Industrial Systems, Manufacture, and Management University of Cambridge

Overview

The Industrial Systems, Manufacture, and Management programme from the University of Cambridge is very different to any other academic course: it combines traditional academic teaching material with a series of industrial visits, industrial seminars, skills development and projects in industry. 

Industrial Systems, Manufacture, and Management is a very intensive programme that gives direct experience of many different industries, cultures and working environments. In addition to the lectures, the projects present real challenges in genuine industrial and business environments.

Industrial Systems, Manufacture, and Management will broaden your perspective and experience and open the door to a wide range of industrial careers. Many firms recognize the value of the course and target our graduates. Equally, for those who want to work in a smaller company, Industrial Systems, Manufacture, and Management gives the confidence to start directly in a manufacturing engineering or management role. Those with entrepreneurial flair go on to set up their own companies.

Key facts:

You will be learning by having concrete experiences, like lectures, company visits or projects. You will then be guided to reflect and review these experiences and afterward to abstract and conceptualize these. Finally, you will experiment actively with new ideas to start having new experiences.

The overall aim is for you to acquire throughout the year a working understanding of the fundamentals of a business enterprise, with a particular emphasis on manufacturing disciplines. You will visit a wide variety of companies, large and small, chosen to cover all industrial sectors; you will absorb the different cultures and learn to identify strengths and weaknesses.

• Critical analysis

• Creativity – the generation of innovative solutions

• Evaluation of designs, processes and products

• Balancing theory and practice

• Problem identification, definition and solution

• Data gathering, evaluation and analysis

• Effective communication written, verbal and graphic

• Preparation of business and finance cases

• Presentation preparation and delivery

• Project management

• Report writing

• Team working

• Appreciating the responsibilities of leadership

• A "can do" attitude