Strategic Project Management - MSc
Chatham, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 22,700 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Project Management is ever-growing and evolving as an imperative function to improve efficiency and transparency in modern businesses. Tomorrow’s project managers don’t only need expert organizational skills and the ability to manage conflicting tasks and pressures. They need to understand how to provide leadership of projects and enact organisational change in both a global, and sustainable way. Our MSc Strategic Project Management program embeds these issues as a core part of our teaching, meaning our graduates are ready to go into the world and effect change.
Kent Business School is ‘triple crown accredited’ this puts us in the top 1% of business schools globally. There is no better place to take the next step in your career and realize your ambitions. Our MSc Strategic Project Management course at Kent Business School is delivered by academic experts and co-developed with industry leaders and experts. You will develop a detailed background of Project Management and strategic theory and the imperative tools and processes project managers use in the business environment. This accompanied by the global outlook and emphasis on an ethical and sustainable approach to project management means you will be able to not only step into a career in project management but be a leader in the field.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Scholarship value
The award covers tuition fees, return airfares and living costs for a one-year taught Master's programme.
Deadline
Deadline for Commonwealth application: - 12 December 2024.
Hold an unconditional offer (with the only outstanding condition, international fee deposit) of a programme of study from the University of Kent - 31 January 2025
Criteria
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, candidates must:
- Hold an undergraduate degree at UK first-class level equivalent.
- Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by one of the eligible Commonwealth countries listed or be a British Protected Person.
- Be a permanent resident in one of the eligible Commonwealth countries listed above.
- To be committed to the University of Kent, you can apply for more than one course and/or to more than one University, but you may only accept one offer of a Shared Scholarship.
- Not have studied or worked for one (academic) year or more in a high-income country.
- Be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship.
- Return to their home country as soon as their period of study is complete. In some circumstances, a student may be permitted to remain in the UK if seeing doctoral study and satisfy certain strict conditions.
- Hold an offer by the deadline for a full-time postgraduate taught degree on one of the eligible courses at the University of Kent:
- MSc Artificial Intelligence
- MSc Infectious Diseases
- MSc Cyber Security
- MA International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
- MSc Applied Actuarial Science
- MSc Conservation Science
- MA English and American Literature
Further details
Commonwealth Shared Scholarships, set up by DFID in 1986, represent a unique partnership between the United Kingdom government and UK Universities.
Funded by the UK Department of International Development (DFID), Commonwealth Shared Scholarships enable talented and motivated individuals to gain the knowledge and skills required for sustainable development. They are aimed at those who could not otherwise afford to study in the UK.
These scholarships are offered under six themes:
- Science and technology for development
- Strengthening health systems and capacity
- Promoting global prosperity
- Strengthening global peace, security and governance
- Strengthening resilience and response to crises - Access, inclusion and opportunity.
How to apply
To be considered for the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship you must:
- Make a formal application for a postgraduate degree at the University of Kent commencing September 2025/26. This can be done online here.
- Complete the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) online application process. For information on how to do that and full details of the application process please go directly to the Commonwealth Scholarships webpages.
- Applications will be considered based on Academic Excellence and a completed application.
- The Commonwealth will accept applications until 12th December 2024 (closing at 16:00 GMT).
Curriculum
Stage 1
- Programme and Project Management
- Leadership and Change Management
- Consultancy and Evaluation Skills in Practice
- Corporate Strategy and Performance Measurement Agile Project Management
- Projects Benefits Management
- Project Management Office
- Project Risk Management
- Strategic Portfolio Management
- Research Methods and Consulting Skills
Stage 2
- Research Project
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
From the moment you start with us, our efforts are focused on helping you gain the knowledge, skills and experience you need to thrive in an increasingly competitive workplace. As part of the course, you may wish to undertake an Industrial Placement or opt for an In-Company Scheme to work on a real business case study as part of your capstone Research project. Go on our Business Start-up Journey and transform your idea into a business through ASPIRE. Our qualified career practitioners provide support for up to three years after graduation.
Our careers and employability support at Kent Business School is designed to make sure you are ready to hit the ground running when you graduate, when you study with us you can expect:
- 1-2-1 personalised Career Coaching with qualified and experienced coaches.
- Pre-arrival guidance for international students to support navigating the UK labour market
- Mentoring opportunities through professional bodies, business leaders and Kent alumni
- Workshops and events designed to support your career planning, finding and securing work and work experience, and professional development, including insights from industry.
- Access to career fairs, live projects/competitions with employers and networking opportunities
- Plus access to extracurricular professional development and skills courses run by industry professionals
Successful KBS graduates: graduate destinations
Our Project Management graduates find work in project management positions in varying businesses, in the form of consultancy, freelance and employed work both overseas and in the UK in a wide range of companies and organisations, including:
- Deloitte
- Fujitsu Services Ltd
- Huawei
- BP
- JP Morgan & Chase
- City Sprint
Student Testimonials
Program delivery
How you'll study
- Lectures
- Seminars
- Tutorials
- Independent Study
- Group Work
- Workshops
Teaching and assessment
Teaching
We use a variety of teaching methods, including:
- Lectures
- Small group seminars
- Group projects
- Presentations
- Expert speakers
- Company visits
- Computer-based workshops
Classroom-based learning is supported by the latest online technologies and learning platforms.
Assessment
Your progress on this course is assessed by a variety of means, including:
- Written examinations
- Essays
- Presentations
- Reports
- Projects