MSc Project Management MSc

The MSc in Project Management aims to provide you with robust training, covering project management fundamentals, models, tools and techniques, while incorporating essential elements of data analytics and big data systems, enabling you to become a well-rounded project manager.

Our programme goes beyond theoretical knowledge. With active involvement from industry and business specialists, we emphasise practical skills, real-world scenarios, and hands-on experience. You will have the opportunity to engage with professionals, participate in workshops, tackle project-specific challenges, and pick up additional industry specific qualifications. This immersive approach ensures that upon graduation you are job-ready and adaptable.

Industry collaboration will be an essential ingredient of this programme. We will be establishing close links with the manufacturing, engineering, aerospace and construction sectors, and will encourage opportunities for experts in the field to deliver guest lectures. This will enable you to gain vital industry insights and learning first-hand from expert practitioners.

We will also actively facilitate networking events and site visits. More importantly, the group projects, that serve as the single largest component of the course, will be provided by industry, and the students on this programme, working as a team, will have opportunities to interact with industry, build relationships, and explore possible careers in the sector.

By the time you complete the programme, you will have mastered handling projects from inception, planning, risk management and budgeting, right through to time management in delivery, project execution, and monitoring and evaluation, covering the full spectrum of project management.

While studying the MSc in Project Management, you’ll be located in our £22million School of Management on the beautiful Bay Campus.

You’ll have access to a wide range of industry and business experts, who will support the delivery of the programme through masterclasses, guest lectures and industry visits. This will enable you to receive valuable industry-focused insights and experience.

You’ll also be taught by our world-class faculty, who have extensive industry and academic knowledge. As a result, we are ranked:

• 78th in the World for Business & Management Studies (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024)

During your studies, you’ll have the opportunity to obtain the industry-recognised PRINCE 2 foundation level qualification. In addition to this, there is high industry and business demand for well-trained project management professionals, meaning graduates of this programme will benefit from diverse employment opportunities across a wide range of career paths.

The School of Management is accredited by AACSB International, the world’s largest business education association, connecting business schools, businesses and learners, to create the next generation of great leaders.