(MSc) Applied Project Management

In recent years there has been a growing awareness and appreciation of the benefits of using project management techniques across a wide range of business settings. On this practical course, you will examine the role of applied project management in specific sectors and discover how to plan, control, monitor and deliver successful projects.

The course will help you gain the generic skills and understanding that you need to fulfil your particular business and organisational needs.

In addition, you will gain experience with supporting software such as Microsoft Project Management.

Study options
As well as the full-time and  part-time options, this course can be studied with:

• Pre-Masters: If you have an undergraduate degree but do not meet the entry criteria or English language requirements for this course, you may qualify for our Extended Masters or Enhanced Extended Masters courses. 
• Internship: Take this course with a six-month internship in the UK.

Course detail & modules

• On this career-oriented applied project management course, you will learn how to use structured concepts and frameworks to tackle unstructured, complex real-world scenarios. You can expect to see core theories reflected and tested in your case studies and in-course assessments.
• The course is divided into three parts. This will help to develop your skills in general project management as well as more subject-specific practice areas.

The three parts are:
Four core modules covering contemporary project management and its relation to other areas of a business or organisation:

• Principles of Project Management
• Strategic Portfolio Management
• Team Dynamics and Leadership
• Project Finance and Marketing.

A choice of one specialist module to focus on either Computing (Consultancy and Technical Innovation module) OR Enterprise Management (Managing Innovation and Change).

The Research Methods module and Dissertation OR, if you are doing an internship, you will take the Employability Skills and Employment module and its related dissertation.

If you are an international student you also will need to take the Learning and Professional Development module, which focuses on transferable skills including presentation and problem-solving.

Our Extended Masters and Enhanced Extended Masters courses are intended for students who already have an undergraduate degree but don't meet the entry requirements to study for a Masters degree.

Over a full-time semester, you will study four modules specially designed to improve your academic and English language skills:

• Advanced Study Skills
• Critical Thinking, Analysis and Evaluation
• Statistics
• English (Business English on the Enhanced course)

Once completed, you will progress directly onto the core Masters course.

What's the difference between an Extended Masters and an Enhanced Extended Masters? The Enhanced Extended Masters is similar to the Extended Masters but with a greater focus on improving your English skills. It also includes a Business English module which will allow you to gain a full understanding of this critical subject area.

For the Computing route you will take the Consultancy and Technological Innovation optional module OR for the Enterprise Management route you will take the Managing Innovation and Change optional module. 

Internship students must take the Employability Skills and Employment module.

International students must take the Learning and Professional Development module.

Supporting modules

• Employability Skills and Employment (for Internship students only)
• Learning and Professional Development (for International students only)

Compulsory modules

• Principles of Project Management
• Strategic Portfolio Management
• Team Dynamics and Leadership
• Project Finance and Marketing
• Research Methods
• Dissertation

Optional modules

• Consultancy and Technological Innovation
• Managing Innovation and Change

Study & career progression

• Graduates will be ready to join the project management team in many different organisations – from SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) to the largest global corporations.