Finding the right postgraduate degree for you
Our courses and research programmes are informed and directed by industry needs and challenges. To best address these challenges, our specialisms are aligned to specific sectors. This enables us to build relationships with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within these sectors, as well as global businesses, governments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
Courses
Our courses are listed on our website and you can use the handy course finder to find the right course for you, or find a list of our courses in the course directory section of this publication.
Learn from your cohort
With nearly half of our learners being aged over 30, we also accept students with relevant industry experience. This breadth of experience adds value to your learning. Mature students gain support from students with fresh experience of undergraduate study, and students who have not yet worked in their chosen sector benefit from real-world examples from mature students. This unique learning experience ensures our graduates are highly regarded and sought after in technology and management roles and organisations.
Courses
Our courses are listed on our website and you can use the handy course finder to find the right course for you.
Learn from your cohort
With nearly half of our learners being aged over 30, we also accept students with relevant industry experience. This breadth of experience adds value to your learning. Mature students gain support from students with fresh experience of undergraduate study, and students who have not yet worked in their chosen sector benefit from real-world examples from mature students. This unique learning experience ensures our graduates are highly regarded and sought after in technology and management roles and organisations.
“Studying at Cranfield University not only equipped me with academic knowledge but also provided me with real-world industry exposure and connections. The industrial exposure I gained at Cranfield has been instrumental in preparing me for my current role and has significantly contributed to my professional growth.”
Abhishek Makkattil,
ME Process Engineer, Airbus,
(Aerospace Manufacturing MSc 2023)
Applied research
Our academics and industry contacts can help you develop research that can be implemented by industry or governments. With our broad range of expertise, you can benefit from the opportunity to develop research and learning in one sector and apply it to another.
To give you an idea of the kind of projects you could be involved in, below are just some examples of master’s and research project titles.
Master's group and individual thesis projects
- Improved post-harvest technologies within the Ethiopian peanut production chain.
- Enhancing cost-effectiveness of green hydrogen production for agricultural systems.
- Invercauld Estate, Scotland – Natural capital mapping and environmental management.
- An interactive web application for tea resources and RNA-Seq analysis.
- Wastewater treatment for the pharmaceutical industry in Jordan.
- Laser shock peening process to achieve grain refinement in wire-arc additive manufactured titanium alloy.
- The digital transformation of agile and lean product development process model of Atlas Copco: Internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) applications.
- Optimising knowledge management systems for disruptive AI innovation: A case study of legal contract analysis in the UK home rental industry.
- Aerospace TBC
- Grand tour of a small island: Conceptual design and trade-off for a sustainable multi-event vehicle.
Research projects
- Evaluating the viability of hydrogen as a fuel for the domestic heating infrastructure: A safety perspective.
- Investigating the infestation: Understanding and communicating deathwatch beetle activity on HMS Victory.
- Chemical diversity of Moroccan medicinal and aromatic plants and their potential for agricultural bioproducts.
- From source to tap: Tracking of drinking water bacteria using flow cytometry.
- Deep learning enhanced optimised vehicle-to-vehicle energy trading framework using double auction.
- An integrated approach for managing black dot (Colletotrichum Coccodes) disease to reduce potato losses.
- The role of cognitive capital in supply chain resilience: A focus on resilient interorganisational culture in supply chain networks.
- Decentralised swarm intelligence for cooperative multi-agent systems.
- Natural fibre-based composite roof and building structures for the replacement of asbestos in housing construction in Africa.
- Battery online state estimation for electric vehicles.
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“Choosing Cranfield University was an easy decision for me. knew Cranfield had a world-class reputation for its research and innovation in aerospace and aviation. The University's cutting-edge facilities, expert academics , and its close ties to industry leaders like Airbus, made it the perfect place for me to advance my career.”
Ying Tian,
student, (Aerospace Vehicle Design MSc)
Applied research
Our academics and industry contacts can help you develop research that can be implemented by industry or governments. With our broad range of expertise, you can benefit from the opportunity to develop research and learning in one sector and apply it to another.
To give you an idea of the kind of projects you could be involved in, below are just some examples of master’s and research project titles.
Master's group and individual thesis projects
- Improved post-harvest technologies within the Ethiopian peanut production chain.
- Enhancing cost-effectiveness of green hydrogen production for agricultural systems.
- Invercauld Estate, Scotland – Natural capital mapping and environmental management.
- An interactive web application for tea resources and RNA-Seq analysis.
- Wastewater treatment for the pharmaceutical industry in Jordan.
- Laser shock peening process to achieve grain refinement in wire-arc additive manufactured titanium alloy.
- The digital transformation of agile and lean product development process model of Atlas Copco: Internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) applications.
- Optimising knowledge management systems for disruptive AI innovation: A case study of legal contract analysis in the UK home rental industry.
- Aerospace TBC
- Grand tour of a small island: Conceptual design and trade-off for a sustainable multi-event vehicle.
Research projects
- Evaluating the viability of hydrogen as a fuel for the domestic heating infrastructure: A safety perspective.
- Investigating the infestation: Understanding and communicating deathwatch beetle activity on HMS Victory.
- Chemical diversity of Moroccan medicinal and aromatic plants and their potential for agricultural bioproducts.
- From source to tap: Tracking of drinking water bacteria using flow cytometry.
- Deep learning enhanced optimised vehicle-to-vehicle energy trading framework using double auction.
- An integrated approach for managing black dot (Colletotrichum Coccodes) disease to reduce potato losses.
- The role of cognitive capital in supply chain resilience: A focus on resilient interorganisational culture in supply chain networks.
- Decentralised swarm intelligence for cooperative multi-agent systems.
- Natural fibre-based composite roof and building structures for the replacement of asbestos in housing construction in Africa.
- Battery online state estimation for electric vehicles.