Register for an upcoming drop in webinar and ask your questions directly to the course director, Professor John Erkoyuncu about our Digital and Technology Solutions Apprenticeship MSc. Register now.

This part-time programme is also available as an apprenticeship. Find out more about the apprenticeship route.

Innovative organisations increasingly require employees with the skills to not only choose the right digital technologies and solutions for their sector, but who are also capable of applying their knowledge to create innovative solutions to significant and complex challenges. Such skills enable people to lead change in business through digital technologies and processes.

The Digital and Technology Solutions MSc is unique and innovative as it focuses on developing knowledge to design and develop digital technologies and solutions in areas such as AI/Machine learning, digital twins, AR/VR, data analytics, data management across sectors that rely on complex products and services.

The course will enable you to see the bigger picture within digital engineering, and to design and develop bespoke solutions to meet the needs of value-adding activities. These capabilities will offer a significant advantage to your career development, differentiating you from other colleagues.

Overview

  • Start dateSeptember
  • Duration24 months part-time
  • DeliveryTaught modules 80 credits, group project 40 credits, individual practical project 80 credits.
  • QualificationMSc
  • Study typePart-time
  • CampusOnline and Cranfield campus

Who is it for?

This part time MSc has been designed for those who recognise the potential for a long and successful career utilising digital technologies and solutions. It addresses the need for highly trained professionals for sectors that rely on digital technologies and solutions and focuses on how to enable the transformation into world-class products and processes.

The course is suitable for: 

  • Experienced professionals who are seeking or are required to take on senior leadership roles within organisations that rely on digital technologies and solutions. 
  • Early and mid-career professionals who want a “real-world” education that they can apply directly to their workplace. 
  • Second career professionals seeking a change into a digitally driven organisation. 

Informed by industry

The MSc in Digital and Technology Solutions brings together technical and management skills in the digital theme, taking a systems perspective to design and develop digital technologies and solutions across sectors that rely on digitalisation. During the course, you will move beyond developing awareness of digital technologies and processes, and build the capability and understanding to deliver suitable solutions to key challenges.

In addition to developing your technical skills, the course will support you to:

  • Develop critical knowledge, skills and behaviours while applying what you learn directly in your workplace. The programme will support your career progression, preparing you, if you so wish to, to successfully carry out senior leadership roles in the future.
  • Develop digital engineering skills to make operational and strategic improvements in enterprises and projects.
  • Apply digital technologies and solutions to address challenges and introduce innovation.
  • Discover and develop your leadership and team-working style.
  • Develop and lead change and prepare the business to face future digital transformation.

Throughout the course, you will develop a blend of technical and managerial skills to promote the creation, adoption, and evolution of digital technologies and solutions. We put problem-based learning at the heart of this educational experience, which involves group-based working to solve real-world challenges. The course is geared towards developing practical solutions throughout the programme.

 

Why this course?

The MSc in Digital and Technology Solutions brings together technical and management skills in the digital theme, taking a systems perspective to design and develop digital technologies and solutions across sectors that rely on digitalisation. During the course, you will move beyond developing awareness of digital technologies and processes, and build the capability and understanding to deliver suitable solutions to key challenges.

In addition to developing your technical skills, the course will support you to:

  • Develop critical knowledge, skills and behaviours while applying what you learn directly in your workplace. The programme will support your career progression, preparing you, if you so wish to, to successfully carry out senior leadership roles in the future.
  • Develop digital engineering skills to make operational and strategic improvements in enterprises and projects.
  • Apply digital technologies and solutions to address challenges and introduce innovation.
  • Discover and develop your leadership and team-working style.
  • Develop and lead change and prepare the business to face future digital transformation.

Throughout the course, you will develop a blend of technical and managerial skills to promote the creation, adoption, and evolution of digital technologies and solutions. We put problem-based learning at the heart of this educational experience, which involves group-based working to solve real-world challenges. The course is geared towards developing practical solutions throughout the programme.


Course details

The course is planned as a 24 month programme. There are three main parts to the course: 

  • Eight modules between month 1-18 (80 credits – 10 for each module). 
  • Group project - 40 credits between month 6-12.
  • An 80 credit individual project between month 14-24.   

Course delivery

Taught modules 80 credits, group project 40 credits, individual practical project 80 credits.

Modules

For cohorts starting in October 2022:

  • Introduction to Digital Engineering
  • Digital Business & Enterprise Systems
  • Digital Twins
  • Integrated Data Management
  • Digital Business Analysis OR Digitally enabled servitisation
  • Data analytics and Artificial Intelligence OR Digitalisation of cost engineering
  • Adaptive visualisation
  • Digital integration, System Test & Assurance

Modules

Keeping our courses up-to-date and current requires constant innovation and change. The modules we offer reflect the needs of business and industry and the research interests of our staff and, as a result, may change or be withdrawn due to research developments, legislation changes or for a variety of other reasons. Changes may also be designed to improve the student learning experience or to respond to feedback from students, external examiners, accreditation bodies and industrial advisory panels.

To give you a taster, we have listed the compulsory and elective (where applicable) modules which are currently affiliated with this course. All modules are indicative only, and may be subject to change for your year of entry.


Teaching team

You will be taught by a wide range of subject specialists here and from outside the University who draw on their research and industrial experience to provide stimulating and relevant input to your learning experience. Many of the lecturers have worked in industry themselves, some at Managing Director level, and have experience of leading the design, development and implementation of digital engineering and solutions. Guest lecturers include speakers from Rolls-Royce plc, BAE Systems, MoD and Siemens. Excellent staff to student ratios lead to focused discussion about real-world issues in implementing operations excellence. The Course Director and Admissions Tutor for this programme is John Erkoyuncu.



Your career

The programme will support your career progression, preparing you to successfully carry out senior leadership roles in the future.

Roles that past students have taken on include:

  • Data Scientist
  • IT Operations Manager
  • Model Factory Manager
  • Service Engineer

Some example organisations  that are on this course include:

  • Airbus
  • BAE Systems
  • MoD
  • Siemens Energy
  • Rolls-Royce
  • Lenovo

Cranfield’s Career Service is dedicated to helping you meet your career aspirations. You will have access to career coaching and advice, CV development, interview practice, access to hundreds of available jobs via our Symplicity platform and opportunities to meet recruiting employers at our careers fairs. Our strong reputation and links with potential employers provide you with outstanding opportunities to secure interesting jobs and develop successful careers. Support continues after graduation and as a Cranfield alumnus, you have free life-long access to a range of career resources to help you continue your education and enhance your career.


Part-time study

The course is delivered part time over a 24-month timeframe, which enables students looking to enhance their career prospects to continue in full-time employment. This will provide a manageable balance that allows you to pursue employment with minimal disruption whilst also benefiting from the full breadth of learning opportunities and facilities available to all students. The University is very well located for visiting part-time students from all over the world and offers a range of library and support facilities to support your studies remotely.

The format comprises 8 compulsory modules spread between months 1 and 16. The taught content spreads over 5 days for each module. Modules 1 and 8 are delivered in person from Monday to Friday. Modules 2-7 are delivered online, between Wednesday and Tuesday, where we have the weekend as a break. Friday’s we typically finish the modules at around 13.00.

We believe that this setup allows you to personally and professionally manage your time between work, study and family commitments, whilst also working towards achieving a Master's degree.

How to apply

Click on the ‘Apply now’ button below to start your online application.

See our Application guide for information on our application process and entry requirements.