MSc Reliability

Engineering &
Asset Management

(Previously known as MSc Maintenance Engineering & Asset Management)

MS c RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & ASSET MANAGEMENT

1997

Est.
Taught Masters directly related to Plant Maintenance

250
Accredited by:

Alumni from more than 250

industries worldwide

EFNMS Excellence Award

4
Best UK Master Thesis in

th
Maintenance for several years

2
year part-
Applied
Learning

Learn by doing with the Flexible format

In the UK for
Engineering & Technology
time MSc. Manchester Method. Transform your career while (The World University Ranking 2015,
you continue working Times Higher Education)

50
years 2 nd Affiliated to:
International Conference on
Maintenance Engineering
Blended Learning Global community
of Reliability Face to face workshops of REAM Alumni In the UK for research power
Engineering & in Dubai + interactive (REF 2014)
Asset Management online learning.
experience
YOUR PROGRAMME DIRECTOR A GLOBAL EXPERT

The University of Manchester

Prof Jyoti Sinha “Our teaching style is unique compared to other has taught Masters’ programmes
CEng, FIMechE postgraduate engineering courses. The units are in Reliability Engineering & Asset
Programme Director, explained through industrial case studies and Management directly related
Head Dynamics Laboratory our teaching often takes place at plant sites to
demonstrate the real world application of theory.
to plant maintenance for over
20 years. Our global community
The majority of people on this programme are plant maintenance
of alumni includes graduates from
professionals, already working in industry. As a result of this
period of study they are able to contribute significantly to their more than 250 industries, many
organisation, with students encouraged to focus their dissertation of which are currently in senior
project on real industrial problems from their parent industry.
management roles in their
For graduates who choose this programme following their degree, organisations. As a student on
they benefit from sharing the class with professionals with
industrial experience and a real awareness of their problems
our programme you will gain
at their workplace.” immediate access to this network,
which offers unrivalled
opportunities to make global
connections and share expertise.

Mohammed Al Tae, Class of 2014

Engineering Quality & Reliability Manager at the Technical
Centre Oman LNG Qalhat, Sultanate of Oman.
“The MSc programme was a wonderful blend of the organizational
and technical challenges facing the maintenance industry, and
to the maintenance manager in particular.”

Maria del Carmen Garcia Lizarraga, Class of 2014

Researcher at Nuclear Energy Department, Instituto
de Investigaciones Eléctricas, México
“The content of the programme is very well balanced between
engineering concepts and industrial experience.”
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

Our Reliability Engineering and Asset Management (MSc) is the only

Design for Reliability
global programme that offers a complete spectrum of education with & Asset Management
real industrial applications in the field of plant maintenance.
– Learning from major failures and near
misses as feedback to improve design.
You can expect to study units covering topics such as: – Appreciate the human factors that
influence design for maintainability.
– Undertake design evaluations at the
Asset Management organisation, system, equipment,
Maintenance Organisation
& Maintenance Strategy and information systems levels.
Auditing Asset Management
& Maintenance Organisations
– How to carry out a successful audit
in a limited time
– Gathering the necessary information
– Creating a practical improvement
plan with impact

– Asset & maintenance strategies aligned to the
business requirements
– Tasks based on criticality & failure patterns
– Continuous improvement mechanisms
Asset Maintenance Systems
– Organisational options for getting work done
safely & cost-effectively
– The importance of leadership, communication
& engagement
– Effective management of outsourced
activities & optimization of maintenance
spare parts
Condition Monitoring
Turnaround Management
– Initiation, planning and preparation
of major industrial turnarounds
– Methodology for managing product
to product turnaround execution
– Using a model of excellence
to assess turnaround performance
Reliability, Maintainability
& Risk
– Risk assessment methods for failure
mode management.
– System reliability, availability and
maintainability analysis.
– Human reliability assessment for improved
operational performance.

– A systems based approach to effective – Industrial condition monitoring approaches

asset maintenance
– The application of predictive, preventive
and corrective maintenance
– Control of maintenance costs, logistics
and resources
to reduce machine downtime
– Machine vibration measurements, signal
processing and data interpretation
– Fault diagnosis, modal (bump) tests and
many case studies
YOUR FACE TO FACE WORKSHOPS HOW TO APPLY

You will attend a 5 day face to face workshop for each unit. There will be You can begin your studies in January.
four workshops each academic year at The University of Manchester’s Take the first steps today and apply online at:
Middle East Centre, located at the heart of Dubai’s Knowledge Park. www.manchester.ac.ae

At these workshops, you will undertake practical activities in small multinational groups and complete
applied maintenance challenges that are relevant to your workplace. Our blended learning approach
combines the very best interactive e-learning with the Manchester Method - the ‘action learning’ Entry requirements:
approach developed here at The University of Manchester in the 1960s. – Standard academic entry requirement for this – An English Language qualification (IELTS/iBT/
masters course is a Second Class UK honours TOEFL/CPE/PTE Academic/India Standard
degree or international equivalent in a relevant X11). If an ELQ is not available a short Skype
science or engineering discipline. Alternatively interview will be required with the Programme
Programme Starts in January
more than 2 years’ industrial experience will be Director or Head of Student Recruitment
considered in lieu of an academic qualification. & Admissions.
Workshop 1 Feb/Mar
YEAR 1

Workshop 2 Feb/Mar

Workshop 3 Oct/Nov
Fees
Workshop 4 Oct/Nov Fees can be paid in instalments and we
can offer advice for candidates seeking
corporate sponsorship. Please contact
us for further information.

Next steps
Workshop 5 Feb/Mar
Please contact us to find out more and
YEAR 2

Workshop 6 Feb/Mar arrange a personal consultation with one

of course counsellors.
Workshop 7 Oct/Nov

Workshop 8 Oct/Nov Tel: +971 4 446 8664

Email: ream@manchester.ac.ae
In addition to your face to face workshop for each unit you will also complete a dissertation project. www.manchester.ac.ae
You will be supported by an academic supervisor relevant to your chosen project area and will have
regular contact with them to support your study.
GET IN TOUCH

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Meet us at an event online

Call us to arrange a personal consultation

Tel: +971 (0)4 4468664

Email: ream@manchester.ac.ae
www.manchester.ac.ae

The University of Manchester

Middle East Centre
Office F-16, Block 2B
Dubai Knowledge Park, Dubai, UAE

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qualifications granted by this institution and certified by the KHDA shall be
recognised in the Emirate of Dubai by all public and private entities for all purposes.