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MSc Programme and Project Management with Project Year

MSc Programme and Project Management with Project Year

Different course options

Full time | Parkgate Road Campus | 2 years | OCT

Study mode

Full time

Duration

2 years

Start date

OCT

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Project Management (Business / Industry)

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

This MSc delivers advanced education and training across roles in the programme and project management profession.

Course overview

The University of Chester offers an excellent opportunity to study Programme and Project Management - including PRINCE2. Project management is a key skill, which is in growing demand due to the increasing scale and complexity of projects being undertaken across all industries.

The course is designed to equip you with a set of skills for planning, monitoring, and controlling, and delivering projects in a traditional and in an Agile approach. The course provides you the knowledge and tools to help implement strategies for change, in a sustainable way. Our MSc in Programme and Project Management does not focus on one specific sector, and successful completion of the course will give you the flexibility to work across all industries.

The MSc Programme and Project Management is designed to give you the core skills you need as a Project Manager, together with the flexibility to select optional modules to support your career development.

Assessment

Assessment is by written assignment.

Job prospects

Project Management is a key skill that has been witnessing growing demand due to the increasing scale and complexity of projects being undertaken across all industries. Demand over the next 10 years for project managers is growing faster than demand for workers in other occupations. Organisations, however, face risks from this talent gap.

Modules

To include: Backgrounds, Definitions, Case studies; Methods employed within own organisation; track records; Choosing a methodology Scoping a project - or, maybe, projects; The Business Case, Budgets, People, Responsibilities; Stage Boundaries, issues and reporting; Closing a project, lessons learned.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£8,505

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£14,750

Entry requirements

Applicants will normally be expected to have a first degree (2:2 honours minimum) or two years’ experience of a role in project management.