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. Graduate career options are varied. Students are expected to go on to work in many related areas: public sector infrastructure client oThe programme aims to equip students with an advanced understanding of management thinking relating to the management of enterprises and projects in the built environment, particularly with regard to the roles that projects and enterprises play in construction, and to give students a sound appreciation of the way construction projects should best be defined, developed, and delivered.
The programme is designed for students who have experience in the built environment, have a degree relevant to the built environment, or are thinking of moving into a built environment profession. Organisations, construction, engineering and design enterprises, professional consultants and commercial research organisations, and client enterprises with significant project portfolios such as large manufacturing, transport, financial, electrical, gas, water, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, defence enterprises as well as government departments and agencies. A number of students use the MSc as a foundation for MPhil/PhD research.
