Master of Science in Invention and Product Engineering

Why this programme exists

The continent consumes inventions it does not make, and the gap is not creativity but the disciplined capability to carry an invention across the long distance from an idea to a manufacturable, protected, sellable product. Invention and product engineering unites design, engineering, intellectual property and manufacturing into a single professional competence, and it is essentially untaught at postgraduate level in the region. This research and build weighted masters is built for engineers, designers and technical founders who will invent and commercialise real products, and it terminates in a developed, protected and validated product with a route to manufacture.

Admission requirements

A good first degree (second class or above) in engineering, design, a physical science or a cognate technical field, or substantial relevant experience admitted through recognition of prior learning; plus a short technical and design task scored against Capabilities C6 and C7. All applicants must demonstrate competence in English, the language of instruction, through their qualifications or an approved proficiency test under Part A. International and non standard qualifications are assessed for equivalence against the profile above under the Credential Portability provisions, so that a suitably prepared applicant may enter from anywhere in the world. Selection considers the whole application, including the structured admission task, and is conducted without discrimination under the University's admissions policy. Alternative pathways: recognition of prior learning against the admission profile under Part G, including substantial professional practice in lieu of the named first degree field. Online components require the Digital Readiness orientation under Part D6.