MSc Managing Major Projects and Programmes

Overview & facilities

The demand for experienced project managers to run complex, business-critical projects in business and the public sector is outstripping supply. This course is designed for experienced project managers from all sectors - business, finance, education, health, computing and the arts. The modular programme contains a mixture of academic and practical elements and enables you to develop highly practical techniques and tools that you can immediately begin applying in the workplace.

Content & modules

The course is designed by the National Centre for Project Management at Middlesex University and CITI (APM Accredited Training Provider) to help professional project and programme managers successfully run major projects. The course is delivered using seminars, personal coaching and written assignments.

The course is built around seven modules

Advanced Project Management 1
Success factors; business strategy; change management; stakeholder management; organising for projects; scoping the project; advanced project disciplines; resource management; project monitoring and control.

Advanced Project Management 2
Contracting implications; strategy to specification; defining the requirements; partitioning the work; the tender process; defining the contract; contract agreement; managing the contract; understanding people; organisational awareness; conflict, negotiation and influencing; leadership and motivation; working with teams; project communication; managing virtual teams.

Academic project report
A 5,000-8,000 word project report concerned with investigating and addressing a major project shortfall. This draws together the learning from the programme to be applied to an area of action within your organisation.

The value proposition
Three management approaches -projects, portfolios and programmes (the three Ps); and how and when these can be used to best effect.

Extracting value
Understanding the drivers of success for both major product development and transformational programmes.

Research Methods
Develop critical awareness of research and development issues in the workplace; reflect upon the position of the worker researcher and the ethical issues involved; develop a work-based research project proposal supported by a critical commentry and other output demonstrating engagement and understanding of work-based research.

Work-based Project
The course concludes with the completion of a unique work-based project. Students will be required to demonstrate that the project leads to a product which has useful outcomes for specific work-based activity. All students will be required to maintain a personal reflective learning log.

The MSc is a part-time course which can be completed in a minimum of two years. Over this period there are 21 compulsory contact teaching days, grouped into blocks of two to four days, and the rest of the course is completed in distance learning mode. Nearly all our students are in full time employment and all course assessment is based on students' own current or recently completed project work. There are no exams.

Download the course specifications.

Entry & applying

The course is aimed at experienced project and programme managers who wish to refine, develop and improve their skills. The entry requirements for the course are as follows: you should possess a good honours class degree and ideally have a minimum of three years experience in managing small to medium projects, or have substantial management experience. Applicants should apply directly to the National Centre for Project Management

For a course brochure, an application form, or other enquiries, please contact:

National Centre for Project Management
Middlesex University
Bramley Road
Trent Park
London N14 4YZ

Tel: 0208 411 2299
Email: ncpm@mdx.ac.uk

Further information can be found on our website www.eis.mdx.ac.uk/ncpm

Qualifications accepted

For a comprehensive list of qualifications accepted by Middlesex, see further information under entry requirements

English language requirements

You must have competence in English language. The most common English Language requirements for international students are IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL (paper based) 575 or TOEFL (internet based) 90 with specified minimum scores for each component. For details of other equivalent English language requirements that Middlesex accepts see international entry requirements

Applying

Applicants should apply directly to the National Centre for Project Management.  Apply Now

Fees & funding

The course fee is £12,850. This fee excludes accommodation, travel and subsistence costs incurred when attending contact teaching days, which are held at conference centres.

Careers & placements

This programme has been specifically designed to create a body of professional project and programme managers able to successfully run the major projects and programmes that are challenging organisations today.