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The aim of ISMM is to equip numerate graduates with the academic skills, personal development and industrial experience to be immediately effective in their early careers in the industry. ISMM is very different from any other academic course: it combines traditional academic teaching material with a series of industrial visits, industrial seminars, skills development and projects in the industry. ISMM is a very intensive programme that gives a direct experience of many different industries, cultures and working environments. In addition to the lectures, the industry-based projects present real challenges in genuine industrial and business environments.
ISMM will broaden students' perspectives and experiences and open doors to a wide range of industrial careers. Many firms recognise the value of the course and target our graduates. Equally, for those who want to work in a smaller company, ISMM 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.
The programme is structured around taught modules, company visits and in-company projects solving live business or technical problems. An intense industrial study tour offers a broader industry context, and the individual research dissertation allows for greater depth of study in a specific area of manufacturing.
The programme aims to:
- provide Industry with highly motivated and effective potential managers capable of accelerated promotion
- provide course members with the skills and knowledge to be immediately effective in their industrial careers
Learning Outcomes
Students follow a reinforcement learning-cycle of lectures, company visits and in-company projects: 'I hear, I see: I remember. I do: I understand'. They will be supported and mentored by both academics and industrial tutors, and encouraged to reflect on their activities, seek new ways of thinking and working, and put them into practice.
Knowledge of Manufacturing Disciplines including:
Manufacturing Processes
Manufacturing Operations and Supply Chain Management
Data and Modeling
Innovation and Intellectual Property
New Business Development
Strategic Management
Research Methods
Context of Industrial Systems within a wide range of business/industrial sectors
Understanding different types of enterprise from start-up through SME to national and international enterprise
Skills acquired during the course include the following:
Intellectual Skills:
Critical Analysis
Creativity - Generate a variety of innovative solutions
Evaluation - Evaluate designs, processes and products using information from a variety of sources and justify recommendations
Balance Theory and Practice
Practical Skills
Undertake problem identification and definition
Research appropriate background information and theories
Determine appropriate methodology for problem solution
Identify, gather, analyse, and evaluate appropriate data
Prepare a business and finance case to justify a recommendation
Transferable Skills
Communicate effectively (in writing, verbally and graphically)
Presentations
Written reports
Project management
Working with others
Networking
Continuing
The MPhil combines professional engagement with a strong theoretical underpinning. Exceptional students seeking to apply for continuation to a PhD in Engineering at Cambridge would normally be expected to attain an overall mark of at least 70 per cent.
Open Days
The University hosts and attends fairs and events throughout the year, in the UK and across the world. We also offer online events to help you explore your options:
Discover Cambridge: Master’s and PhD study webinars - these Spring events provide practical information about applying for postgraduate study.
Postgraduate Virtual Open Days - taking place in the autumn each year, the Open Days focus on subject and course information.
For more information about upcoming events visit our events pages.
Departments
This course is advertised in the following departments: