Program Overview

Introduction to the Systems Engineering MSc Program

The Systems Engineering MSc program at Loughborough University is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to manage complex systems and projects. The program is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), and is aligned with industry-standard competencies as defined by the International Council on System Engineering (INCOSE) and the Institute For Apprenticeships and Technical Education.

Program Structure

The MSc program is structured into block-taught weeks, with students engaging in all learning and teaching on campus during a full week (Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm). Afterward, students have about four weeks to submit any associated coursework. This applies to both full-time and part-time study options.

Semester 1

• Compulsory modules:
  • Applied Systems Thinking (15 credits)
  • Systems Architecture (15 credits)
  • MSc Individual Project (60 credits)
• Optional modules (choose one):
  • Machine Learning - Principles and Applications for Engineers (15 credits)
  • Digital and Data Engineering (15 credits)

Semester 2

• Compulsory modules:
  • Systems Design (15 credits)
  • Validation and Verification (15 credits)
  • Group Systems Project (15 credits)
  • MSc Individual Project (60 credits)
• Optional modules:
  • Modelling, Simulation and Visualization for Engineering (15 credits)
  • Enterprise and Capability Engineering (15 credits)

Summer

• Project:
  • MSc Individual Project (60 credits)

Entry Requirements

The entry requirements for the Systems Engineering MSc program are as follows:

• A Bachelor’s honours degree, typically a 2:2 or above.
• Ideally, an undergraduate degree in an engineering or physical science.
• We also welcome applications from mature students and recognize all other equivalent and international qualifications.
• Applicants with academic qualifications that do not meet the standard entry criteria may be considered if they have significant relevant work experience.

Country-Specific Requirements

The University uses the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities to identify the required final mark for students from China. For other countries, the requirements are as follows:

• Afghanistan: Masters, 95%
• Albania: Diplomë e Nivelit të Pare, 9.5
• Algeria: Licence, 16
• Argentina: Licenciatura, 8.5
• Armenia: Bakalavri Kochum, 90%
• Australia: Honours degree, First Class, 80%
• Austria: Degree, A (or 1.5)
• Azerbaijan: Bakalavr Diplomu, 4.5
• Bahamas: Degree from University of the West Indies, 1st, GPA 3.6
• Bahrain: GPA 4.0 scale, 3.5
• Bangladesh: 4 Year Bachelor of Science in Engineering, 1st, 70%
• Barbados: University of the West Indies, Honours degree, 1st, GPA 3.6
• Belarus: Specialist Diploma, 9
• Belgium: Bachelor degree, 80%
• Belize: Degree from University of the West Indies, 1st, GPA 3.6
• Benin: Maitrise, 18
• Bermuda: Degree from University of the West Indies, 1st, GPA 3.6
• Bolivia: Licenciado, 8.5
• Bosnia and Herzegovina: Diplom Visokog Obrazovanja, 10
• Botswana: Master's degree, A, 80%
• Brazil: Bacharel or Licenciado, 8.5
• Brunei: First, 80%
• Bulgaria: Diploma za Zavarsheno Visshe Obrazovanie, 6
• Burundi: Diplome d'Etude Approfondies, 18
• Cambodia: Master's degree, 80%
• Cameroon: Bachelor degree, 1st, 3.6
• Canada: GPA 4.0 scale, 3.7
• Chile: Grado de Licenciado, 6
• China: Bachelor degree, 83%
• Colombia: Licenciado, 4.5
• Costa Rica: Licenciado, 9
• Croatia: Baccalaureus, 4.5
• Cuba: Titulo de Licenciado, 5
• Cyprus: Bachelor degree, 8.5
• Czech Republic: Bakalár, 1
• Denmark: Candidatus/Candidata Magisterii, 12
• Dominican Republic: Licenciado, 3.8
• Ecuador: Título de Licenciado, 8.5
• Egypt: Bachelor degree, 3.5
• El Salvador: Licenciado, 8.5
• Estonia: Bakalaureusekraad, 5
• Ethiopia: Master's degree, A, 4.0
• Finland: Kandidaattii, 3
• France: Licence, 14
• Georgia: Bachelor degree, 5
• Germany: German Bachelor, 1.5
• Ghana: Bachelor degree, First, 70%
• Greece: Ptychio, 8.5
• Grenada: Degree from University of the West Indies, 1st, GPA 3.6
• Guatemala: Licenciado, 90%
• Guyana: Master's degree, GPA 4
• Honduras: Título de Licenciado, 4.5
• Hong Kong: Bachelor degree, First, 3.5
• Hungary: Alapfokozt, 4.5
• Iceland: Baccalaurreatus degree, 8.5
• India: Bachelor degree, 65%
• Indonesia: Sarjana I, 3.3
• Iran: Bachelor degree, 17
• Iraq: Bachelor degree, 80%
• Ireland: Bachelor degree, First Class Honours, 70%
• Israel: Bachelor degree, 90%
• Italy: Diploma di Laurea, 109
• Ivory Coast: Diplome d'Etude Approfondies, 16
• Jamaica: Degree from University of the West Indies, 1st, GPA 3.6
• Japan: Bachelor degree, 3.5
• Jordan: Bachelor degree, 3.5
• Kazakhstan: Bakalavr, 4.5
• Kenya: Bachelor degree, First, 70%
• Kosovo: Bachelor degree, 10
• Kuwait: Bachelor degree, 3.6
• Latvia: Bakalaura Diploms, 9
• Lebanon: Bachelor degree, 90%
• Liberia: Master's degree, 4.0
• Libya: Bachelor degree, 85%
• Lithuania: Bakalaura Diplomas, 9
• Luxembourg: Bachelor degree, 18
• Macau: Bachelor degree, First, 3.7
• Macedonia: Diplomirani, 10
• Malawi: Master's degree, 75%
• Malaysia: Bachelor degree, 3.5
• Malta: Bachelor degree, First, 80%
• Mauritius: Bachelor degree, First, 70%
• Mexico: Licenciado, 8.5
• Moldova: Diplomă de Licență, 9
• Mongolia: Диплом Специалиста, 90%
• Montenegro: Diplomirani, 10
• Morocco: Diplôme d'Ingénieur d'État, 16
• Mozambique: Mestrado, 16
• Myanmar (Burma): Master's degree, 5
• Namibia: Bachelor Honours, 80%
• Nepal: Bachelor degree, 80%
• Netherlands: Bachelor degree, 8
• New Zealand: Bachelor Honours, First, 7.0
• Nicaragua: Licenciado, 90%
• Nigeria: Bachelor degree, First, 70%
• Norway: Bachelor degree, A, 1.8
• Oman: Bachelor degree, 3.5
• Pakistan: Bachelor degree, 3.7
• Palestine: Bachelor degree, 3.5
• Panama: Licenciado, 91
• Papua New Guinea: Bachelor Honours, First
• Paraguay: Licenciado, 4.5
• Peru: Licenciado, 14
• Philippines: Bachelor degree, Summa Cum Laude, 4.0
• Poland: Magister, 5
• Portugal: Licenciado, 18
• Qatar: Bachelor degree, 3.5
• Romania: Diplomă de Licență, 9
• Russia: Bakalavr, 4.5
• Rwanda: Bachelor degree, First, 16
• Saudi Arabia: Bachelor degree, 3.5
• Senegal: Diplôme d'Etude Approfondies, 16
• Serbia: Diplomirani, 9
• Sierra Leone: Bachelor degree, First, 70%
• Singapore: Bachelor degree, First, 3.7
• Slovakia: Bakalár, 1.5
• Slovenia: Univerzitetni Diplom, 9
• South Africa: Bachelor Honours, 80%
• South Korea: Bachelor degree, 3.8
• Spain: Licenciado, 8.5
• Sri Lanka: Bachelor Special or Honours degree, 90%
• Sudan: Bachelor degree, First, 70%
• Sweden: Kandidatexamen, Overall grade of VG
• Switzerland: Bachelor degree, 10
• Syria: Bachelor degree, 80%
• Taiwan: Bachelor degree, 80%
• Tajikistan: Диплом Специалиста, 5
• Tanzania: Bachelor degree, First, 70%
• Thailand: Bachelor degree, 3.5
• Trinidad and Tobago: Degree from University of the West Indies, 1st, GPA 3.6
• Tunisia: Diplôme d'Ingénieur d'État, 16
• Turkey: Lisans Diplomasi, 3.5
• Turkmenistan: Bakalavr, 5
• Uganda: Bachelor degree, First, 4.4
• Ukraine: Dyplom Magistra, 4.5
• United Arab Emirates: Bachelor degree, 3.5
• United States of America: GPA 4.0 scale, 3.5
• Uruguay: Licenciado, 9
• Uzbekistan: Magistr Diplomi, 90%
• Venezuela: Licenciado, 18
• Vietnam: Bachelor degree, 8.0
• Zambia: Master's degree, A, 4.0
• Zimbabwe: Bachelor degree, First, 75%

