Education

MSc Managing Major Projects and Programmes

If you are actively managing projects or programmes and wish to develop your professional value, then this innovative new course is for you.

Aims and Objectives
The MSc Managing Major Projects and Programmes addresses the increasing need for highly capable project and programme managers who will become the leading project professionals in their organisations. The aim of the MSc is that its graduates will be qualified to manage the most complex programmes, skilled enough to run cross-discipline business and technical projects and become experts in the politics and processes of the project and programme community. The MSc concentrates on areas of projects and programmes that need excellent management to ensure success, and is a highly application-focused course that returns immediate value to the professional environments of its students.

The course, designed by the National Centre for Project Management at Middlesex University and CITI (APM Accredited Training Provider), is suitable for experienced programme and project managers working in any industry.

Structure
The course is structured as a set of seven modules which require you to attend some taught units, during which current practices, and a project or programme you are managing, are analysed. The taught units are supported by distance learning materials which allow you to extend your understanding of key areas. High-impact workshops, lectures and syndicate exercises are used to provide access to, and input from, tutors who are practising programme and project managers with a passion for teaching.

You will study the following modules:

• Advanced Project Management
• Complex Factors in Project Management
• Organisational Problem Solving
• The Value Proposition
• Extracting Value
• Research Methods in the Workplace
• Dissertation

Emphasis is placed on topics that are critical to the success of major projects and programmes.

List of topics covered

Study Pattern
The course is part-time.

It is possible to complete the MSc in two years, but typically it will take two to three years. The course start dates are scheduled throughout the year. If required, this course can also be delivered as an in-company run.

In order to be awarded MSc Managing Major Projects and Programmes, students must successfully complete all seven modules.

Early step-off points: Students completing modules 1 - 3 will be awarded PG Cert Managing Major Projects. Students completing modules 1 - 6 will be awarded PG Dip Managing Major Projects and Programmes.

Attendance
There are 21 compulsory contact teaching days, which are grouped into blocks of two to four days and spread over a two-year period.

Assessment
A combination of reflective work-based assignments encouraging you to apply concepts, tools and techniques to your own projects; a learning diary, a research proposal and a dissertation. There are no exams.

Entry requirements
The programme is designed for working professionals; it is a part-time programme with taught units and e-learning. It is expected that participants would normally hold a good first degree and have at least three years’ experience in managing small to medium projects. Those without a suitable academic qualification will need substantial management experience to gain an experience-only entry onto the course.

Proof of English Language competency is required from all EU and international applicants. The minimum IELTS level accepted by Middlesex University is 6.5 or a TOEFL grade of 575 (paper-based test) or 237 (computer-based test).

Middlesex University English Language Requirements

Further information for international applicants

Organisations which have previously sponsored participants include: BT, HBOS, Morgan Stanley, Britannia Building Society, HSBC, UKAEA, Royal Bank of Scotland, Eurostar, IFS Defence, RWE nPower, Douglas Wallace, Shell, Fujitsu, Williams Lea, the National Trust, UK Film Council and various government departments.

Course information leaflet

Course fee
The course fee for the full MSc is £12,850; this fee excludes accommodation, travel and subsistence costs incurred when attending contact teaching days, which are held at designated conference centres.

The next course will begin on 5 October 2010.

Application form

For further information, please contact:

National Centre for Project Management
Middlesex University
College House
Trent Park
London N14 4YZ
Tel. + 44 (0) 20 8411 2299
Fax + 44 (0) 20 8411 5133
or email: ncpm@mdx.ac.uk

If you wish to discuss your eligibility, please contact
Pirkko Harvey, Centre Director, either by emailing p.harvey@mdx.ac.uk or by telephone on + 44 (0) 20 8411 5977.