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| Location: | Edinburgh / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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Our MSc Strategic Project Management differentiates itself from other project management offerings by providing greater emphasis on the strategic requirement in managing a portfolio of projects to deliver organisational goals.
With ever increasing globalisation, companies need to respond rapidly to change at all levels to maintain their competitive position and sustain growth; the ability to conjoin vision, strategy and strategy implementation using a robust, flexible and responsive delivering-methodology is essential. The use of project management to do just this, by implementing strategic objectives and managing overall operations – a practice often referred to as management-by-projects – has seen a commensurate growth in demand for graduates with these skills and abilities who can deliver for organisations.
Contents
CORE MODULES
* Business Models: Themes and Issues
* Business Research Methods
* Competitive Strategy
* Project Management
* Project Procurement and Contract Management
* Project Finance, Accounting and Control
* Strategic Change
* Strategic Project Management
Our MSc Strategic Project Management course is excellent preparation for any individual in or seeking work that has a strategic focus and defined end goals, for example:
* Strategy implementation
* Event management (sporting, festival, political, etc)
* Developing new products and services
* Mergers and acquisitions
* Implementing a new way of working
* IT governance and related projects
* Performance improvement
* Business restructuring and re-engineering
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
A good Honours Degree (or its equivalent) from a British or overseas university in a cognate or semi-cognate discipline.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
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