Why study a project management master's degree at Solent University
Take your career to the next level with our professional course accredited by the Association for Project Management. Dive deep into the methodologies, techniques, and processes of project management.
Managing projects is fundamental to all businesses; large or small, local or international and the ability to manage people, finance, and deadlines is key. This course is designed in line with the requirements of project management professional bodies and explores the interrelated areas of people, strategy and processes, topics including risk, funding, understanding intercultural competencies and successfully delivering projects.
As well as helping to equip students with specialised project management skills, the course also encourages the development of leadership abilities, financial acumen and people management techniques. Students will gain a general understanding of governance, and develop management accounting skills.
An honours degree at 2:2 or higher in any related discipline, or significant and relevant work experience in this area
Professional and business services emerge as the largest contributors to project management GVA, followed by sectors like construction and IT, which have experienced substantial growth. The profession remains optimistic about future growth, with a majority of surveyed businesses predicting increased project-based activity and higher average project budgets over the next three years.
Project management is growing in importance across the world with an expected 88 million people employed in a project role by 2027. Increasingly organisations are appointing chief project officers to the c-suite.
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