Program Overview

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Engineering Project Management MSc (Eng)

The Engineering Project Management MSc is designed to nurture managers who are adept at steering the intricacies of the most demanding projects. This course takes a holistic view of project management, treating projects as dynamic socio-technical systems. Fostering teamwork is a key theme, and sustainability is embedded throughout the curriculum, ensuring graduates are equipped to lead projects with an environmentally conscious approach.

Course Overview

The philosophy of this course is to help students develop a complete and in-depth understanding of project management. The course is specifically designed to meet the needs of an increasingly dynamic and globalized marketplace. Students will study in the School of Civil Engineering, which ranks highly globally and is actively involved in developing internationally excellent research.

Course Structure

The course consists of compulsory modules, including:

• Principles of sustainable project management
• Project management tools and techniques
• Risk and resilience
• People management
• Project strategy and organisation
• Innovation and digital technologies
• Systems integration
• Applied project management
• Dissertation

Compulsory Modules

Principles of Sustainable Project Management

Explore the key project management concepts, their evaluation, and the application to engineering projects. Develop an understanding of the project life cycle management and explore the relationship between project management and sustainable goals.

Project Management Tools and Techniques

Learn the common tools used in project management, including planning and control, quality management, scope management, schedule management, cost management, resource management, and change management.

Risk and Resilience

Focus on risk management and resilience in projects, introducing a structured risk management process and the tools and techniques used to identify, evaluate, transfer, and monitor risks.

People Management

Build a theoretical and practical understanding of key concepts relating to people working on and associated with projects, including organisational behaviour, leadership, motivation, conflict, negotiation, and ethics.

Project Strategy and Organisation

Develop an understanding of the organisational context of projects, examining different organisation structures and governance arrangements.

Innovation and Digital Technologies

Explore the role of innovation within project management, considering value and knowledge management, and the role of digital technology in the future of projects.

Systems Integration

Focus on the integration of multiple systems within the project environment, including financial planning, contract administration, procurement processes, assurance systems, and integration management.

Applied Project Management

An active simulation of a project, bringing together all the learning from the other modules in a simulated project environment.

Dissertation

An independent research project, assessed at the end of the summer term, focusing on a real-world problem that explores specific interests and/or relates to career ambitions.

Learning and Teaching

Students will be taught through a combination of lectures, seminars, tutorials, case-based problems, small group work, and project meetings, complemented by e-learning. The research feeds directly into teaching, and students will have regular contact with staff who are at the forefront of their disciplines.

Assessment

Students will be assessed using a range of techniques, including case studies, technical reports, presentations, in-class tests, assignments, and exams.

Entry Requirements

• A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) in any subject with multiple management modules showing an understanding of management concepts.
• Applicants with a bachelor degree with a 2:2 (hons) in any subject and at least three years of relevant project management experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• International students must meet the English language requirements, with an IELTS score of 6.5 overall and no less than 6.0 in any component.

Fees

• UK: ｣14,500 (Total)
• International: ｣33,500 (Total)

Career Opportunities

Studying this MSc will complement technical skills, helping students develop a holistic professional skill set that is largely transferable across almost every industry and sought after by corporations worldwide. Graduates have secured positions at companies such as Mitsubishi Power Europe Ltd., Royal HaskoningDHV, and AmcoGiffen.

Scholarships and Financial Support

There may be help for students in the form of loans and non-repayable grants from the University and from the government. Scholarships are also available to help fund Masters studies.