MSc

Project Management

Our Project Management course promotes the skills and competencies to stage, monitor, manage and deliver successful projects.

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Key Course Details

  • Start Date

    September

  • Location

    Pontypridd

  • Campus Code

    A

Fees

  • Home students

    £11,060*

  • International students

    £17,900*

  • Full-time fees are per year. Part-time fees are per 20 credits.

  • Start Date

    September

  • Location

    Pontypridd

  • Campus Code

    A

Fees

  • Home students

    £1,229*

  • Full-time fees are per year. Part-time fees are per 20 credits.
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The MSc Project Management is the first of its kind in Wales to be officially accredited by the Association of Project Management (APM). It focuses on developing skills for reading in projects, including theory and learning aspects, and is mapped against relevant ones.

Designed for

Individuals that are looking to strengthen their project management expertise and open doors to new career opportunities. This course suits those seeking to progress into leadership roles, enhance their strategic thinking, and deliver successful outcomes in fast-moving environments.

Career paths

  • Project Manager 
  • Programme Coordinator 
  • PMO Analyst or PMO Lead 
  • Change Manager 
  • Operations or Delivery Manager 
  • Project or Strategy Consultant 

Skills taught

  • Advanced planning
  • Strategic governance
  • Risk management
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Financial control
  • Leadership and decision-making

Module Overview

Students on the MSc Project Management course will familiarize themselves with leading thinking and emerging research in the field of project management to benefit their ongoing professional development.

Accounting and Financial Control

Develop an understanding of accounting terminology, theoretical frameworks and the main principles of accounting and financial management.

Global Strategy and Emerging Markets

Investigate and analyse the strategic decision-making processes of global and multi-national firms.

Research Methods

Develop understanding and skills of research in a management subject discipline.

Leadership and Management Theories and Practices

Develop knowledge and understanding of a range of leadership and management theories and their contemporary application in a range of organisational settings.

Legislative and Professional Issues

Learn about a variety of issues including legal and professional issues, conflict resolution, ethical dilemmas and the changing landscape of business.

Managing Projects and Programmes

Explore the fundamental concepts, principles and techniques needed for effective project and programme management, now and in the future.

Dissertation

Develop an original dissertation on an appropriate topic.

Course Highlights

How you’ll learn

The course takes a blended learning approach with online lectures, interactive workshops in smaller groups and plenary sessions to consolidate and draw together your learning within and across modules.  Embedded within the modules are activities such as group work, team building and presentations to develop and enhance your employability skills and a challenge based curriculum with case studies in which you will explore real world problems.

APM Accreditation

This course is academically accredited by the Association for Project Management (APM). Accreditation involves mapping the curriculum against the APM Body of Knowledge (BoK), a widely recognised industry standard that underpins APM’s UK qualifications, including the Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ), Project Management Qualification (PMQ) and Project Professional Qualification (PPQ). APM accreditation is a recognised mark of quality, demonstrating that the course content is aligned with current industry practice and reflects how project management is applied in real-world professional settings.

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Careers and Employability

Possible career paths

Graduates of the MSc Project Management are well prepared for careers across construction, engineering, IT, healthcare, finance and the public sector. Typical roles include project manager, programme manager, project coordinator, PMO analyst, operations manager and management consultant. The degree also supports progression into leadership roles, entrepreneurship or specialist areas such as digital transformation, sustainability and change management, helping graduates advance into senior project, programme or strategic management positions.

Careers support

Students benefit from dedicated careers support through the University careers service, which offers guidance on employability, CV writing, interview preparation and job searching. The programme also encourages students to build professional networks by engaging with project management events, guest lectures and industry talks. These opportunities enable students to connect with practitioners, gain insight into current industry practice and enhance their professional confidence and career readiness.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Typical qualification requirements:

  • An undergraduate honours degree from a recognised or accredited university with a minimum 2:2 or equivalent
  • Relevant project management related work experience will also be considered

MSc Project Management (Exemption route)

If you can demonstrate extensive practitioner experience in managing and delivering projects, together with the APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) or the former APMP qualification, you may be eligible to study via the exemption route for this course.

