Project Management MSc drafted - Lancaster Unive

Tuition Fee

USD 31,800

Per year

Start Date

Medium of studying

On campus

Duration

12 months

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Program Details

Degree

Masters

Major

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Area of study

Business and Administration

Education type

On campus

Timing

Full time

Course Language

English

Tuition Fee

Average International Tuition Fee

USD 31,800

Intakes

Program start date	Application deadline
2023-10-02	-

About Program

Program Overview

Overview

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Introduction

Projects play a key role in many organisations, either because they are organised around projects or because they introduce change through projects. The

MSc Project Management

programme will enable you to use project management tools and techniques, engage stakeholders, obtain systemic insights into projects and provides the opportunity to gain practical experience of managing projects in any industry.

As one of a small group of international students, our tutors get to know you as individuals through group work and contact time. All our tutors have varied industry experience, which influences the programme’s direction and demonstrates the transferability of project management skills between industries and sectors. You will also benefit from our connections with professional bodies including the Association of Project Management, which ensures the relevance and quality of the programme.

Course Outline

In your first term, you will explore the principles of project management. You will apply tools and techniques through a simulation and get a better understanding of developing relationships with stakeholders. The second term builds on this knowledge and will give you the opportunity to apply your skills in a real project.

We will teach you how to investigate the new and how to navigate it. We will look at managing people from a psychological and sociological perspective, alternative management approaches such as agile, and provide you with systemic insights into the management of projects. We carefully balance academic perspective, experiential learning and practical application to advance your knowledge in the most effective way.

Dissertation

Alongside the eight compulsory modules, you will also need to complete one of the two optional dissertation modules as shown in the Course Summary below.

You can choose a desk-based dissertation or consultancy project with small and medium-sized enterprises. Past projects have ranged from construction to the MOBO Awards, and from process-based to technology-based.

Throughout the course, you will work in a dynamic and international environment that will enable you to develop into a workplace-ready and reflective graduate. Our careers advisers will support you in creating a career plan and give you access to various career events throughout the year.

Your department

Management Science

Lancaster University Management School

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Program Outline

Course Structure

You will study a range of modules as part of your course, some examples of which are listed below.

Core

Advances in Project Management

In this module, we go beyond the scope of straightforward projects to look at Programmes and Portfolios of projects, some specific techniques such as PRINCE2 and Critical Chain and the nature of Complex projects. Additionally, this module brings together ideas from other modules to show how project management methods can inform a complex situation from a real consultancy project.

Business, Benefits and Strategy

The module provides you with an understanding of the relationship between projects and the business. It offers insight into the strategic, business, commercial and fiNAcial issues within projects and their relationship to project and organisational performance. You will gain an understanding of how projects are used to underpin and support the organisation and enable the achievement of its mission and strategy. After completing this module you will be able to:

Contextualize project management issues within broader business and strategic situations.

Identify and recognise how business and commercial performance affect and are affected by the development of projects and how project management activities and processes interface with business issues.

Apply and utilise appropriate strategic frameworks, undertake strategic analysis and construct an appropriate response to inform the development of business and project planning and to determine a suitable management approach.

Identify, construct and explain the content of a business plan or business case and how such documents contribute to organizational strategy and the purpose and development of a project.

Explain the procurement and supplier management processes and recognise how they relate to project management, organizational strategy and the development of a project.

