Studying product and process development abroad

Explore how cutting-edge technologies like AI, IoT, and 3D printing are revolutionising manufacturing and logistics in a product and process development degree.

Product and process development as a field is concerned with all things surrounding Industry 4.0, harnessing advances in modern technologies to benefit both the production of products and goods and to improve logistics involved in modern manufacturing methods.

You may wish to study in this field if you have a keen interest in topics like AI, Robotics, the Internet of Things and modern technology in general.

By studying in this field, your modules are likely to cover topics such as:

Internet of things
Artificial Intelligence
Logistics
Machine-to-machine communication
3D printing
Communication technologies

Graduates in this field will go on to work in industry, often as consultants or as researchers at high tech companies.

Postgraduate programmes in Product and Process Development are most commonly offered at universities as a Master of Science (MSc. degree/MS degree), which can typically take between 1-2 years to complete when studied Full-time, and may include an industrial placement year.

Entry requirements for postgraduate programmes in Intelligent Embedded Systems will usually include a bachelor/undergraduate degree in a related topic such as computing or mathematics.