Fees and Funding

The fees for the Systems Engineering MSc program are as follows:

• UK fee: £13,250 Full-time degree per annum
• International fee: £29,950 Full-time degree per annum

Fees for the academic year apply to courses starting in October 2025 or January 2026. Fees for the academic year apply to courses starting in October 2026.

Scholarships and Bursaries

There are scholarships and bursaries available to help with funding your study, including:

• Loughborough University Alumni Bursary: 10% off tuition fees
• Excellence Scholarship: Up to 20% off tuition fees

Your Development

The Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering is committed to helping you develop the skills and attributes you need to progress successfully in your chosen career. The program's curriculum stimulates thinking and extends the capabilities of technical managers and engineers to handle complexity and remain effective in the workplace by providing:

• An integrated-systems engineering view of inter-related technologies, processes, tools, techniques, and their effective use.
• Essential systems skills such as model-based architecture and design, against a background of the need for traceability in managing complex projects.
• Knowledge and technical expertise in a range of systems technologies.
• Experience of effective, integrated, multi-skilled project teams working in extended enterprises beyond the confines of any particular organization.
• Increased depth of technical and management knowledge through elective modules.
• The ability to transfer systems skills and knowledge into the workplace enhanced by an individual project.

Our Academics

The program is taught by experienced academics, including:

• Professor Roy Kalawsky: Director of Advanced VR Research Centre - The Centre for Virtual Engineering
• Dr. Melanie King: Senior Lecturer in Systems Engineering
• Professor Michael Henshaw: Programme Director for Systems Engineering
• Dr. Siyuan Ji: Reader in Model-based Systems Engineering

Your Future Career

Graduates of our Systems Engineering MSc will gain capabilities that are in global demand across a range of sectors and which can be applied to the challenges and issues posed by any complex system design and operation. Recent graduates are employed by or have secured roles in a range of industries, at companies such as Alstom, BAE Systems, Rolls Royce, WSP, Network Rail, Uniper, UTC Aerospace Systems, Cummins, Babcock, UK Ministry of Defence, and Inmarsat, to name a few, in positions such as graduate, systems, software, and functional safety engineers.

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