Management and Implementation of Development Projects

Entry requirements

We require a UK Honours degree with a First or Upper Second (2.1) classification or the overseas equivalent, in any discipline.

When assessing your academic record we take into account the grades you have achieved and the standing of the institution where you studied your qualification

Months of entry

September

Course content

MSc Management and Implementation of Development Projects is taught by the Global Development Institute, Alliance Manchester Business School and the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering.

The course combines the strength of the disciplinary excellence of each, exploring international development management focused on both infrastructure capacity and on social and economic development.

Aims

• The course is designed to provide you with:
• analytical capacities, knowledge and skills necessary to propose, plan, implement, manage and evaluate development projects;
• enhanced competence in relevant functional areas of development management and the specialist roles of the development practitioner;
• appreciation of the core roles of diagnosing, monitoring and intervening when proposing, managing and evaluating projects;
• insight into and practice of specific people management skills of facilitation, emotional intelligence, conflict management and organisational politics.