Strategic Management of Projects

Course Overview

The programme helps you develop a critical understanding of the challenges that project executives face in designing and implementing strategy, explores how 'the Management of Projects' approach leads to improved value-creation and effective outcomes, and provides tailored professional advice that focuses on your career development. Why study this degree at University College London (UCL) ? The MSc in Strategic Management of Projects brings together distinguished, thoughtful professionals, academics, and policy-makers from across sectors and industries to explore the key strategic issues that project executives face and proposes strategic responses through the management of projects. Studying in London's centre of excellence for the management of projects and our progressive teaching and learning culture will help you create your own unique approach to managing capital investment and strategic change across a wide range of industry sectors. Studying in London's centre of excellence for the management of projects and our progressive teaching and learning culture will help you create your own unique, professional approach to managing capital investment and strategic change across a wide range of industry sectors. This is an executive education programme designed for developing today the project and programme leaders of tomorrow. Our alumni influence the corporate world, are involved in social enterprise and frequently become entrepreneurs, or change their careers entirely. The MSc in Strategic Management of Projects (SMP) delivers: 120 top-quality sessions led by leading academics, practitioners, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and students; a twin focus on strategically managing projects and critical thinking throughout the programme; personal instruction as a result of highly selective, size-limited student enrolment, so that you have the time to engage deeply with experts, academics and fellow classmates; the SMP Alumni: a community of friends and professionals that will support you in the first steps of your professional development and career following graduation. Careers: Recent graduates of the programme have changed their career, industry and/or sector, have started their own companies, are involved in the government, and are changing the way the corporate world works. Recent career destinations for this degree, Project Manager, Facit, Project Manager, Seele. Offshoring Analyst, Barclays, Project Planning and Support Professional, Telstra Global, Business Services Graduate, Subsea 7EmployabilityFollowing graduation you will join the SMP Alumni - a community of established, experienced and aspiring project executives where you will find support in your project-based role from wherever you are based in the world. Our graduates have built and lead their own companies, are involved in strategic positions in major multinational organisations across sectors and industries in the world, and have changed industries/careers based on our professional support.