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Course Overview

The MSc in Strategic Project Management is meticulously crafted with industry needs in focus. It is tailored to offer practicing project management professionals an advanced level of education through a comprehensive set of courses culminating in a research-based dissertation that integrates strategy with project management. Our primary mission is to empower graduates with cutting-edge tools, techniques, and expertise essential for enhancing and fortifying the practice of strategic project management across diverse industries. The distinctive fusion of strategy and project management in our program equips individuals with vital concepts, tools, and methodologies crucial for elevating their project management skills. We integrate the latest theoretical insights with best practice standards and methodologies, ensuring that graduates are well-prepared to address contemporary challenges in project management. The strategic management aspect of this degree program is specifically designed to nurture an additional skill set indispensable for senior managers: the ability to formulate strategic plans and effectively implement them through a strategic project management framework that encompasses portfolios, programs, and individual projects. Throughout the duration of our program, our industry-relevant courses are structured to stimulate your comprehension, foster critical thinking, and cultivate practical experience in deploying strategic project management practices across the entire enterprise. This approach ensures that graduates are not only equipped with theoretical knowledge but also possess the practical expertise required to apply strategic project management methodologies effectively in real-world scenarios.