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Why study Technology Management at UL?

The BSc. in Technology Management is a course unique to UL, offering a mix of engineering and business studies subjects. It opens up opportunities for you to work in numerous roles in a wide range of industries. Technology Management has been designed and developed in consultation with a panel of leading industrial experts to ensure that you will have the skills needed by industry.

You will experience a broad range of subjects that will give you a good insight into the workings of modern industry. Due to the mix of business & engineering subjects, graduates have a strong track record of securing employment. All subjects on the course are taught as if you have never experienced that subject before, and are taught through lectures, tutorials and/or practical hands-on sessions.

Course Structure

What you will study

In this 4 year degree programme you will study subjects which cover the principles and practice of Technology Management. The programme can be divided into a number of subject streams – so you will experience all aspects of an industrial environment over the course. All subjects are taught on the assumption that you have never before studied them.

Business Stream: Subjects include Employee Relations, Human Resource Management, Financial Accounting and Economics. The objective is to provide you with an understanding of the costs associated with designing and making a product and the laws around treating employees in the workplace.

Technology Management Stream: Subjects include Innovation Management, Technology Management, Project planning & Automation. In this stream you will learn about new product development, idea generation, managing projects and how products are put together.

Quality Management Stream: Subjects include Quality Management, Measurement Systems, Logistics systems, Service systems. You will learn how to measure quality and how to produce a quality process or product. You will examine factors such as logistics and services and see how they can impact on the quality and cost of the finished item.

During the Spring Semester of Year 3 and the subsequent summer, a period of Cooperative Education provides experience of the practice and application of Technology Management in a working environment. Such relevant industrial experience has proven very beneficial to students seeking employment after completing their studies.

Elective Options

Years 3 and 4 offer one module per semester where you choose an area you would like to focus on. You can choose from a list of elective options to broaden your education. These options include;

• Entrepreneurship
• Environmental Management
• Information management
• Organisational Psychology
• Analysis for Business

Career Prospects

Our graduates have found employment in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, agri-business, electronics and other areas.

Previous graduates have been appointed to roles such as Manager, Engineer, Analyst, Supervisor in areas such as:

• New Product Development
• Supply Chain Management
• Management Engineering
• Quality Management
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Product Design
• Service Management
• Production Management
• Project Management
• Purchasing Supervision
• Logistics Management

Follow-on Study

Related postgraduate courses at UL include;

• MSc in Advanced Materials
• MSc in Quality Management
• MTech in Computer Aided Product Design
• MSc in Biomedical Engineering