 later dates
- 2027 entryUCAS Extra opens
Applicants who used all five choices and hold no offer may be able to add another choice.
- 2027 entryLast day applications go directly to providers
Applications received after 18:00 UK time are entered into Clearing.
- 2027 entryClearing opens
Eligible applicants can see vacancies and release themselves into Clearing.
- 2027 entryFinal date for 2027 applications
Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
- 2027 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice
Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.
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Entry & how to get in
Who gets in
What recently admitted students actually held, official admissions data, not a stated requirement.
UCAS tariff of entrants
Grades are the A-level equivalent of each points band. Tap a band to check your own chances below.
Qualifications held on entry
| Qualification | Share |
|---|---|
| A-levels or equivalent | 95% |
| a Baccalaureate | 5% |
Entry & your chances
An honest read from the official entry data, plus your personal match.
Entry is set by the university and based on your offer. Use your predicted grades to see how you compare, then check the university's stated requirements.
Will you get in? Plot your grades
Pick your predicted A-levels and watch your UCAS points land on the real spread of students admitted to this course.
Each bar is the share of admitted students in that UCAS-points band (lower → higher). Grades show the A-level equivalent.
Based on the official admitted-student tariff distribution. Many universities make contextual (reduced-grade) offers, so a result below the range doesn’t rule you out.
How to apply
Undergraduate applications go through UCAS. Here’s what matters for this course, the right deadline, the grades to aim for, and the steps in order.
- 1Register on UCAS Hub
Create your UCAS application and add this course. One application covers up to five choices.
- 2Write your personal statement
A single statement covers all your choices, so keep it broad enough for similar courses while showing genuine interest in this subject.
- 3Submit by 13 January 2027, 18:00 UK time
UCAS equal-consideration deadline for most undergraduate courses. Source: UCAS 2027 dates.
- 4Reply to your offers
When decisions are in, pick a firm (first) choice and an insurance (back-up) choice with slightly lower grades.
- 5Results day & confirmation
On results day (mid-August) your place is confirmed if you meet the offer. Just missed? Talk to the university, or find a place through Clearing.
Fees & funding
What this course costs and how UK student finance covers it.
Tuition per year
Standard capped home fee at English providers (2026/27); Scotland, Wales & NI differ.
Check fees at Loughborough University →For students who normally live in England
2026/27 Student Finance England figures. Maintenance support is means-tested and this two-point view is not an entitlement calculator. The course total uses its published length and home fee where both are available; a missing full-time fee uses the clearly labelled England-cap scenario, while part-time fees and unknown lengths are never guessed. Use the official calculator. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland use separate systems: SAAS, Student Finance Wales, and Student Finance NI.
Starting on or after 1 January 2027?
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement is a separate system. A new learner’s tuition entitlement is currently stated as £39,160 (about 480 credits at 2026/27 fee levels), subject to prior study and eligibility. Check the official LLE guide.
Paying for it
- Tuition Fee Loan: can cover eligible tuition up to the applicable limit and is paid straight to the provider.
- Maintenance Loan: up to £10,830/yr away from home outside London (England, 2026/27), means-tested on household income.
- Repayment: 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below it; written off after 40 years.
- Earn alongside: most students work part-time in term, part-time roles on the StudySmarter job board.
England figures shown; Scotland, Wales & NI run their own schemes, check gov.uk.
Scholarships & bursaries you could qualify for
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Careers & earnings
What Business & Management graduates actually earn, from real outcome data, 15 months, 3 years and 5 years after graduating.
Graduate earnings: this course
| When | Median | Typical range | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 months after | £33,500 | £30,000 – £38,000 | 60 |
| 3 years after | £33,000 | £27,500 – £38,500 | 180 |
| 5 years after | £42,500 | £35,500 – £52,000 | 195 |
Nominal earnings for graduates of this course/subject at this provider. Moderate evidence. Published sample: 60; avoid reading small differences as meaningful. Cohort 2022-23.
Graduate outcomes, 15 months on: this course
- 1Graduate / AnalystOn a scheme or first role · 0–2 yrs
- 2Specialist / ManagerOwning an area, marketing, finance, ops · 2–5 yrs
- 3Senior / Head ofLeading a function and a team · 5–10 yrs
- 4Director / FounderRunning a business unit or your own company · 10+ yrs
How pay grows: this course vs Business & Management nationally
National figures for Business & Management graduates, HESA Graduate Outcomes (15 months) and the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset (3 & 5 years). These are national, not university-specific; actual pay varies by employer, region, role and experience. Different cohorts, so the bars are not one group over time.
Work out your pay
Headline figures hide a lot. Calculate realistic take-home pay for this field by role, region and experience, then check your CV before you apply.
What happened to 100 students?
Choose an outcome to translate the published percentage into a simple 100-person view. Each dot represents one percentage point, not an individual tracked student.
were in work or further study
15 months after graduation
Source: Discover Uni, using Graduate Outcomes and continuation data. Cohorts: 2021-23. Moderate evidence. Published sample: 60; avoid reading small differences as meaningful. Cohort 2022-23. Each tab is a separate published measure; categories can overlap and should not be added together.