Consultancy Challenge

This module is to provide you with the opportunity to obtain practical experience of project management consultancy and the management of intercultural teams, stakeholders and clients/sponsors. The practical experience will be supported by in-depth investigation of relevant tools, techniques and theories as well as the latest research in project management. After completing this module you will be able to:

Employ consultancy skills including teamwork, communication, creativity and innovation, problem-solving, flexibility, commercial awareness, understanding of business environments and the ability to cope with pressure and challenges,

Evaluate and employ advanced project management tools, techniques and theories, as appropriate to the project lifecycle

Apply interpersonal, intercultural and communication skills to successfully lead, manage and/or participate in a physical and virtual team

Examine and apply methods for stakeholder management, engagement and communication during the project

Assess and demonstrate professional project management and consultancy behaviours and skills

Project Management Tools, Techniques and Theories

This module presents the tools and techniques needed to effectively initiate, plan and manage a project through to successful completion. The approach is primarily practical and pragmatic, providing an integrated planning process that supports the production of a holistic and robust project plan. Examples from a broad range of industries are introduced throughout the module. After completing this module you will be able to:

Explain and critically evaluate the purpose, importance & relevance of project management and its role in delivering successful projects

Explain and critically evaluate the core knowledge of project management processes and methods within practical applications

Explain and critically evaluate how the use of processes and methods links with the development of positive attitudes and behaviours appropriate to successful project completion

Project Simulation

This module provides you with the opportunity to obtain practical experience of project management practices and to understand the interrelationships between decisions, teams and objectives through a simulated project. The practical experience will be supported by in-depth investigation of relevant tools, techniques and theories. After completing this module you will be able to:

Evaluate and employ project management tools, techniques and theories, as appropriate to the project lifecycle

Apply interpersonal and communication skills to successfully lead, manage and/or participate in a team

Explain how information is identified, developed and utilised during decision making throughout the project lifecycle

Demonstrate professional project management behaviours and skills

Systems and Change

This module encourages holistic thinking approaches and provides you with a portfolio of techniques for a systemic insight into projects. It builds your ability to solve complex problems by identifying, formulating and structuring business problems and enables you to recognise the need for and initiate a systemic process of change. This then leads to practical aspects of managing change in projects. After completing this module you will be able to:

Apply a systems perspective to projects within organisations

Appreciate the nature of change on and in organisational life

Integrate a change management perspective into the deployment of projects

Apply a variety of methods and concepts to frame complex problem situations as systems

Understand and analyse the perspective and inputs of multiple stakeholders

Describe and explain theories, frameworks, concepts and models that help to inform, analyse and explain change processes

Appreciate the skills of a successful change agent in building and maintaining stakeholder engagement

Optional

Dissertation (Action Project)

One of the options for the dissertation is to undertake a summer project in a real company that requires a real outcome. The challenge in this module is to create a project that will deliver that outcome, then to plan and manage that project to completion. The dissertation is a critical reflection on your learning about project management from that experience. The project is usually undertaken as group work of two to three students whereas the dissertation is an individual work.

Dissertation (Research Project)

The aim of this module is to provide students with a valuable opportunity to research an area of Logistics and Supply Chain Management in-depth, linking this to business problems that arise in the real world. This module provides the opportunity to develop into a competent and capable research investigator able to design, develop and implement a research methodology appropriate to the research being undertaken. Throughout the project, students will develop their knowledge and understanding of professional academic engagement both in their interactions with the supervisor and in the reporting of their outputs and discourse on their research.

Information contained on the website with respect to modules is correct at the time of publication, but changes may be necessary, for example as a result of student feedback, Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies' (PSRB) requirements, staff changes, and new research. Not all optional modules are available every year.

Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Academic Requirements

2:1 Hons degree

(UK or equivalent) in any subject.

We may also consider non-standard applicants, please contact us for information.

If you have studied outside of the UK, we would advise you to check our list of international qualifications before submitting your application.

Additional Requirements

As part of your application please provide details of any relevant work experience.

English Language Requirements

We may ask you to provide a recognised English language qualification, dependent upon your nationality and where you have studied previously.

We normally require an

IELTS (Academic) Test

with an overall score of at least 6.5, and a minimum of 6.0 in each element of the test. We also consider other English language qualifications.

If your score is below our requirements, you may be eligible for one of our pre-sessional English language programmes.

Contact:

Admissions Team +44 (0) 1524 592032 or email pgadmissions@lancaster.ac.uk

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