Our MSc in Operational Research and Applied Statistics aims to equip you with the necessary analytical skills, methods and ways of thinking to tackle and analyse complex organisational problems, help make better decisions, and become confident statistical analysts. This course is ideal training and experience for those looking for career opportunities in areas such as Operational Research, management science, statistics, management consultancy, business analytics, supply chain management, and government operational research/statistics.

Climate change, the global consumption of energy and the use of fossil fuels to provide us with heat, power and transportation are all engineering challenges which need addressing now and in the future. It is clear that solutions to these long-term problems ­– ensuring the best use of resources and developing new more sustainable ways to produce and use energy – will require graduates who can work in an increasingly multidisciplinary environment. This course will offer you the knowledge and expertise you will need in relation to MSc sustainable energy and the environmental impact of energy systems.

As a graduate mechanical engineer, this MSc course will provide you with an advanced qualification which will enhance your career prospects and extend and update your skills and knowledge. The MSc in Advanced Mechanical Engineering course actively encourages the understanding and practice of interdisciplinary systems engineering thinking that brings together mechanical engineering subjects in a way that reflects the needs of industrial and academic problem-solving.

This MSc offers you the knowledge and expertise for a career as a consulting structural engineer within this specialist professional area of civil engineering. It is designed to provide specialist postgraduate professional development across the areas of steel, concrete and timber design, structural dynamics, and structural mechanics.

The MSc in Civil Engineering aims to build on the knowledge and skills that you have obtained as an undergraduate and to help prepare you for a career as a consulting civil engineer across the broad spectrum of the professional discipline. The overall aim of this well-established course is to provide a sound scientific, technical and commercial understanding of civil engineering issues and practice.

Our MSc in Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship is designed for graduates from all disciplinary backgrounds who want to discover new ways of doing things, by launching their own company or joining an existing organisation in a development or growth position. We promote a culture of enterprise among our students, which was recognised when we received the Small Business Charter award in 2017. We’ll help you realise your business potential, providing opportunities to learn from local businesses and social enterprises.

Our MSc in Strategic Marketing puts theory into practice. We’ll help you prepare for a career as a marketing professional while making a real difference in the day-to-day operations of a local business. You'll take part in a live team consultancy project in organisations in Cardiff or the surrounding area. You’ll spend two months learning about their operating environment, analysing their business challenges and designing marketing solutions before presenting your proposals to their management board. 

Our MSc in Logistics and Operations Management recognises the importance of multi-disciplinarity. We’ll help you become a management professional prized for their problem-solving capabilities; someone who creates order from complexity, identifies issues implements solutions and ensures end-to-end efficiency, without compromising the ethics of logistics and operations across organisations’ products and services.

Our MSc International Economics, Banking and Finance programme is designed for students with a basic knowledge of economics who wish to broaden their knowledge base for a career in banking, fund management, investment banking, corporate treasury, and other financial sector roles. The programme focuses on understanding the behaviour of banks and other financial institutions drawing on the principles of microeconomics and the dynamics of the international macroeconomic environment.  

This MSc will provide you with a broad education in international planning and a specialism in urban design, enabling you to acquire the knowledge and critical understanding to make a significant contribution to the management and design control processes of cities.

The MSc in Conservation Practice combines theory and hands-on bench conservation, led by accredited conservators through lectures, seminars, and lab work. This two-year conversion programme is ideal for humanities and science graduates, offering practical experience with historical objects and real-world conservation placements.

Medicinal chemists are at the forefront of modern medicine, developing new therapies and vaccines to prevent and treat infections and disease. This programme focuses on the biological aspects of chemistry, giving you the skills to join this exciting field.

The MSc Advanced Computer Science will offer you exposure to key topics that are driving emerging technological developments and trends.

The MSc Software Engineering degree presents students from a diverse background in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subjects with the opportunity to acquire the skills, knowledge and hands-on experience required to be effective as a commercial software engineer. The MSc Software Engineering degree presents students from a diverse background in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subjects with the opportunity to acquire the skills, knowledge and hands-on experience required to be effective as a commercial software engineer.

This newly developed MSc Manufacturing Engineering Innovation & Management programme aims to take well-qualified students (typically those having a good bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering or an equivalent qualification) and to equip them with the skills they need to be employed as professional engineers across a wide range of Manufacturing Engineering industries.