Masters in Manufacturing Engineering with Digital Manufacturing for Innovative Ecosystems  (T403)

This EIT-Manufacturing Masters programme (UCD ME Manufacturing) aspires to be Europe’s pre-eminent taught programme for graduates seeking to pursue careers in the manufacturing industry. 

The unique factors that this programme offers to all students include

• direct involvement of industry,


• hands-on experiential learning through Teaching & Learning Factories,


• Fully immersive and transnational experience involving at least two institutions from different countries,


• core technology areas combined with structured training in innovation and entrepreneurship, 


• cross-sectoral involvement from both academia and industry.

• Have broad knowledge of theories and concepts in Cyber-physical systems (CPS), Information system management, digital monitoring
• Integrate technical and business knowledge and skills in the design, implementation and management of complex engineering systems.    
• Be able to implement the gained engineering expertise to create new or improved methods, techniques, products, and services in the field.    
• Be able to think beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries to find innovative solutions to real-world problems and to come up with new ideas.    
• Be able to draw up plans and to make decisions foreseeing future consequences from a scientific, ethical, and societal perspective    
• Be able to turn innovations in the area into feasible and successful business solutions.    
• Be able to profitably work in small size teams and contexts by taking into account all relevant elements and showing effective decision-making and leadership abilities.

There is strong demand throughout Europe for graduates of manufacturing degree programmes to be better equipped for the marketplace than their predecessors have been. There is strong need for graduates to have direct experience of industry, to have a practical awareness of important developments within the sectors of Europe’s manufacturing industry (e.g., increased digitalisation, demands of Industry 4.0, growth of additive manufacturing and robotics, etc.), to have a  greater awareness of innovation & entrepreneurship, combined with an international perspective that is the direct result of personal experiences. 

The ME Manufacturing Engineering will prepare you for high level technical positions, Innovation roles and business profiles, including the capability to create your own start-up. It will also allow you to create a professional network at national and international level through the several initiatives and the EIT alumni communities.

Stage 1

The ME Manufacturing Engineering with Digital Manufacturing minor is a Two-Year 2-Stage 120-Credit Masters Programme, part of the EIT Manufacturing Master School collaborative programme. Students are required to take 60 credits in Stage 1 (Year 1) at UCD as the Entry with a balanced workload of 30 credits per Trimester. The second year of the Programme will be done in an Exit university, in another country, based on the students preferred choice, made at the registration stage for the EIT Manufacturing Master School.

Students will be automatically registered to their Core Modules but they should select their Option Modules based on the published Syllabi on the EIT Manufacturing Master School website and in consultation with the Programme Director.