MSc/PGDip/PGCert Project Management in the Built Environment

Overview

Our MSc in Project Management in the Built Environment is ideal for anyone with ambitions to manage projects within the sector. The course is designed to meet the growing demand for project managers in the industry who can oversee the entire life cycle of any project, including unique and specialist developments.

We consult with companies and organisations to ensure our course content retains practical relevance. Our Professional Liaison Group (PLG) is made up of practitioners in the field. They provide advice on existing and proposed courses of study, on research activities and consultancy work.

We have strong links with prominent companies in the sector, such as Mace, Willmott Dixon and BAM Construction. Our alumni network spans the globe, working in countries including:

• Malaysia
• South Africa
• Russia
• Turkey
• Hong Kong
• India
• USA.

The MSc is available as a one-year, full-time (FT) programme. Or as a distance-learning (DL) programme, which is normally taken over two years and is extendable up to five years.

Career prospects

Graduates of the School of the Built Environment have an outstanding employment record. Usually, 100% of the graduates of MSc PMBE are in employment within six months after graduation.

Local, national and international construction companies, developers, project management consultancies, house builders, surveyors and housing associations regularly recruit our graduates.

Many of these companies visit the department regularly to meet students for graduate positions. Our graduates are recognised as having an excellent level of communication, presentation and problem-solving skills.

Our distance learning students are employed full-time by prominent companies in the sector.

Full-time students find similar employment shortly after graduation. They typically hold (Assistant) Project Manager positions. However, the breadth of knowledge that our students gain gives them the flexibility to function effectively in a number of different roles.

Many graduates are employed globally, including in:

• India
• Pakistan
• South Africa
• Canada
• Australia
• Peru
• The Middle East
• China.

Accreditation(s)

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors; Chartered Institute of Building.

Students can also exit with Pgdip/PgCert awards.