Explosives Ordnance Engineering Apprenticeship at Cranfield University

Programme overview

This course meets the requirements of the Level 7 Explosives Ordnance Engineering Master's Apprenticeship Standard. Eligible organisations will be able to use their Apprenticeship Levy to cover the cost of the course tuition fees. View Fees and Funding information, or find out more about Master's Apprenticeships.

Faculty: Defence | Duration: MSc Apprenticeship 3 years part-time | Study mode: part-time | Intake: September | Location: Cranfield, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Delivery: Coursework, examination, and end point assessment. Compulsory modules: Introductory Studies, Research Tools, Introduction to Explosives Engineering, Munitions and Target Response, Delivery Systems, Future Developments: Scanning the Horizon in EOE, Safety Assurance in EOE, Testing and Evaluation of Explosives, Rocket Motors and Propellants, Design for Vulnerability, Explosives and the Environment, Thesis.

Career pathways

Many of the students are linked to military employment and as such are sponsored through this route. Therefore, the majority of students continue to work for them on completion of the course.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A degree in a science or engineering related subject or, exceptionally, with at least seven years’ experience. If you are applying for entry to the MSc in EOE through the experiential route, then up to three successful completions of EOE modules as stand-alone accredited short courses can be used as part of the case to provide supporting evidence of academic ability for entry onto the MSc in EOE. This programme is accredited as a programme of further learning for CEng registration. When presented together with a CEng-accredited bachelor's programme, the educational requirements for CEng registration will be met in full. Students who do not have a first degree should contact the relevant institute directly for further details on whether they meet the requirements. Security clearance requirements apply for study at Shrivenham.

GBP 37,640 for the whole programme (2025/26). MSc Part-time; apprenticeship programme fee (employer-funded via the Apprenticeship Levy), includes tuition and end-point assessment Source

Intake: September

Duration: MSc Apprenticeship 3 years part-time

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