Project Management MSc
London, United Kingdom
MSc
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
14 Jul 2026*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
GBP 16,000 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* International Deadline | Home Deadline – 4 September
** international | UK: £ 11,900
Key Summary
Book to attend an Online Open Day to find out more - Undergraduate event on March 21 and Master's event on March 4.
Project management, as a profession, has undergone rapid transformation in the last 20 years. The ever-growing consumer demand for complex, customised goods and services and the evolution of worldwide competitive markets for their production and distribution have increased the need for agile project managers who understand organisational issues and human behaviour and have the skills to organise the delivery of such products.
Accredited by both the Association of Project Management (APM) and the Project Management Institute (PMI), our Master’s degree recognises that in today’s competitive business environment, effective project management is integral to success in all sorts of industries and sectors.
Skills in planning, benefits management, quality management, risk control, and communication are essential to the smooth running of projects ranging from large-scale operational changes in multinationals to the running of hospitals and universities, government policies, engineering projects or one-off launches by fashion houses, advertising agencies and film productions.
Studying strategic and practical approaches, this course is designed to equip you with a set of tested skills for planning, delegating, monitoring and controlling projects in a traditional and agile way. The syllabus is informed by APM’s five dimensions of professionalism and PMI’s Talent Triangle®, which are widely accepted as best practices in the area of project management. It will give you the knowledge and tools to help implement strategies for change, in a responsible and sustainable way, in order to influence progress within a company or organisation. You'll also learn the governance framework of running a project and how to handle the associated risks – with the opportunity to attain the much sought-after PRINCE2® Foundation or AgilePM® Foundation certification at no extra cost.
You’ll be taught by a teaching team which combines academic and professional training skills, most of whom either hold a PhD or are accredited professional trainers on such courses as PRINCE2®, AgilePM®, Management of Risk (M_o_R®) and Managing Successful Programmes (MSP®).
We’ll bring you up-to-date project management practice, trends and issues – in recent months, for example, the coronavirus pandemic has shown how important the profession is in steering the expanding, uncertain, volatile global world we live in. At a time of change, project managers have the skills to ensure this change leads to better, more sustainable, equitable solutions that are beneficial to the widest possible range of stakeholders.
Top reasons to study with us
- Suitable for graduates in business, computing and engineering and those with an affinity for organising or running projects. Taught by staff who are also professionally certified project management trainers.
- Opportunity to gain PRINCE2® Foundation or AgilePM® Foundation certification at no extra cost.
- Curriculum informed by best practice: APM’s five dimensions of professionalism and PMI’s Talent Triangle®.
- Exposure to project management industry standards, including the APM Body of Knowledge 7th edition and PMI’s PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition.
- We are active members of the Responsible Project Management community.
Why study this course?
- Develop the key skills
Experience a variety of industry-standard project management tools and gain PRINCE2® Foundation or AgilePM® Foundation certification. - Combine theory and practice
Link theory to global practice through real-life case studies and guest lectures. - Taught by experts
Learn from expert staff who are themselves professionally certified project management trainers.
Professional accreditation
This course is accredited by the Association of Project Management (APM), the chartered body for the project profession in the UK. This gives you free annual student membership of APM and access to project management knowledge resources, journals and networking opportunities at APM events.
Additionally, the Project Management MSc is accredited by the PMI Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs (GAC). Graduates of PMI/GAC accredited programme are granted substantial credit toward the experience requirement when they complete an application for any PMI certification. A 12-month reduction for professional experience is applied for PMI certifications in PMP®, PgMP®, PfMP®, PMI-RMP® and PMI-SP®. Our students have access to PMI professional development resources such as online courses, career seminars and network with project professionals during PMI events, some of which are regularly hosted at this University.
Westminster Business School is an Accredited Training Organisation for AgilePM®, PRINCE2®, M_o_R® and MSP.
In 2021, we became a University Partner Program for Scrum.org. Our curriculum integrates the philosophy of Agile and Scrum. Students will have access to the Scrum.org certification assessment in Professional Scrum MasterTM (PSM I).
Projects are one of the most common methods used by organisations and companies in every sector and all over the world to deliver both operational and strategic objectives, which means that having advanced project management skills can open doors to a vast range of career options.
