MSc Project Management

University of Winchester

The MSc Project Management, accredited by the Association for Project Management for Pathway 2, is a recognised assessment on the route to Chartered Project Professional status. The programme equips you with technical and interpersonal skills in both tactical and strategic approaches to portfolio, programme and project management. With students coming from a wide range of Undergraduate degrees, embarking on this masters course will provide you with a competitive edge when searching for careers in your chosen area, as the course offers a range of focused skills in project management that are sought after by employers.; The inclusive, broad and diverse nature of the programme provides a unique opportunity for you to learn about various applications and contexts of project management through a variety of modules. The dynamic and challenging world of business has encouraged the increasing use of project management across all business sectors. In turn, this has created a heightened demand for qualified project managers, not only in the traditional areas of engineering and technology but also into new fields of practice. These additional areas include health and wellbeing; environmental and community development programmes; education; archaeology; and many of the creative and key service industries (including tourism and event management); inspiring innovative forms of project and programme management. Studying Project Management at Winchester, you consider and develop practical approaches to project management, exploring and practicing traditional and contemporary approaches to the profession. Study core modules including Fundamentals of Project Management, Approaches to Project Management, Project Management Tools and Applications, Advanced Project and Programme Management, Principles of Responsible Management as well as Research Methods in Business. Then choose from the optional modules: Business Consulting, Leadership in Organizations, and Sustainable Innovation Management. You also complete a Capstone Project which provides an opportunity to complete either a Dissertation, or a Consultancy Project, or a Business Start Up.