MSc Project Management

Applicants should hold an honours degree 2:2 or above in a relevant academic discipline, such as business management, or project management.

Applications from candidates who can demonstrate experience at an appropriate professional level but who do not have formal academic entry qualifications may also be admitted on an individual basis. Please contact us to discuss any relevant experience through our enquiry form.

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Funding opportunities including scholarships available

On successful completion, you will be able to:

• Understand and critically evaluate the role of project management in different organisations at a strategic level in an evolving global environment.
• Demonstrate a systematic understanding of the current concepts, principles and methodologies available in planning and managing a wide variety of projects from a global perspective.
• Critically analyse a range of different issues and challenges in the implementation and management of projects, to include people, processes and culture, developing reasoned recommendations and solutions.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders involved in a variety of international projects to include developing written plans, reports and delivering professional oral presentations.
• Develop transferable professional and practical skills that will demonstrate a responsible, ethical and sustainable approach to managing projects both individually and as part of a team.
• Systematically analyse and critically evaluate sources of data and information to synthesise business research.

The course aims to help prepare you for a variety of project management career options, upon successful completion, by exploring how to be an effective leader in the field of project management, and how to address the complex issues currently facing project managers in a variety of organisational settings, whether in the public, private or voluntary sector. We recognise the importance of preparing students for the working environment and have invested heavily in providing the support and opportunities for our students to help to enhance their graduate employment prospects.

• Business Process Integration – 15 credits
• Project Management in Practice – 15 credits
• Strategic Portfolio and Programme Management – 15 credits
• Project Organisation and Culture – 15 credits
• Risk Management – 15 credits
• International Leadership and Management – 15 credits
• Project Management Methodologies – 15 credits
• Project Governance and Responsible Management – 15 credits
• Professional Management Development – Creativity, Change and Innovation – 10 credits
• Postgraduate Business Project – 50 credits