University of Kent

Strategic Project Management with Placement - MSc

University of KentCanterbury, United Kingdom

Course overview

Looking to move up, take the lead, or transition into project leadership? This MSc can help you get there. Our MSc Strategic Project Management equips you with the tools and mindset to lead complex projects that create lasting impact.

Designed for early to mid-career professionals, it blends essential theory with practical learning focused on real-world business challenges. You’ll develop skills in stakeholder engagement, time and resource management, project management, risk management and strategic alignment - and apply your learning through a summer consultancy project for a real organisation. Taught face-to-face by experienced academics and industry professionals, and enriched with guest lectures and case studies, this course gives you the confidence and credibility to lead projects and teams across any sector.

Taking a 12-month placement allows you to gain work experience in the UK or overseas as part of your Master's. While the placements are self-sought, the School offers support through extra-curricular engagement with our dedicated placements team. Opting for this course with a placement takes the length of your course to up to two years.

Study the Strategic Project Management MSc at Kent Business School and graduate with the confidence to excel in your career.

Key highlights

  • 12-month placement in the UK or overseas
  • Summer consultancy project for a real organisation
  • Covers stakeholder engagement, risk management and strategic alignment
  • Taught face-to-face by academics and industry professionals
  • Guest lectures and case studies on real-world business challenges
  • Dedicated placements team supports your self-sought placement search

Entry requirements

  • Degree: 2:2 — or above
  • Degree: 2nd class — or above

Scholarships

  • Chevening Scholarships

  • Christine and Ian Bolt Scholarship

    Scholarship value up to £10,000.

  • Kent Business School Beaconhouse PG Progression Scholarship

    Tuition fee discount scholarship of £6,000.

    Up to £6,000

  • Kent Business School Dean's Excellence Scholarship Award

    Awards of up to £3,000

  • Kent Business School MBA Scholarship

    50% off Tuition Fee.

    Up to 50% of fees

  • Kent Graduate Scholarship

    20% fee reduction for post-graduate taught programmes at the University of Kent.

    Up to 20% of fees

  • Kent International Scholarship Postgraduate Taught

    Scholarship value - £5000

    Up to £5,000

  • Kent International Scholarship Postgraduate Taught (KBS)

    Scholarship value £3000

    Up to £3,000

  • Kent LLM Solicitors’ Practice Scholarship (Canterbury)

    £2,000 tuition fee discount (Home Students); £2,000 tuition fee discount (Overseas Students).

    Up to £2,000

  • Sasha Roberts Scholarship

    £3,000 stipend per annum split into two payments of £1,500 in October and January.

    Up to £3,000

  • The “Ambition” Scholarship for University of Kent Graduates

    £1,500 for Full Time UK students; £750 per year for Part Time UK students; £3,000 for Full Time Overseas students.

  • The CAMEMS Scholarship

    £3,000 stipend per annum split into two payments of £1,500 in October and January.

    Up to £3,000

  • The Widening Participation Ambition Scholarship for University of Kent Graduates

    £5,000 for UK students (£2,500 per year for part time students).

Careers this course leads to

  • Project manager
  • Programme manager
  • Project coordinator
  • Risk manager
  • Management consultant
  • PMO analyst

Cost of study

UK/Home: £15,000 per year | International: £20,700 per year

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Kent, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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