MSc in Project Management

Organisation:: The Robert Gordon University - Aberdeen Business School
Typ:: Full-/Part-time
Certificate:: Master M.Sc.
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Master M.Sc., MSc in Project Management - Das Studium

Master Programme MSc in Project Management

Aberdeen Business School is recognised by The Project Management Institute (PMI) as a Global Registered Education Provider and the Project Management course caters for all project management disciplines including information technology, public sector, business, built environment, engineering, knowledge, health and energy.

It is also highly relevant to the new emerging market of project management in professional services like Human Resources and Finance which is largely being driven by government modernisation and large scale outsourcing.

The course will develop critical thinking in international and industry specific project management practice and management competences in project management.

Learners on the programme will gain the following specific aims:

A comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of project management, including key principles and practices.
The ability to apply a significant range of professional and business skills, practices and techniques in project management.
The ability to analyse, plan and undertake effective leadership and executive decision-making.
The ability to communicate effectively within your discipline and industry, including both people-related communication and teamwork.
The ability to initiate, manage and drive change through the application of sound financial and business competence.
Undertake both individual and team research and/or consultancy based projects.

Senga Briggs
Course Leader

Target audience

This course is a management development programme suitable for:

Graduates who wish to pursue a career in Project Management.
Project Managers who wish to develop their professional practice and gain a qualification in this specialist area.
People from a range of disciplines who undertake Project Management as part of their job role or who wish to move into this professional discipline.

Master M.Sc., MSc in Project Management - Target audience

Emphases/Curriculum

The course will develop critical thinking and practice in international and industry specific Project Management and it will provide you with:

Flexible, high quality delivery
A rich experience across all disciplines e.g. projects based on real sector projects and genuine contexts
The ability to specialise within your own project management area
A wider perspective of the project management landscape.

The course has a number of core modules and is underpinned by specialist electives and contextualised cases and activities to suit diverse industries and student populations.

Curriculum:

Semester 1

Project Fundamentals
Project Organisation and Behaviour
Project Planning and Control
Commercial Realities for Projects

Semester 2

Risk and Safety Management
Project Strategy and Leadership
Professional Body of Knowledge for Project Management
Plus one module from:
- Quality and Environmental
  Management Sysytems
- Supply Chain Managment
- Finance for Managers
- Contemporary Public Service
- Financing Public Services
- Software Project Engineering
- Economics and Asset Management
- Managing Change

Semester 3

Technical Implementation - Team Project
Individual Project

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Fees: Full Time UK/EU Students: Cert/Dip/MSc - £8,032 Entire Course International Students: Cert/Dip/MSc - £8,350 Entire Course Part Time/Distance Learning PgCert stage - £3,012 PgDip stage - £3,012 MSc stage - £2,008 CPD/Stand alone modules - £866 Per module Entry Requirements: A degree/honours degree or degree equivalent, or Qualifications of an approved Professional Body or Institution, or Relevant industrial, commercial or professional experience at a level sufficient to justify exemptions from the normal requirements. If you do not meet the requirements and are a non-graduate with experience in business/management insufficient to justify exemption, you may wish to consider access to the course via the Access Foundation in Management Studies. Candidates for whom English is not their main language must be able to demonstrate a suitable level in written and spoken English. This is normally demonstrated by providing a certificate form IELTS (minimum score of 6.5 required) or TOEFL (minimum score of 570 required).

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Language(s) of instruction:	English
Going abroad:	possible

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Organisation

Aberdeen Business School is one of the leading providers of management and professional education in Scotland. We have over 3,000 UK and international students on our programme of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The School is managed by the Faculty Management Group and there are more than 250 members of staff within the school.

Founded in 1965, the Aberdeen Business School celebrated its fortieth year in 2005, and continues to build on this firm foundation with its formidable reputation for a pragmatic approach to higher education. The School is part of The Robert Gordon University (RGU), which has regularly been acclaimed as the top new university in Scotland, with one of the best graduate employability records of all UK universities. The Times Higher Education tables (June, 2006) ranked the university as the top university in Scotland for graduate employment and tenth overall in the UK.