Our course has been designed to produce ‘hands-on’ professionals with career possibilities in project management, either as project managers in their own right or as members of a programme, portfolio or project office. Our focus on planning, resource management, decision-making, leadership, benefits management, sustainability and responsibility will provide you with essential practical skills that can be applied in a multitude of managerial positions. This opens up broader career opportunities to you as a project planner, risk manager, quality manager or estimator, either directing or managing projects. In addition, there is a large freelance contracting project management community. Should you intend to progress to PhD study, you can use the project module as a vehicle to start your research.
The majority of our graduates start their careers as project team members in a variety of posts, from project support office posts to project team management to project management. A few, depending on their background, become programme managers in the UK and the vibrant global project management market. Many work for the large UK or international organisations as consultants or project managers, including Transport for London, local councils and global charities.
With a growing global network of 3,000 employers, our Careers and Employability Service is here to support you in achieving your full potential.
- Gain additional qualifications
Opportunity to gain multiple qualifications at the same time – your professionally accredited Master’s degree and a Foundation Certificate in either PRINCE2® or AgilePM®. - Get hands-on experience
Hands-on experience in project management technical skills. - Develop your CQ
Develop your cultural intelligence – or ‘CQ’ – by studying alongside students and staff representing more than 100 nationalities.
Industry links
Run by the School of Applied Management, this course was first established in 2011. We enjoy strong ties to the main professional bodies, which, coupled with our central London location, allows us to provide countless opportunities to visit project management events and conferences.
We have many links with the Association for Project Management (APM), the chartered body for the project profession, and the Project Management Institute (PMI), the largest project management institute in the world.
The University is also a lifetime member of the Agile Business Consortium (ABC), a not-for-profit professional body whose mission is to lead, promote and enable business agility worldwide. The Agile Business Consortium is responsible for developing AgilePM®, as well as the originator of the Agile Project Framework. The consortium has sponsored an annual prize of £1,000 for the best project dissertation by one of our students.
Job roles
This course will prepare you for roles such as:
- Consultant
- Programme manager
- Project administrator
- Project coordinator
- Project director
- Project manager
- Project procurement manager
- Quality manager
- Risk manager
Graduate employers
Graduates from this course have found employment at organisations including:
- EY
- GlobalData
- Local government
- Network Rail
- Security Industry Authority
- Transport for London
- Yoox Net-A-Porter
Westminster Employability Award
Employers value graduates who have invested in their personal and professional development – and our Westminster Employability Award gives you the chance to formally document and demonstrate these activities and achievements.
The award is flexible and can be completed in your own time, comprising a set of core and optional extracurricular activities.
Activities might include gaining experience through a part-time job or placement, signing up to a University-run scheme – such as mentoring or teaching in a school – or completing online exercises.
This course aims to develop the specialist knowledge, capabilities and technical skills that you require to respond proactively and creatively to contemporary project management practice and the challenges of the global business environment. You'll study six core modules, including the project and one option module.
Full-time students study three taught modules each semester and one year-long project module. The project module is taught in both semesters, but the bulk of the work is undertaken by students from June to September.
Part-time students in the first semester of their first year are required to take the two core modules with two further core modules offered in the second semester. In the second year of their studies, part-time students study one taught module each semester. In their first semester, they are expected to take the last of the five core modules and take the optional module in their last semester. The year-long project module starts in the first semester of their second year.
In Foundations, we lay the foundations of project management by focusing on the more technical skills of the profession, like planning, monitoring and controlling. In the Practice module, we concentrate more on the behavioural aspects of project management, such as leadership and teamwork. Together, these two modules provide a critical overview of the project management world.
Additional project management topics, such as risk management, project finance, strategic alignment, procurement and agile practices, are covered in other modules.
To complete your studies, you'll undertake a practical or research project. Past student projects have spanned different activities, sectors and countries – from analysing key project management issues, such as sustainability and success, to the use of AI in project management and the communication challenges of virtual teams. Previous students have considered the value of agile project management in the public sector and examined risk management in healthcare projects, while others have focused on practices in Saudi Arabia, India, Latin America and Africa. Some students have set up a business as part of their project.
The following modules are indicative of what you will study in this course.
Core modules
- Project Management Foundations
- Project Management in Practice
- Agile Project Management
- Programme and Strategic Management
- Project Finance and Procurement
- Project Management Project
Option modules
- Risk Management for Complex Projects
- Managing International Projects
- Product Management
The University is dedicated to supporting ambitious and outstanding students and we offer a variety of scholarships to eligible students.