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    MSc 1 year full-time, 2 years with a work placement

Masters Degree Description

Our MSc Project Management course has been designed to equip you with all the necessary skills and knowledge to design, plan and execute projects successfully. Project Management is a growing field with a strong focus on finding graduates with strong theoretical background in Project and Programme Management.

The principle aim of this course is to offer you a specialist postgraduate course in project management that is both practically and academically relevant to the current demands in project and programme management.

In your third semester, you’ll choose an experiential project. With the opportunity to use your skills in a real-world setting, you can choose from completing a consultancy experience project or a business research project.

This course is accredited by the Association for Project Management (APM) the Chartered Body for the project management profession. This prestigious accreditation ensures a high standard of relevance and excellence. As well as gaining a recognised Masters qualification, you’ll have the opportunity to take up membership of the APM meaning you are on an accelerated pathway to achieving chartered status in your future career, as well as having a thorough understanding of how to deliver projects successfully.

Entry Requirements

One year course

  • You will need an undergraduate degree equivalent to a UK undergraduate honours degree (2.2 or above) containing some evidence of quantitative ability.
  • All applicants will be required to demonstrate a commitment to the subject they wish to study and should demonstrate how their chosen programme of study will benefit them in their future career.
  • One academic reference is required.

Two years with placement

  • You will need an undergraduate degree equivalent to a UK undergraduate honours degree (2.1 or above) containing some evidence of quantitative ability.
  • All applicants will be required to demonstrate a commitment to the subject they wish to study and should demonstrate how their chosen programme of study will benefit them in their future career.
  • One academic reference is required.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

You might be able to get a scholarship to help fund your studies. We award scholarships to those students who can demonstrate excellent achievement, passion and dedication to their studies.

Student Destinations

At Nottingham Business School, we’re focused on your employability from the start of your postgraduate degree. We provide you with a learning experience that integrates theory and practice.

Project Management graduates gain skills that are transferable across a number of industries including automotive, oil and gas, aerospace and defence, IT, engineering, healthcare plus many more. Our excellent links with over 600+ companies ensure you are highly employable upon graduation. In recent years, our students have worked at a range of world-renowned organisations, including:

  • 3M
  • Barclays
  • Boots
  • British Telecom
  • CISCO
  • E.ON
  • Experian
  • Nottinghamshire Police
  • Rolls Royce
  • Volkswagen
  • Waitrose

Module Details

Semester one

  • Project Management Principles
  • Maximising Project Success
  • Project Management Methodologies

Semester two

  • Project planning and Control
  • International Project Leadership
  • Project and Programme Strategy

Semester three

Your choice of final semester project. Experiential projects include:

  • Consultancy Experience Project; or
  • Business Research Project

Module for those undertaking the 2 year course

  • Placement Diploma in Industrial Experience

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