Master of Science in Project Management

Two pathways for admitting candidates to the program are offered:
A. Postgraduate Qualification Students
B. Professional Award Students

A. Admission of candidates as Postgraduate Qualification Students
– Candidates must satisfy the following requirements to be considered eligible for admission to  the Masters of Projects Management Program as Postgraduate Qualification Students.

i. A European undergraduate three-year initial degree or recognized equivalent at EQF/MQF Level 6 (180 ECTS minimum) or a foreign undergraduate bachelor’s degree from outside the Malta equivalent at EQF/MQF Level 6 (180 ECTS minimum).

ii. Proof of English Language Proficiency (IELTS: minimum score 6.5 or TOEFL Minimum score 81 IBT, 213 CBT, or 550 PBT – last degree at a school where English is the primary medium of instruction).

B. Admission of candidates as Professional Award Students
– Students not meeting the conditions applicable to Post Graduate Qualification students may only be admitted to the program as Professional Award Students and shall be restricted by the awards listed at the “Exit Award” section below.
– Professional Award Students are not permitted to register for dissertation thesis.

To complete the programme’s requirements, the student has to pass ten courses and one dissertation, which can be completed within one year and four months.

The programme is designed to enable organizational leaders and project managers to leverage the state of the art in project management tools, techniques, and technology to realize and achieve organizational objectives.

The Masters in Projects Management Programme is designed for individuals with a higher education EQF/MQF Level 6 degree (in any specialty), appropriate work experience, and who choose to advance their career through excellence in management in addition to their primary specialty and who are in need of in-depth knowledge and skills in the field of Projects Management for the purpose of holding executive positions, accelerating their career development, or progressing in business.

This qualification does not lead to a warrant to practice the professions in Malta. A typical Target Group for the programme may include individuals who meet the admission requirements and are performing the duties or aspiring to assume such duties of the following organizational or independent consultation roles:

1. CEO’s

2. CTO’s

3. Strategic Chanage Agents

4. Organizational Excellence and Improvement Agents

5. Trainers, Coaches and Educators

6. Entrepreneurs

7. Projects Directors/ Managers

8. Constructon Managers

9. Contracts Managers

10. Planners and Schedulers

11. Risk Managers

12. Value Managers

13. Top and Middle Managers

14. Business Owners

15. Heads of Organizations and Institutions of All Kinds

The programme generally employs the educational methods of “Flipped Classroom,” “Interactive eLearning” and “Continuous Assessment” through:

●  Weekly Online recorded asynchronous video lectures covering all intended learning outcomes (per module unit).
● Weekly quizzes and/or assignments covering the outcomes of the video lectures. (per module unit)
● Weekly scheduled synchronous online tutorial discussions. (per module unit)
● Periodic synchronous seminars covering all the programme’s learning outcomes.
● Periodic assignments, evaluating the comprehensive understanding of how the intended learning outcomes across different program modules and units are interconnected.

Method of Delivery: Classes are delivered virtually via Zoom and the Learning Management System (Moodle LMS).

The Master of Science in Project Management degree reaches beyond typical project management fundamentals and will provide you with sufficient insights for real-world problems. Our mission is to provide the knowledge, skills, and insights required to manage programs and projects in various business applications and industries. Students will work jointly with the faculty experts in the project management field to enable learning as a community of professionals.

A project manager plays a pivotal role in the leadership of a project team in order to achieve the project’s objectives. This role is clearly visible throughout the project. These roles reflect the project manager’s capabilities and are representative of the value and contributions of the project management profession. The programme curriculum modules were designed to widely address and align with the qualifications and competencies of Project Managers as defined by prominent international project management standards and guidelines.

The programme equips the learner with the ability to communicate with stakeholders, including the team and sponsors across multiple aspects of the project, as well as, apply power skills to influence, inspire change, and build relationships. Power skills include collaborative leadership skills, communication skills, having an innovative mindset, having a for-purpose orientation, and exercising empathy.

Graduates of the programme possess the necessary attitude, knowledge and skills to act responsibly to carry out activities with integrity, care, and trustworthiness while maintaining compliance with internal and external guidelines, as well as, demonstrate commitment to financial, social, and environmental impacts of the projects they support.

The programme establishes the foundation for project managers to master diverse and creative ways of getting the job done including predictive, agile, design thinking, or other new practices still to be developed. This will allow individuals to quickly shift their way of working as new challenges arise enhancing success by applying the right solutions at the right moment in time.

The programme also provides the knowledge required to master relationship skills and business acumen, which entails the development of extensive networks of people across the project manager’s spheres of influence. This includes formal networks, such as organisational reporting structures, and informal networks, such as the use of established relationships with individuals, such as subject matter experts and influential leaders. The use of these formal and informal networks enables the project manager to engage multiple people in problem solving, as well as navigating project bureaucracies.

