The BSc (Hons) Project Management with Foundation Year is designed to prepare you for a broad range of careers in project management or to enable you to advance in pre-existing employment opportunities. You will be able to enhance your career with high-level project management knowledge and be able to take on roles such as project planner, risk manager, estimator and managing or directing projects. The course covers project management, core management skills and the knowledge required to excel in multi-sector organisations.
On your Foundation Year, you will develop a range of employability and academic skills essential for success. You will have the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of project management, management and leadership theories, academic and professional skills – with emphasis on developing practical skills such as time management, critical thinking, problem-solving, and effective communication.
The following year of study covers detailed project management and business principles. You will learn project management theories, and life cycles, as well as business and management principles, statistics, data analysis, and decision-making tools. Additionally, you will be introduced to project management software tools.
As you advance to Level 5, your will focus on core project management competencies, including quality and performance management, planning and control of projects and how to manage projects effectively, efficiently, and sustainably. You will also develop core research competencies in project management.
In your last year, you will learn advanced concepts such as risk management, global project management and project management for innovation and change. These modules will enhance your confidence in change management and provide skills in managing an international project efficiently. You will complete a project that provides practical application of project management skills.
This course uses an authentic assessment strategy to ensure that each module takes you into realistic real-life situations, providing a formative pathway for assessing the learning goals of both specific modules and the overall programme. The assessments in the majority of the modules allow you to use your own business ideas, therefore allowing you to receive detailed feedback and time to reflect and develop your proposals further.
Assessment on the course is designed to provide suitable opportunities for you to demonstrate a full range of knowledge, skills and competencies that are key in the business environment. Assessment methods include essays, reports, real-life simulations, presentations, projects and group debates.
You will be required to work in your own time to complete research, homework tasks or group work. Self-study is vital to your success in this course and lecturers will give you guidance on how best to approach this throughout the study period.
Assessment methods at GBS are reviewed annually and may be updated based on student feedback, to suit content or based upon feedback from an External Examiner. An External Examiner is an independent academic expert from an external Higher Education Institution that acts as a safeguard to academic assessment standards.
Education
80 UCAS tariff points (or above) or 60 Credit Ofqual qualification at Level 3.
Applicants aged 21+
If applicants aged 21+ do not meet the standard entry requirements, we will also consider those with life/work skills which would make them suitable for undergraduate study with our Foundation programme.
All Applicants
All applicants are assessed by the GBS Admissions Team via interview for listening and speaking and for writing via a Personal Reflection Statement. Applicants must also be able to evidence a minimum of B1 English, either via exam taken on campus or equivalent accepted English language qualification.
Documents required:
- Application form
- Supervised Personal reflection statement
- Personal interview
You can apply for financial help from the government to support your studies by visiting gov.uk/studentfinance. This could take the form of a Tuition Fee Loan, Maintenance Loan or Maintenance Grant.
New students must prove they have been living in the UK for five years before their course start date in order to get living cost support from Student Finance England.
Course fees
For more information on course fees, the yearly cost is shown on this course page. If you would like to discuss fees further, please call us 020 3011 2638.
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