Master of Project Management

• Develop masters-level knowledge and skills in Project Management in context of employer-driven needs, emerging markets, and contemporary subject areas within the discipline.
• Extend knowledge and understanding of, and practical skills in, a range of advanced Project Management topics.
• Develop academic and discipline-specific rigour through applied scholarship.
• Build or strengthen domain-specific understanding and transferrable skills thus equipping graduates for a career in industry or academia.
• Focus on depth of study, critical awareness and evaluation in selected areas of current research and advanced scholarship within the academic discipline of Project Management.
• Develop and strengthen critical analysis, independent scholarship, and intellectual empowerment through a structured research-informed programme of studies in Project Management and through research-informed teaching.
• Use the rigour of academic knowledge development and training to develop applied practical skills for construction of computer systems in real-world contexts.
• Provide a balanced programme of study, comprising Project Management theory with the opportunity to gain practical, hands-on experience.
• Develop scholarly and professional skills within the professional, legal and ethical frameworks which govern the development of computing solutions.
• To equip you, through independent learning at a postgraduate level, for further academic study, lifelong learning, and for personal & professional development.
• Develop effective communication skills of value to academic, technical and professional environments.

This programme is designed to produce professional and dedicated Project Managers who should lead in the development and maintenance of projects based on International Standards.

This programme comprises 12 coursework modules and a Project. There are 10 compulsory Core Modules (including Research Methodology module) and you will have to choose 1 pathway with 2 elective modules from those listed

Pre-Requisite Modules (for non-business students)
Duration: 1 month (Full-time) / 2 months (Part-time)

Core Modules

Elective Modules 1 (Analytical Decision Making Pathway)*

Or

Elective Modules 2 (Management Pathway)*

Or

Elective Modules 3 (Digitalisation Pathway)*

This module builds on the Research Methods module to provide students with the challenge and experience of conducting and reporting on research in the form of one of: writing an academic paper, a case history of a business or business practice or an industry standard consultancy report.