[1] In the case of online learning, synchronous and asynchronous learning activities under the direction and control of an instructor are considered as contact hours.

A. The following details the available Exit Awards and Exit Qualifications for Postgraduate Qualification Students

• Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management candidates admitted to the program who have successfully complete 60 ECTS at MQF/EQF level 7 excluding the dissertation thesis, shall be entitled to claim a Postgraduate Diploma in Projects Management at MQF/EQF Level7 Qualification– Qualification Certificates shall indicate the amount of MQF/EQF Level 7, 60 ECTS acquired
• Postgraduate Certificate in Project Management MQF/EQF Level 7, 30 ECTS-candidates admitted to the program who have successfully complete 30 ECTS at MQF/EQF level 7 excluding the dissertation thesis, shall be entitled to claim a Postgraduate Certificate in Projects Management at MQF/EQF Level7 Qualification – Qualification Certificates shall indicate the amount of MQF/EQF Level 7, 30 ECTS acquired

B. All students shall receive transcript detailing ECTs attempted and ECTs acquired complete with MQF/EQF Level and grade

1. Competences:

At the end of the programme the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:

• Demonstrate advanced leadership capabilities to manage complex projects and inspire high-performing teams across diverse organizational environments.
• Apply strategic and innovative project management methodologies to design sustainable solutions for project-related challenges.
• Evaluate and manage project scope, time, cost, quality, procurement, and resource allocation using advanced professional tools and techniques.
• Develop and implement comprehensive project risk management strategies using qualitative, quantitative, and financial assessment methods.
• Analyse and control project financial performance through budgeting, forecasting, funding analysis, and financial decision-making models.
• Design and evaluate stakeholder engagement and communication plans for specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• Lead organizational change initiatives and manage transformation projects using agile, lean, and adaptive project management approaches.
• Assess project implementation against planned milestones, budgets, and quality standards to ensure successful delivery.
• Develop supply chain and logistics strategies that enhance operational efficiency and project performance.
• Apply advanced research methodologies to investigate project management issues and generate evidence-based solutions.
• Integrate ethical, legal, and professional standards into project planning, execution, and evaluation.
• Manage multidisciplinary and multicultural project environments with effective negotiation, communication, and decision-making skills.
• Evaluate programme and portfolio management approaches to support strategic organizational objectives.
• Conduct project audits and performance reviews in alignment with recognized professional standards.
• Design professional development strategies to strengthen personal and team capacity in advanced project management practice.

2. Knowledge

Program graduates have the demonstrated capacity to perform the following:

• Demonstrate clear understanding of project management approaches (traditional and agile approaches) and identify appropriate tools and techniques for each approach.
• Estimate project scope, objectives, resources, and schedule to develop plans for complex project using appropriate planning tools
• Evaluate project environment and select relevant management strategies.
• Develop project plans according to contractual and legal requirements, as well as the code of ethics of the profession and workplace.
• Leverage knowledge and skills like supply chain excellence and technology optimization to manage and control external project environment
• Analyze competing demands for scope, schedule, cost, risk, and quality and develop integrated change control procedures.
• Develop procedures and techniques to enhance opportunities and reduce threats to the project objectives.
• Demonstrate appropriate communications and leadership styles that suits different project settings.
• Demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills through planning and execution of a substantial research-based project or capstone experience, and the tracking of progress through disciplined project management skills and team management.
• Demonstrate mastery of a global body of project management knowledge and practice, including knowledge of research principles and methods.
• Apply high level critical thinking, strategic awareness, and technical skills to address authentic business problems using project management.
• Plan and develop a strategy to meet a particular goal for an employer or business

3. Skills

The learner will be able to:

• Create project plans covering the documentation of each activity that will need to take place in order to control the project’s objectives and the costs involved, detail actions if there are any changes that develop during a project.
• Lead stakeholder engagement utilizing interpersonal skills, including: taking initiative, integrity, honesty, collaboration, respect, empathy, and confidence.
• Utilizing digital technology to manage internationally dispersed teams working on the same project.
• Apply leadership and influence tools and techniques to achieve beneficial changes in the organizational culture, business systems and processes;
• Perform duties applying entrepreneurship spirit and techniques on every level to inspire and increase team members self-management and accountability.
• Proficiently apply the use of qualitative and statistical tools necessary in project management and Interpret project performance data to stimulate continuous improvement.
• Apply critical thinking to justify decisions and judgements that address a complex project management issue considering the ethical, sustainable, and social consequences.

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