Project and Enterprise Management MSc/PG Dip

University College London

Postgraduate

In London

£ 14,520 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    1 Year

This MSc aims to equip students with an advanced understanding of management thinking relating to the management of enterprises and projects, particularly with regard to the roles that enterprises play in construction; and to give students a sound appreciation of the way projects should best be defined, developed, and delivered.

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Location

Start date

London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

Start date

On request

About this course

Graduate career options are varied. Students are expected to go on to work in many related areas: public sector infrastructure client organisations, construction, engineering and design enterprises, professional consultants and commercial research organisations, and client enterprises with significant project portfolios such as large manufacturing, transport, financial, electrical, gas, water, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, defence enterprises as well as government departments and agencies. A number of students use the MSc as a foundation for MPhil/PhD research.

The normal minimum qualifications are a lower second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is the world's leading professional body for qualifications and standards in land, property, infrastructure and construction.

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Subjects

  • Construction
  • Engineering
  • Construction Training
  • Electronics
  • Project Relationship
  • Organisations
  • Managing Construction
  • Construction Sector
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Social networks

Course programme

The programme teaches concepts, tools and techniques employed in managing projects from their earliest stages through to operations and maintenance. Projects will primarily be in construction (building, civil engineering, process engineering), but there will also be reference to other projects, including aerospace, automotives, electronics, organisational change, pharmaceuticals, software and IT.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of four core modules (60 credits), four optional modules (60 credits) and a dissertation (60 credits). In addition, there are two non-assessed, but compulsory modules in management and research methods.

A Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits, full-time nine months) is offered.

Core modules
  • Project Management
  • Owner-Based Management of Projects
  • Principles of Enterprise Management
  • Projects, Economics, Sectors and Behaviour
Optional modules

A full-time student must choose at least two modules from the project-based optional modules, and at least one module from the enterprise-based optional modules. A student's fourth module can come from any of the three (project-based, enterprise based or economics-based) sets of modules.

Optional module choices will include:

  • Managing the Enterprise-Project Relationship
  • The Procurement of Construction, Engineering and Professional Services
  • Organisations and People in Projects
  • Managing Construction
  • Environmental Sustainability in the Construction Sector
  • Supply Chain Management: Principles and Case Studies
  • The Management of Large Project and Programmes
  • Social Networks in Project and Enterprise Organisations
  • Integrating Project Information Systems with Building Information Modelling
  • The Management of Value
  • The Management of Innovation in Construction Firms
  • Contractual Claims and Dispute Resolution
  • Transforming Projects into Business Operations
  • Managing Professional Practice
  • Relationships Between Firms
  • Capturing and Delivering Value
  • The Construction Firm: Contractors and Sub-Contractors
  • Marketing and Project Business Development
  • Managing Change in Organisations
  • Construction Booms and Slumps
Dissertation/report

All MSc students submit a 10,000-word dissertation on a topic related to the main themes of the programme. The topic can be chosen to enhance career development or for its inherent interest.

Teaching and learning

The programme is delivered through a combination of formal and interactive lectures, small-group seminars, tutorials, workshops, visiting speakers and site visits. Assessment is through coursework, essays, written papers and examinations, and the dissertation.

Fieldwork

Half-day site visits will be undertaken.

Additional information

Overseas Fee : £23,740 (FT)

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