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Project Management Top up (Distance Learning)

University of Cumbria

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

  • Location

    Carlisle - Fusehill Street

  • Study mode

    Distance / Online

  • Start date

    14-SEP-26

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

The BSc (Hons) Project Management (Top-up) is a one-year programme that consolidates and further develops students’ knowledge, skills and experience of the project, programme and portfolio environment.As a student on this programme, you will enhance your knowledge of the governance, management and control of projects, exploring topics such as risk and management and project leadership.


Course Overview

Delivered over one-year full time, the programme will allow you to enhance your knowledge of the project environment and equip you with the skills to become practising project professionals.Accredited by the Association of Project Management (APM) and aligned to their 7th Body of Knowledge, you will study the place of projects within the broader context of programmes and portfolios and the governance structures that facilitate project delivery. You will also look at the tools and techniques for managing and controlling projects, exploring the processes for identifying and responding to risks and opportunities, and using models and theories of leadership to create collaborative and high-performing project teams.Students will apply their learning to the completion of a dissertation or case study analysis project.


On this course you will...

- Differentiate the role of projects, programmes, portfolios and how they relate to business-as-usual activities.- Define and model appropriate project governance structures for a project.- Understand the difference between project management and project leadership and model behaviours applicable to the situation at hand.


What You Will Learn

As a student on this course, you will study four 20-credit taught modules and complete a 40-credit dissertation project.This programme provides an ideal progression route for applicants who have previously completed the FdSc Project Management, or a related foundation degree or HND.

Application deadline

14/01/2026

Tuition fees

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£ 16,000per year

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University of Cumbria

University of Cumbria

  • University League Table

    117th

  • Campus address

    Carlisle - Fusehill Street, Fusehill Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 2HH, United Kingdom

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The advantages of a large university combined with hands-on learning in small groups, so tutors get to know students as individuals.
Teaching is led by lecturers with real-world experience, industry links and involvement in the latest research.
The only UK university located in a UNESCO World Heritage Site (the Lake District National Park), Cumbria's campuses are close to countryside, city and coast.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Business & Management Studies

    88th out of 124 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 212
    86 41%

    116th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    57.0 57%

    89th

    4

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.25 81%

    28th

    7

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