Eligible students will be required to complete the Operations and Project Management and Sustainable Supply Chain Management modules, along with a dissertation or business research project, to gain the full MSc qualification.

International applications welcomed:

We welcome international applications with equivalent qualifications of our entry requirements. For more details related to your country of residence, please view our dedicated country pages.

English language requirements

International applicants will need to have achieved an overall of IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component/TOEFL 4 overall and a minimum of 4 in each component or equivalent.

Equivalents can be located on our English Language pages.

If you have previously studied through the medium of English, IELTS might not be required, please visit our country specific page for further details. If your country is not featured, please contact us.

If you do not meet the English entry criteria, please visit our Pre-Sessional course pages.

Contextual offers

We may make you a lower offer based on a range of factors, including your background (where you live and the school or college that you attended, for example), your experiences and individual circumstances (as a care leaver, for example). This is referred to as a contextual offer, and we receive data from UCAS to support us in making these decisions.

USW prides itself on its student experience and we support our students to achieve their goals and become a successful graduate. This approach helps us to support students who have the potential to succeed and who may have faced barriers that make it more difficult to access university.

 

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Whether you a have a question about your course, fees and funding, the application process or anything else, there are plenty of ways you can get in touch, and we'd love to talk to you. You can contact our friendly admissions team by phone, email or chat to us online.

 

Fees and Funding

UK Full-time Fee

£11,060

per year*
UK Full-time Fee

£11,060

per year*
International Full-time Fee

£17,900

per year*
International Full-time Fee

£17,900

per year*
UK Part-time Fee

£1,229

per 20 credits*

Further Information

Studying at university is one of the most significant investments you'll ever make. Whilst you’re studying, you’ll have two main financial obligations – tuition fees and living costs. There’s lots of financial help available from the University of South Wales and external funding sources, that may provide loans (which have to be paid back) and grants, scholarships and bursaries (that don't).

*Full-time fees are per year. Part-time fees are per 20 credits. Once enrolled, the fee is anticipated to remain at the same rate throughout the duration of your study on this course except as described below.

Please be aware that we may increase the maximum fee for home students on full-time undergraduate courses only where the Welsh Government increases the permitted level of inflation of fees. Fees for all students (including part-time, postgraduate and international students) may be amended in accordance with our applicable Fees and Debt Management Policy.  We will ensure that students are given clear, intelligible, unambiguous and timely information about our courses and costs in good time, ahead of the next academic year.

 

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Additional Costs

As a student of USW, you’ll have access to lots of free resources to support your study and learning, such as textbooks, publications, online journals, laptops, and plenty of remote-access resources. Whilst in most cases these resources are more than sufficient in supporting you with completing your course, additional costs, both obligatory and optional, may be required or requested for the likes of travel, memberships, experience days, stationery, printing, or equipment.

Activity kit (lego kits) to learn traditional vs agile project management.

Cost: £250

University Quality Assurance

At USW, we regularly review our courses in response to changing patterns of employment and skills demand to ensure we offer learning designed to reflect today’s student needs and tomorrow’s employer demands.

If during a review process course content is significantly changed, we’ll write to inform you and talk you through the changes for the coming year. But whatever the outcome, we aim to equip our students with the skillset and the mindset to succeed whatever tomorrow may bring. Your future, future-proofed.

Studying at USW

Our courses are designed with industry leaders and provide the practical skills and experiences industry demands. Our flexible courses reflect the need for life-long learning. If you value education in practice, not just in theory, then USW is for you.

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How to apply

There is an online application process for this course. Please choose the application form for your preferred start date and mode of study (i.e. full-time or part-time).

International admissions

Please see our international admissions advice for further information about how to apply as a prospective international student.