Project Management

UCAS Code: CID133
Classification: MSc
Course Mode: Full time
Course Duration: 60 Weeks*
Course Location: David Goldman Informatics Centre, Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter's
Subject Area: Engineering
From To UK Fee * International Fee
08 Oct 2012 31 Dec 2013 £4050 £9400
28 Jan 2013 31 Mar 2014 £4050 £9400

* Exceptions may apply.  Please see Fees and Finance for further information.

Introduction

*60 weeks full-time (including an eight-week summer vacation). You can start this programme in February or October.

Would specific project-management skills help you to develop professionally? Perhaps you want more responsibility in your current role, or would like to change direction to focus on project management? The vocational MSc Project Management will equip you for a career in planning, managing and controlling large projects in any work environment.

You will develop a strong understanding of up-to-date project management methodology and techniques. You will also strengthen relevant management skills.

You will benefit from our links with industry. Successful external project managers contribute to the programme, providing real-world case studies. For the award of the Masters degree you will also undertake a substantial individual project. For students, this may mean working on a specific, practical project for a company.

The programme has been designed in line with the requirements of the Association for Project Management

There is a clear need for qualified project managers among a wide range of organisations.

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Course Content

Stage 1 - Postgraduate Certificate (PgC)

  • Commercial and Contractual  Issues

Legal obligations - contract formation and terms, contractual performance and remedies for breach of contract, liability in negligence, with particular reference to professional negligence, remedies for negligence, other aspects of liability impinging upon project management - employer's liability, occupier's liability, legal aspects of confidentiality and the protection of intellectual property.

  • Project Management and Control (Double Unit)

Commercial aspects of Project management, Scope Management - project definition, scope reporting, project change control, project close out. Project estimation, Investment appraisal techniques and Life cycle costing, Sensitivity analysis.

Project management methodology, Work Breakdown structure, Project Scheduling and Critical path analysis, Resource management and project validation, Cost management, Project crashing, Project progress and Control, Monitoring project cost and schedule, Earned value and variance analysis, budgets, resource allocation.

  • Research Skills and Academic Literacy

The purpose of this topic is to link research and academic work. Research methods, search tools, library and web, referencing. Research into telecommunications technology. How to write a research paper.


Stage 2 - Postgraduate Diploma (PgD)

  • Decision Support for Management

Risk Analysis: Risk definition, certainty, and uncertainty, risk management methodology. Risk identification and quantification. Applications for decision support relating to project management problems.

  • Project Risk and Quality Management

Information systems pathology, analysis of reported cases of systems success and/or failure to determine key factors, techniques such as post-implementation reviews, risk checklists.

Assessing and managing the risks involved: risk identification and analysis techniques. Generic risk management framework. Evaluation of relationship between risks and opportunities.

  • Managing People and Project Leadership

Organisational structure, Team leadership, group dynamics, Training and development of project team members, Subcontractors, Joint/ multiple ventures. Communication in project management, Briefings; Meetings; the project manager as co-ordinator and facilitator, Power and decision-making in project teams: Negotiation, collaboration. Managing change, Conflict and politics.

  • International Project Management and Practice

Planning, controlling and closing a project in a simulated real life scenario.  A case study is presented which will gives an outline of a proposed project, additional data, information and requirements is supplied as the project develops and/or are required to complete a project stage. 

Stage 3 - Masters (MSc)

  • Projects

Students complete an individual project that is quite often sponsored by industry or commerce.

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Entry Requirements

We welcome applications from holders of an honours degree (2:2 or above) in any subject. We also invite applications from people with other qualifications who have substantial work experience.

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Fees and Finance

The fees for this course are as specified in the table at the top of the page.

Please note that different fees apply to students studying for "Equivalent or Lower Qualifications" (ELQs). For more information about ELQs, please see the page Information for applicants who already have an HE Qualification.

For information about University scholarships and bursaries please see the page Fees and Finance.

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Teaching and Assessment

You will learn through a combination of lectures, seminars, tutorials, project work and group work. On all courses you are encouraged to develop as an independent learner.

Assessment techniques vary. They include essays, examinations, design projects, individual and group seminar presentations and computer-based evaluation.

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Career Opportunities

On successful completion of the programme, you will possess the skills to contribute to a large variety of employers.

Graduates have gone on to work in areas such as project management, engineering management, IT management and marketing consultancy.

This Masters complements any degree or work experience you already have, preparing you for more senior roles in a wider range of industries.

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Facilities

*World Class Web/Design Tools*
The University of Sunderland has made a significant investment in providing students with access to the latest releases of Adobe products.

Selected PCs within the St Peter's and Murray Libraries have been pre-loaded with the Creative Suite 4 (CS4) Adobe Design Premium Suite for your exclusive use.

CS4 Creative includes key products such as Indesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver as well as Photoshop and a range of many others.

Further information is available from:

http://www.adobe.com/uk/products/creativesuite/design/
For information regarding locations of PC or Macs within your own faculty that have access to Adobe products please contact your Faculty IT Support.

If you are interested in purchasing Adobe products for your own PC/Mac Adobe offer significant savings for student purchases via any of its approved re-sellers.

Please visit:

http://www.student-software.co.uk/

 

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Faculty Contact Details:

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Recruitment and Marketing

 

Course Contact Details

Recruitment Team

Tel: 0191 515 2758

Email:

cet-courseenqs@sunderland.ac.uk