How long is the MSc in Project Management?

One year full-time, or two years part-time via online / distance routes. The MSc in Project Management runs cohort calls across UK and APAC time zones.

Can the MSc in Project Management be studied online?

Yes. The MSc in Project Management is delivered on-campus in London, fully online and by distance learning, all with the same dissertation and sponsor consulting project.

Is the MSc in Project Management recognised by UK employers?

Yes. The MSc in Project Management is reviewed against APM Body of Knowledge, PRINCE2 and MSP references, so UK employers engage with the credential.

What are the entry requirements for the MSc in Project Management?

A UK 2:2 honours degree (or three years of substantive experience), GCSE English at grade 5/C, IELTS 6.5, plus a statement of intent and two references.

What does the MSc in Project Management cost?

Tuition varies. Contact LSIBM admissions for the MSc in Project Management fee schedule and employer-sponsored routes.

MSc in Project Management | LSIBM London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The MSc in Project Management at LSIBM is a postgraduate degree written for professionals moving into programme-director, PMO-director and head-of-delivery roles across UK plcs, consultancies and public-sector programmes. Sitting in the Business & Management faculty, it combines the APM Body of Knowledge, PRINCE2 and MSP references with advanced portfolio management, benefits realisation and hybrid Agile-Waterfall delivery.

Delivered as one year full-time (or two years part-time via online / distance routes), the MSc is shaped by working senior practitioners — an APM Chartered Fellow, a Big Four programme director, a public-sector portfolio director — and closes with a substantial dissertation, sponsor consulting project or applied capstone defended in front of a working panel.

Key Features

Curriculum reviewed against APM Body of Knowledge, PRINCE2 and MSP references.
Three study modes — central London campus, fully online with UK / APAC cohort calls, or distance learning.
Sponsor consulting project with a UK plc, consultancy or public-sector programme.
Portfolio-simulation exercise across three interdependent programmes.
Dissertation supervised by a working APM Chartered Fellow.
Executive-application coaching in the final term.

What You Will Learn

The MSc treats project management at senior level — where the choices are portfolio mix, benefits realisation and executive-level programme recovery rather than a Gantt chart. Hybrid Agile-Waterfall delivery is a running practice thread.

Advanced project planning, control and earned-value management.
Programme management under MSP.
Portfolio management — selection, balance, benefits realisation.
Hybrid Agile-Waterfall delivery — SAFe context, Scrum-at-scale.
Risk management at portfolio level.
Stakeholder and complex-programme governance.
Programme recovery — how you get a red programme back to green.
Ethics — public-interest duty in UK public-sector programmes.
Data-informed delivery — RAG dashboards, PMO analytics.
Research methods for a UK project dissertation.

Who This Course Is For

Senior project managers moving into programme-director grade.
PMO leads formalising portfolio-management practice.
Consultants in delivery advisory moving toward manager grade.
Career changers with a first degree and three years of substantive delivery experience.
Public-sector delivery leaders working across major UK programmes.

Career Pathways

Graduates typically move into programme-director, PMO-director and head-of-delivery roles across UK plcs, consultancies and public-sector programmes. The degree supports applications but does not by itself guarantee outcomes. Typical destinations include:

Programme Director
PMO Director
Head of Delivery
Portfolio Manager
Senior Programme Manager
Delivery Consultant (Senior)

The MSc is the natural step onto APM Chartered status or PRINCE2 Practitioner-Professional in a fast track.

Entry Requirements

A UK 2:2 honours degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent international qualification. Applicants with three years of substantive professional experience in the discipline may apply on a portfolio route.
GCSE English Language at grade 5/C (or equivalent) is required for domestic applicants; international applicants meet the language rule below.
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
A short statement of intent (600 words) explaining research or applied interests, plus two references (one academic, one workplace or professional-body).

Why Study at LSIBM

The London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a specialist business-education provider based in central London and part of Harold International College. Postgraduate cohorts run in small tutor-visible groups, are shaped by working senior practitioners (partner-level at a Big Four firm, Fellow-level at CIM or CIPD, CFA charter-holders in investment routes) and close with a substantial dissertation, sponsor consulting project or applied capstone defended in front of a working panel.

London puts the City, Canary Wharf, Whitehall, Companies House, the FCA, the Bank of England, the West End and the major consulting, banking and multinational headquarters within a short tube ride of every classroom. LSIBM postgraduates attend a fortnightly senior-practitioner clinic and a structured executive-application coaching programme in the final term.

Apply for the MSc in Project Management

Step into the senior track with the MSc in Project Management. Click Enrol Now and admissions will reply within one working day with intake dates, dissertation supervisor allocation guidance and the current fee schedule. LSIBM postgraduates are supported by dedicated executive-application coaching in the final term.