Master of Science in Integrated Product Development

MQF Level

Duration and Credits

6 Semesters

90 ECTS

Mode of Study

Part-time Evening

The course is built on the two fundamental pillars: Product and Process Engineering and Business. The course blends together these topics and even allows the candidate an element of specialization or focus in any one of these two pillars within the program itself. You may opt to either follow a Postgraduate Diploma or a Masters' degree in the topic of Integrated Product Development. The course is built on the two aforesaid pillars, or areas, that are essential for the achievement of success in the manufacturing industry. You will benefit from taught study-units which characterise the first two years of the course. In each semester of these two years, you will have three study-units, each worth 5ECTS. In the final year, you will have the opportunity to enhance and apply the knowledge and skills that they have gained in the first two years, in a project worth 30ECTS.

The modern approach in today's industry is that of Integrated Product Development (IPD), where all of the aspects of product function and design, of product materials and manufacturing, of product use and environmental impact, of product marketing and costing, and of entrepreneurship and business management are linked into a single discipline that is targeted towards optimizing overall performance and degree of success. For this purpose, the Faculty of Engineering in collaboration with the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy (FEMA) at the University of Malta, offers a Masters course in IPD. The course is built on the two fundamental pillars: Product and Process Engineering and Business. The course blends together these topics and even allows the candidate an element of specialization or focus in any one of these two pillars within the program itself.

You may opt to either follow a Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) or a Masters degree in the topic of Integrated Product Development. The course is built on the two aforesaid pillars, or areas, that are essential for the achievement of success in the manufacturing industry. Participants benefit from taught study-units which characterise the first two years of the course. In each semester of these two years, students have three study-units, each worth 5ECTS. In the final year, you will have the opportunity to enhance and apply the knowledge and skills that they have gained in the first two years, in a project worth 30ECTS.

The first pillar is that of Product and Process Engineering, dealing with issues of product design, modelling, materials engineering, tooling, automation, quality and safety. This pillar also includes a number of elective study-units such as the one on micro and nano technology, which is an emerging area of major importance in modern high technology manufacturing and research. This pillar also deals with the planning, technical, and sustainability aspects of the production process.

The second pillar deals with the business element, and fortifies the course with the various essential business skills that are required for the achievement of success in the industry. This pillar also includes a number of elective study-units such as the one on technology entrepreneurship, in line with a major Government objective to encourage and facilitate entrepreneurial spirit in the manufacturing industry.

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Applicants must be in possession of:

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the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree with at least Second Class Honours or
the Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree with at least Second Class Honours in appropriate areas of study as approved by the Board or
a qualification deemed by Senate, on the recommendation of the Board, to be equivalent to either of the above degrees.

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Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

ENR5104	Sustainable Product Development	5 ECTS
MFE5101	Fundamentals of Product Development	5 ECTS
MGT5056	Fundamentals and Principles of Management	5 ECTS


Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

EMA5901	Financial Control in Product Development	5 ECTS
ENR5101	Advanced Manufacturing Processes and Methodologies	5 ECTS
MME5101	Materials Engineering in Products and Processes	5 ECTS

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 10 credits from the elective study-units on offer during the second semester.


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

MFE5102	Lean and Agile Manufacturing	5 ECTS
MGT5057	Fundamentals of Business and Market Development	5 ECTS
MGT5058	Technology Entrepreneurship	5 ECTS


Semester 2

Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)

ENR5102	Tool Design and Manufacture	5 ECTS
ENR5103	Nano and Micro Technologies	5 ECTS
MFE5103	Product Quality, Reliability and Safety Engineering	5 ECTS
MFE5104	Industrial Automation and Robotics	5 ECTS


Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

ENR5000	Integrated Product Development Project	30 ECTS

This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2021 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of Master of Science in Integrated Product Development under the auspices of the Faculty of Engineering.

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

Describe tools and methodologies for improving business performance through the effective exploitation of product development
Demonstrate understanding in management practices and the concepts and roles of management
Use computer based tools for understanding product behaviour and for design optimisation
Describe advanced manufacturing processes and methodologies
Select suitable materials for the development of products
Build on the key issues of entrepreneurship to start-up and manage technology based companies

Understand and apply competitive manufacturing systems through lean and agile manufacturing techniques
Demonstrate understanding on markets to design products that meet market needs
Give an insight into cost accounting related to product development
Demonstrate understanding on the design and development of tools, in particular for injection moulding
Demonstrate understanding on the integration aspect of the IPD model
Recall and apply techniques/models/methods taught in the course and which are used in the pillars of the IPD model taught in the course
Apply the knowledge gained in the course to systematically solve a product development problem, by adopting an integrated approach.

Non EU Applicants:

Total Tuition Fees: Eur 13,400
Yr 1: Eur 6,700 - Yr 2: Eur 6,700 - Yr 3: NIL

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As a graduate of the M.Sc. IPD programme, you will have gained knowledge on different facets of product development, and you will be in a better position to advance in your professional career, in particular in managerial positions in industry requiring high level of multidisciplinary technical expertise. Furthermore, the M.Sc. IPD course will open up new opportunities for you to specialise in product development at doctoral level.

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