MSc Project Management
Shape your future as a project professional. Join our double accredited masters, built for real-world impact.
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Features and benefits
Professional memberships
Benefit from free Association for Project Management (APM) and discounted Project Management Institute (PMI) student memberships during your studies. This gives you access to valuable networks, resources and materials.
Industry-standard software
Develop your efficiency in using software like Primavera P6, which is available for you to use for free during the course. This will help your CV stand out and make you a candidate for higher paid roles after you graduate.
Accessible course
We welcome students from all academic backgrounds, from business and management to engineering and social sciences. We’ll help you develop the skills and knowledge to become a project manager in any industry.
Insight from industry
We host a range of APM and PMI events throughout the academic year, plus guest lectures on topics related to your modules, to give you valuable insights into how your classroom knowledge applies in industry.
Site visits and field trips
You’ll have the opportunity to attend site visits where you’ll learn about the type and scale of projects businesses are currently working on. In 2024, a selection of students also had the opportunity to attend a PMI hackathon in Barcelona.
Location
Manchester has one of the fastest growing economies in the UK, with large capital projects shaping the region’s development. It’s a great lab for your studies.
Year 1
Core modules
Project Portfolio Planning and Managing Risk
Industry 4.0 and Beyond
Delivering Complex Projects
Leading and Managing Project Teams
Systems Thinking and Sustainability
Research Project: Design
Research Project: Reporting And Analysis
Study and assessment
Study
- Full-time 20% lectures, seminars or similar; 0% placement; 80% independent study
Assessment
- Full-time 85% coursework; 0% practical; 15% examination
Ten credits equates to 100 hours of study, which is a combination of lectures, seminars and practical sessions, and independent study. A masters qualification typically comprises of 180 credits, a PGDip 120 credits, a PGCert 60 credits and an MFA 300 credits. During the course, you are likely to be required to engage in collaborative projects, practical assessments, group work activities, and to give presentations to your peers/tutors. The exact composition of your study time and assessments for the course will vary according to your option choices and style of learning.
Additional information
Taught by experts
MSc Project Management is part of the Department of Operations, Technology, Events and Hospitality Management at Manchester Met. Discover more about the department and who you’ll be working with if you choose to study this course.
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Entry requirements
Typical offer
Lower second-class UK honours degree (2:2)
IELTS score
6.5
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If you are an international student, you will usually need to get a student visa before you can study in the UK.
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Alternative entry route
If you do not meet the entry requirements for this programme, you may still be eligible to join Manchester Metropolitan University International College through a pre-masters pathway. This programme is designed to help you build the academic skills and subject knowledge needed to progress to your chosen Master's at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Fees and funding
UK and Channel Island students
UK full-time fee £11,600 per year
EU and non-EU international students
International full-time fee £21,000 per year
Fees may be subject to change. See the tuition fees section below for full details.
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Careers support and prospects
Employed or in further study
92.7% of our UK-domiciled, full-time, postgraduate taught graduates are employed or in further study 15 months after graduation.
Graduate Outcomes survey 2022/23 leavers, HESA data.
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How to apply
There are no online application routes, please contact our course enquiries team.
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Disclaimers
Programme review
Our programmes undergo an annual review and major review (normally at 6 year intervals) to ensure an up-to-date curriculum supported by the latest online learning technology. For further information on when we may make changes to our programmes, please see the changes section of our terms and conditions.
Important notice
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