Master of Project Management

This programme intends to produce knowledgeable and competent project management professionals who are ethically and socially responsible, and sensitive to the needs for promoting sustainability.

Students are trained with the skills to handle problems, challenges and a project management perspective in a global context. Among others, disciplines stressed in this programme include Principles of Project Management, Project Management Professional Development, Project Investment and Financial Management, Organisational and Strategic Management, and also Value and Risk Management. The multi-disciplinary approach in the programme also allows exploration of other disciplines that are relevant to project management including Health and Safety Management, Information Technology Management for Projects, Legal Studies for Project Management as well as Assets and Facilities Management. The component that is given emphasis in this programme is research in selected areas specific to project management, so that students are trained to become effective analyzers and develop skills towards problem solving using scientific approach.

Programme Objectives

• To produce project management graduates who are skilled, knowledgeable, and professional in managing projects as required by the industries;
• To produce project management graduates who are critical, creative, innovative, able to lead and competitive; and
• To produce project management graduates who are alert to technological advancement, professional, ethical and having responsibilities towards community, sustainability and environment, social & governance (ESG).

Career Opportunity
Project Management career opportunities exist in the following fields, but not limited to:

• Engineering
• Construction
• Oil and Gas
• Software development
• Information technology (IT)
• Insurance
• Finance and Banking
• Government
• Consulting
• Health care
• Environmental and natural sciences
• Advertising and public relations

Programme Structure (43 Credits)

• Core Courses (37 Credits)
• Research Methodology for Project Management
• Research Project I
• Research Project II
• Principles of Project Management
• Project Management Professional Development I
• Project Management Professional Development II
• Organizations and Strategic Management for Projects
• Integrated Project
• Value and Risk Management for Projects
• Project Investment and Financial Management 
• Any two (2) Elective Courses (6 Credits)
• Health and Safety Management
• Legal Studies for Project Management
• Assets and Facilities Management
• IT Management for Projects