Value compared with similar courses
How this course’s 5-year median earnings compare with Business & Management courses at the same study level.
Compared with 3,421 courses with compatible official earnings data. This is a course-value comparison, not a quality ranking.
UK occupations graduates enter
Published graduate destinations, joined conservatively to UK SOC 2020, ONS pay and Skills England demand.
- Managers, directors and senior officialsSOC 2020 1 · 25% of published destinations · ASHE median £51,733
- Business and public service associate professionalsSOC 2020 35 · 15% of published destinations · ASHE median £38,760
- Information Technology ProfessionalsSOC 2020 213 · 15% of published destinations · ASHE median £55,357
- Secretarial and related occupationsDiscover Uni category · 10% of published destinations
- Engineering professionalsSOC 2020 212 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £50,325
- Teaching ProfessionalsSOC 2020 231 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £42,660
Discover Uni JOBLIST/JOBTYPE; ONS ASHE 2025 provisional, all employee jobs; Skills England Occupations in Demand 2025. SOC is shown only for an exact normalised label match; demand is shown only at exact four-digit SOC. Published sample: 20; response rate: 75%. Pay describes the occupation across workers, not a guaranteed graduate salary.
Job market & outlook
How Business & Management graduates fare in the labour market, and how AI is reshaping the work.
How AI is changing the work
AI doesn't replace the profession, it shifts it: routine tasks get automated, while judgement, working with people and using AI well become more valuable.
What AI takes off your plate
- Routine reporting and data pulls
- First-draft decks and copy
- Standard forecasts and reconciliations
- Scheduling and admin workflows
More human than ever
- Strategy and judgement under uncertainty
- Leading, negotiating and selling
- Sense-checking and owning what AI produces
- Relationships with clients and teams
The strongest graduates pair subject depth with the ability to use AI tools critically.
Roles & employers
Where Business & Management graduates typically go, indicative destinations from graduate career data. Each role links to live openings on the StudySmarter job board.
Roles graduates go into
Where they work
- Consultancies
- Corporate graduate schemes
- Retail & FMCG
- Startups & scale-ups
Jobs after this course
Current roles from the StudySmarter job board that suit Business & Management graduates.
Business Director, Marketing ScienceXcedeBusiness ManagerLGPS CentralBusiness Change ManagerIGA Talent SolutionsBusiness Case ManagerPeregrineBusiness DirectorMedialab GroupBusiness Rates SurveyorW TalentIs this course right for you?
The essentials UK applicants ask about: finance, outcomes, entry and quality.
Student finance
For comparison, the standard full-time England tuition cap is up to £9,790 per year in 2026/27; the actual fee varies by course and provider. If you normally live in England, eligible students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan, plus a Maintenance Loan for living costs. Under Plan 5 you repay 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below that, and the balance is written off after 40 years.
Where graduates go
80% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, with a median salary of £33,500. See the full breakdown in Careers & earnings above.
Your entry chances
Use the UCAS points calculator above to see how your predicted grades compare with admitted students, and whether a contextual offer could apply.
Official-data snapshot
Averaging the official measures published for it, this course scores 8.4 out of 10: NSS 82.3% · in work or study 80% · continued 90%.
Who studies here and in this subject?
Provider- and UK subject-level context.
Loughborough University
Business and management across the UK
HESA student record 2024/25. Counts are rounded.
Local crime-data context
A neutral snapshot around the published teaching location.
Around Loughborough University
1,024 street-level reports returned within roughly one mile across 2026-04 to 2026-06.
Police.uk street-level API. Approximate locations, not confined to campus. England, Wales and Northern Ireland; not Scotland.
Is Business & Management right for you?
Tick what applies to you and see how good a fit it is.
International students
What applying to Loughborough University from outside the UK involves: fees, English, visa, funding and living costs.
Tuition fees
International tuition is set per course by Loughborough University; international fees are typically £12,000–£30,000/year for classroom subjects and higher for lab/clinical ones. You’re not eligible for UK Tuition Fee or Maintenance Loans, so plan for fees plus living costs upfront.
English language
Most UK undergraduate courses ask for around IELTS 6.0–6.5 (no band below 5.5–6.0), or an accepted equivalent. If you’re just short, most universities run a pre-sessional English course that counts towards the requirement.
Student visa
You’ll usually need a Student visa (Student Route). After you accept an offer the university issues a CAS; you then show funds for fees plus about £1,023–£1,334/month living costs and pay the Immigration Health Surcharge for NHS access.
Scholarships & funding
Many universities offer international/global scholarships (often £2,000–£6,000/yr), check Loughborough University’s funding pages.
Living costs
Budget roughly £1,100–£1,400/month outside London and £1,400–£1,800/month in London for rent, food and travel; the figure also matters for your visa.
Working while you study
A Student visa usually allows up to 20 hours/week in term time and full-time in holidays, useful alongside study, though not something to rely on for fees.
Visa rules and fees change. Always confirm the current requirements with Loughborough University and gov.uk before you apply.
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