MSc Project Management at Birmingham City University

Our MSc Project Management course will help you gain technical and non-technical project management skills to equip for your successful entry into the professional world of project management. Accredited by the Association of Project Management (APM), our course addresses the key concerns of project management, ensuring you graduate with the skills the industry demands.

Faculty: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment  |  Department: Engineering, Business and Management  |  Duration: 12 months full-time; 18 months (with Professional Placement) full-time; 24 months part-time; 28 months part-time  |  Study mode: full-time/part-time (optional professional placement)  |  Intake: September 2027, January 2028  |  Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This course will encourage your creative thinking and the development of engineering and project management skills through teamwork, discussion and peer review. You will develop new skills to an advanced level, becoming a highly skilled manager capable of administering major projects within and across different engineering and industrial settings. The modules are tailored to keep in mind the modern world technological and environmental changes, to equip you for your area of interest and desired sector. Modules include Research Methods, Engineering Resource Planning, Project Procurement and Contracts, Operations Engineering and Logistics, Engineering Project Management, Product Development and Distribution, Individual Master's Project, Professional Placement.

Career pathways

The programme has achieved academic accreditation from the Association of Project Management (APM). This accreditation has been achieved in recognition for demonstrating that the key principles set out in the APM Body of Knowledge (6th Edition) have been incorporated and integrated into curriculum design and module development of the programme.

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