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Programme and Project Management – (M.Sc.)
Cranfield University
Cranfield Defence and Security
| Application Deadline: | November 2011 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 7,965 - | ||
| Location: | Cranfield / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | January |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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Experience is a vital part of Programme and Project Management, but managers also often need an added range of skills and tools to meet the demands of complex projects.
Cranfield have responded to this need, by offering a postgraduate Masters level degree in Programme and Project Management built around a series of short stimulating and challenging residential modules. The modular format allows busy project managers to balance work and education and to apply newly acquired knowledge and experience straight back to the workplace.
This specialist Masters programme in PPM is for individuals who already possess strong project knowledge and experience. The programme carefully balances hard concepts, technical project know-how and management principles, designed to question and challenge traditional project management thinking. Students will also learn how to deal with behavioural and rational effects on project decisions and performance.
The programme combines business managers, civil servants and serving military officers in a diverse environment that challenges paradigms.
Your personal and professional development is an integral part of the Cranfield learning experience. Studying for your Executive MSc in Programme and Project Management at Cranfield presents you with some significant opportunities – above and beyond gaining a prestigious Masters level qualification.
This programme takes you onto further senior career opportunities in programme and project management which are increasingly becoming an integral part of organisational or business strategy implementation. Specifically, students gain the capabilities needed for the implementation of strategic change through project management or programme leadership.
To support your career goals Cranfield provides opportunities for you to network with fellow professionals, leading figures from industry and academic experts. Find out more about the Cranfield Network and the services we provide whilst you're here and for the rest of your career.
Contents
The Executive MSc in Programme and Project Management is a three year part-time programme which begins in January each year. The first two years are built around a series of intensive residential modules and the final year is focused on your thesis.
The first year reviews many of the latest project management frameworks, tools and techniques, including the bodies of knowledge from the major professional institutions. Assignments are designed to test students' basic understanding, as well as their ability to critically evaluate existing practices and processes in their organisations in terms of possible improvement using alternative approaches.
The second year moves away from standard project management subjects to examine pressures on project and decision-making from the wider, internal and external contexts. Students are required to experiment with a variety of alternative approaches which may be more appropriate and effective than their tried and tested means of problem-solving. Important intangibles such as ethics, governance, partnering and stakeholder engagement are also integral to the second year's curriculum.
The third year begins with the research methods module which prepares students for their final thesis assessment. Students have to provide evidence based conclusions and recommendations following the systematic investigation of an organisational problem or phenomenon. Although students are experienced managers, Cranfield emphasises the importance of continuous personal growth and development. The final workshop is designed to help students develop a greater sense of self-awareness and define a career roadmap.
Modules: Year One - Core Modules
* Foundations of Programme and Project Management
* Business Case and Financial Management
* Planning and Control
* Risk and Opportunities Management.
Year Two - Core Modules and Group Challenge
* The Organisation and the Individual
* Strategic Management
* Supply Chain Management
* Leading Transformational Change
* Organisational Learning
* Developing Personal Performance
* Group Action Project.
Year Three - Core Modules and Individual Project
* Research Methods
* Self-development Sessions
* Individual Research Project or Company-based Thesis
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Register Now!Requirements
We welcome applications from talented candidates of all backgrounds and a degree is not always necessary for entry onto this Executive MSc programme. We consider your qualifications and work experience on an individual basis. Usually candidates must:
1. Hold a relevant, recognised qualification, either:
* a 1st or 2nd class UK Honours Degree (or equivalent Bachelors Degree)
* or a professional qualification and have 2 years relevant work experience.
2. Have a good standard of English.
Please note: having taken into consideration your application details the Programme Director may require you to undertake the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT).
* test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) – a minimum score of 92 internet test, 237 computer test or 580 paper test is required. The ETS DI Code for TOEFL is 0822
* International English Language Testing System (IELTS) – band 6.5 is required with a minimum score of 6.5 for writing
* English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) – Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) - grade A - C or Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) Grades A - C is required.
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) |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 237 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 92 |
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