Master in Strategic Project Management
Vaasa, Finland
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
EUR 10,000
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Do you want to learn how to successfully execute projects across various industries such as production, energy, transportation and logistics? Do you wish to broaden your expertise and become a strategic partner to upper management?
Our major in Strategic Project Management educates experts who can consider the needs and opportunities of project management theory, concept and analysis in an engineering context. You will learn how to plan, manage, and execute projects, while also gaining insights into industry standards and relevant frameworks. When using analytical tools for decision-making, planning and control, you will be able to manage projects in a lean and strategically effective way. You will learn about innovations and sustainability as well as ethical practices in project management. The content of the programme is designed to be compatible with the requirements of the IPMA level C. If you have a sufficient working history, you can pursue the IPMA level C certificate at your own cost and take the certification examination.
After completing this degree, you will be eligible for doctoral studies. You will be able to develop sustainable and ethical solutions and new knowledge to benefit society and industry. Moreover, you will gain valuable career skills such as problem-solving and decision-making, critical thinking, working in international teams, and an entrepreneurial mindset.
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Scholarships and Funding
The University of Vaasa offers a generous scholarship programme for students who are subject to tuition fees. The scholarships can be granted for the target time of the programme, which is two years in the Master’s programme. Find out more about the scholarship programme on our website.
Curriculum
Project management has become a key competence for most organisations in the public and private sectors. Driven by recent business trends such as fewer management layers, greater flexibility, increasing geographical distribution and more project-based work, project management has grown beyond its roots in the construction, engineering and aerospace industries to transform the service, financial, computer, and general management sectors. Project management offers the discipline and framework required to help organisations to transform their mainstream operations and service performance. It is viewed as a way of organising for the future. Moreover, in an increasingly busy, stressful, and uncertain world it has become necessary to manage multiple projects successfully at the same time.
Not surprisingly, project management is now recognised as a core competence required to deliver change measured in terms of achieving desired outcomes with associated benefits. With projects increasingly viewed as managing the change efforts of society, project management is increasingly called upon to cross-functional, organisational and societal boundaries and handle the inherent complexity and uncertainty required to bring about a new reality. The Master's Programme in Strategic Project Management offers a world leading programme for developing the project managers and leaders capable of operating in this demanding new world and delivering successful projects and initiatives. The programme is designed for practitioners interested in deepening and widening their competence, expertise and professional practice and for graduates who are looking to move into project management.