Develop the skills and expertise to lead successful projects
University of Gloucestershire’s 100% online MBA Project Management equips you with the skills to effectively oversee every stage of a project. You’ll learn to assess and mitigate risks, optimise resources, and foster clear communication to ensure alignment within your team.
Across three specialised modules, you’ll develop expertise in planning, resource allocation, time management, negotiation, quality control, and technical project management. You’ll also gain insights into industry best practices and the methodologies used by leading project management professionals and associations.
Tailored so you can adapt your studies to your professional and personal commitments, this course equips you with the leadership skills and strategic mindset needed to manage projects of all sizes. You’ll develop expertise in planning, execution, risk management, and stakeholder communication—preparing you to deliver results across industries in an increasingly project-driven world.
Course overview
Designed for professionals leading change, this course empowers you to plan, execute, and deliver complex projects across industries. You’ll explore how to lead teams, manage risk, and ensure quality outcomes.
Key modules like Project Planning, Execution and Quality Control offer hands-on tools and software used in modern project management. In Project Leadership and Communication, you’ll build your capacity to motivate teams, align stakeholders, and deliver under pressure. Become prepared for leadership in a project-driven world.
Skills and knowledge
Graduates of this course will be able to:
Apply leadership theory to motivate teams in diverse environments
Use essential skills in planning, time management, and quality control
Manage and track all project phases, from risk to resource optimisation
Ensure team alignment through strong communication and oversight
Incorporate best practices from leading project management professionals into their work
Entry requirements
To study Gloucestershire’s 100% online MBA Project Management, you will need to have completed:
A 2:2 undergraduate honours degree (or international equivalent)
OR
A minimum of three years of relevant work experience (CV required, including one reference).
English language requirements
If English is not your first language, or if your most recent education or work experience was not conducted in English, you must demonstrate proficiency through an approved English language test. This includes IELTS (minimum overall score of 6.0, with no individual component below 5.5) or an equivalent qualification.
Modules
Project Management
Learn the essential concepts, tools, and practices of effective project management. Adopting a managerial process approach, you’ll explore the full project lifecycle—from initiation and planning through execution, control, and closure. You’ll examine key areas including scope, scheduling, budgeting, quality, risk, resources, and communication. By the end, you’ll be equipped to manage projects systematically and lead initiatives with greater confidence and efficiency across a range of business environments.
Project Planning, Execution and Quality Control
Gain the practical skills to manage project execution and control phases with precision. You’ll learn to apply cost, schedule, and risk management tools, develop baselines, and respond effectively to changes. Techniques covered include network diagrams, time and resource estimation, earned value management, crashing, and optimisation. You’ll also gain experience using project software to monitor progress and quality. This hands-on approach helps you ensure projects stay on track, within budget, and aligned with strategic goals.
Project Leadership and Communication
Develop the leadership and communication skills essential to successful project delivery. This module focuses on building trust, supporting diverse teams, and fostering collaboration. You’ll learn to craft effective communication plans, align stakeholders, and apply key leadership strategies to the project environment. By enhancing your ability to lead with clarity and empathy, you’ll complete the module better prepared to motivate teams, resolve conflict, and drive project outcomes with influence and professionalism.
Leadership and Organisation behaviour
Explore what it means to be an effective leader and learn how to navigate change and lead ethically within multicultural and diverse settings. You’ll focus on emotional intelligence, reflective leadership, and responsible decision-making. Drawing links between classical leadership theories and modern-day challenges, you’ll build a toolkit to lead with integrity and purpose in complex organisational environments.
Economics for Managers
Explore key economic concepts, models, and analytical tools to support sound managerial decision-making. You’ll study supply and demand dynamics, market structures—from perfect competition to monopoly—and the theory of the firm at a micro level. At the macro level, you’ll examine fiscal and monetary policy, along with broader topics such as international trade, financial markets, economic growth, and externalities. By applying economic reasoning, you’ll learn to evaluate trade-offs and make choices that align with organisational objectives.
Finance for Managers
Develop the essential financial knowledge to support day-to-day operations and long-term strategic planning. You’ll explore the time value of money, investment options, capital expenditure decisions, and financial structuring. With a focus on cash flow management and asset allocation, you’ll gain the skills to guide your organisation’s financial sustainability and growth.
Strategic Decision Making for Managers
Develop your capacity to make informed strategic decisions by examining how organisations build capabilities to compete effectively. You’ll study decision-making frameworks drawn from global business practices and apply them across a range of firm sizes and industries. You’ll strengthen your ability to align strategy with the external environment while fulfilling long-term objectives.
Business Strategy
You’ll gain a clear understanding of strategic thinking and how it supports long-term organisational success. This module introduces key theories, models, and analytical tools that help general managers make sound, value-adding decisions. Whether in the public, private, or non-profit sectors, you’ll learn to assess competitive positioning, build strategic capabilities, and lead your organisation with a forward-thinking mindset.
Operations Management
Explore the core elements of operations management and their critical role in business success. You’ll analyse areas such as process and capacity planning, quality management, materials and facilities planning, and operations strategy. Whether you work in consulting, start-ups, or corporate leadership, you’ll build the skills to optimise resources and drive operational efficiency.
Research Methods for Business and Management
Develop a solid foundation in both academic and consultancy-based business research. This module guides you in identifying research problems, conducting literature reviews, and designing effective methodologies. You’ll learn about philosophical underpinnings, research ethics, and practical methods for gathering and analysing data. By the end, you’ll be ready to produce a rigorous, well-designed research proposal.
Applied Research for Business and Management (30 credits)
Develop and apply your knowledge of research methods to tackle a real-world business issue. You’ll define a research problem, design your study, gather and analyse data, and deliver practical recommendations. Whether you pursue a thesis or project, you’ll demonstrate your ability to conduct independent, applied research that adds value to your field.
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