Project and Enterprise Management

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.

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.

• 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
• The Economics of Speculative Construction Development

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.

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

Bartlett Masters Scholarship

Value:

£10,000 (1 year)

Eligibility:

UK, EU, Overseas students

Criteria:

Based on financial need