MSc Project Management

Overview

The aim of the master’s course is to develop a career in a project-based role or environment. Project management in a global business environment is the focus of this MSc. Students will be able to plan, monitor, control, and deliver successful projects after they graduate with a deeper knowledge of the theoretical and practical aspects of project management. They will also enhance their ability to develop the essential skills and competencies required to succeed in a project management career. Project managers will be required to combine resources, skills, technology, and concepts to achieve business objectives, as they learn about comprehensive business environments.

The University of Roehampton London is an established international higher-education institution providing a high-quality learning and research experience with the aim of developing personal growth and driving social change. 

The University has a proud and distinguished history dating back to the 1840s and it was one of the first institutions in the UK to admit women to its colleges of higher education. 

Today the University is renowned for its broad range of expertise across teacher training, business, social sciences, the arts and humanities, psychology, as well as human and life sciences, with world-leading and internationally recognised research in these fields.

What will the student experience?

Students will:

• Develop a greater knowledge of project management’s theoretical and practical components.
• Seek to further their career in a project-based function in a corporate environment.
• Develop the capacity to learn the fundamental skills and proficiencies necessary to plan, manage, control and deliver effective projects.
• Gain the foundational information and analytical abilities required to work as a Project/Programme Manager, Project Support Officer, Project Administrator, or Project Worker.
• Be able to enhance an existing career and increase the applied research abilities of students seeking to pursue further research studies.

The course is delivered 100% on-campus with full access to state-of-the-art facilities. 

Who should take this programme?

This master’s programme is made for students of any major who are interested in
advancing their professional lives via work on projects. Anyone interested in becoming a project/programme manager, project support officer, project administrator, or project worker will find the necessary knowledge foundation, and organisational, and analytical abilities covered in this course.

Why study this programme?

This master’s course is for students who have earned at least a three-year university degree in Information Technology, Business or Management, or Engineering in a study course in any field. Applicants who have earned the required certification from an accredited institution will be evaluated on an individual basis.

Programme Structure

This programme consists of 3 terms (12 weeks each) and a dissertation term (6 months). Teaching takes place Monday to Saturday, during morning, afternoon, or evening sessions.

Students will also attend modules on academic research methods and study the German language alongside their master’s degree subjects.