Master of Project Management

The Masters of Project Management degree equips students with the technical and strategic expertise to manage projects end-to-end across global markets.

The masters of project management online prepares you with the necessary skills and tools to effectively lead your organization to handle volatile, ambiguous, or complex projects. Our curriculum enhances your understanding of project management tools, organizational strategies, and theoretical concepts with a hands-on approach. It also provides a deep-insights into the subject through research and innovative project management concepts.

Texila American University offers the best Master of project management degree in Zambia, which prepares qualified professionals for project management roles at various levels of organizations that facilitate the design, construction, and operations of projects in the public and private market sectors of the built environment.

The Master’s Degree in Project Management online is a comprehensive program that produces versatile leaders with knowledge in fundamental concepts of development, design, and construction practices with functional concepts of management and behavioral science.

The masters of project management courses are designed specifically for entry to intermediate-level professionals and taught by qualified professionals with exposure to real-world scenarios, case studies, and contemporary challenges of the constantly evolving field.

TAUs students graduate with the essential skills to lead major projects in today’s highly complex and challenging global landscape with outcomes that will promote their progress in the corporate world.

2

Years Duration

Eligibility:

Qualification from any recognized body with a level equivalent to a bachelor’s qualification.
Diploma (2 years) from a recognized institution and to possess 10 years of work experience with a minimum of 3 years of experience as a manager or a team leader position.

Structure of the programme

Trimester	Course Code	Subjects	Credits
Year 1
1	MSC1111	Principles of Management & Organisation Behaviour	19
1	MSC1112	Managerial Economics	19
2	MSC1113	Advanced Business Accounting & Financial Management	19
	MSC1114	Marketing Principles and Practice	19
	MSCP01	Capstone Project	8
3	MSC1115	Strategic Management	19
3	MSC1116	Business Research Methods & Statistics	19
Year 2
4	MSP2111	Project Management Information System	19
	MSP2112	Project Monitoring, Control and Evaluation	19
	MSCP02	Capstone Project	8
5	MSP2113	Organizational Practices In Project Management	19
5	MSP2114	Project Risk Management	19
6	MSC2115	Research Publication in Journals/e-conference	48
6	MSC2116	Project work Dissertation & Defense	48

Credit System: One credit represents 10 notional hours of learning. This learning includes classroom, supervised and self-directed hours, assessment time, workplace training, assignment writing, online learning and fieldwork. A normal year of fulltime study (including contact hours and self-directed hours) is 1200 hours (120 credits). Any variation in hours from this requires specific justification. Similarly, any variation from 120 ZQF credits in one fulltime year requires specific justification. Credit units shall not be used for awarding qualifications under the ZQF.

Selection Factors

Students applying to M.Sc Project Management program at TAU Zambia campus are selected on the basis of their academic, personal, and extracurricular abilities. Each student will be assessed based on the educational background, age, and intended course of study. Additionally, students must have the intellectual, physical, and emotional capacities to meet the requirements of a successful career in their respective fields.

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What Do You Gain?

Formulate an integrative business project through the application of multidisciplinary knowledge
Describe the function of marketing, the strategic marketing process, consumer behavior, and how marketing contributes to organizational growth and customer value.
Familiar with current digital technologies and Information Technology (IT) management trends.
Employ effective cross-cultural communication
Skills to generate novel and value-creating products, processes, or organizational forms
Communicate logically constructed and relevant oral and written arguments and information
Demonstrate awareness of economic, environmental, political, legal, and regulatory contexts of global business practice
Employ financial decision models to select appropriate projects for a business enterprise and manage firm growth through strategies such as mergers, acquisitions, international expansion, and new venture development.
Learners able to apply resource optimization by understanding various costs
Define the key elements needed to measure and report on project scope, schedule, and cost performance
Outline the development of information systems in knowledge areas of Project Management

Teaching Methodology

Total 16 weeks in the Trimester (2 courses per trimester)
4 Modules Per Course, 3 Units per Module & 6 (5-7) Chapters in each Unit = (4*3*6)= 72 Chapters
Instructional hours through University Campus: Per course 14 hours (2hrs x 1days x 7 weeks)
Suggestive Lecture Duration: 1 Module in two Classes (2 hrs per class/ per week)
(Live Lectures – Other than Lusaka Students will receive the transmission of the weekly lectures at the Facility Centre or LMS platform (as per the availability) and shall also have the privilege to join at TAU Campus for any ongoing class at their convenience)

Academic Delivery and Assessment

On-Campus program is delivered in Semester pattern and On-line mode of program is delivered in Trimester/Block pattern.

Assessment per Course	Weightage
Formative (Internal)
3 MCQ Tests for each Module. Total Module – 4	40%
Summative (External)
Final Exam (50 MCQ)	60%
Total	100%

Why Choose Us?

Uniquely Designed Learning Methodology
Outcome Based Academic Delivery
Continuous Academic Support
Enhanced Learning Management Systems
Technology Enabled Services
Dedicated learning of one subject at a time, focuses on more immersed learning
Capstone Project, promote integrated learning and understand the connections between various subjects
Article review promote critical thinking and analytical skills among the learners
Contextual Project Work, gives an opportunity to the students to relate what is being taught into the context of the real world, and thus eliminating the questions of “Why do I need to learn this stuff?”

Career Opportunity

Many opportunities exist in the expansive field of Project Management nationally and globally.

Project Manager
Program Manager
Project Consultant
Business operations manager.

FAQ's

MSc Project Management is the two years Post graduate program. At TAU Zambia we developed the program the concept and maintained the high education standards, adapting the course content to the contemporary business environment. The competitiveness in business administration studies is reflected at both institutional and individual levels.

The applicants are business enthusiasts with acknowledged entrepreneurial initiative, whose management success has been proven in practice throughout a long experience as leaders. Many of the MSc Project Management applicants are senior managers or have years of experience in top-management positions.

Depending on the MSc Project Management program focus – in general management or industry-specific -, the course content and the level of training is suitable for managers with different responsibilities. One of the overarching goals of the MSc Project Management education is to provide candidates with interdisciplinary training options, thus making them able to perform in more business activities or industry sectors.

Candidates with good academic records and positive recommendations from their managers choose the MSc Project Management education to better prepare themselves for the higher level management responsibilities.

Faculties are there to support students through their MSc Project Management journey to discuss academic issues. Students will also have an opportunity to interact more closely with faculty through their Learning Management System platform

Based on your prior experience and business profile, the location of your company, you can select MSc Project Management from a wide variety of specializations offered at TAU Zambia. Depending on your career requirements and how intensive you want your education to be during the upcoming 18 to 24 months, you can select distance learning options / a part-time study track.

The main reward of graduating with an MSc Project Management degree is the practical business knowledge acquired, rewarded with a significant increase in salary. Graduates of our recommended MSc Project Management programs and executive masters report on a high salary scale

Master of Business Administration offered by TAU Zambia is approved by Higher Education Authority, Ministry of Higher Education

No.TAU Zambia delivers entire program through its Learning Management system and encourage students to complete all the assessments & lectures via online.

Eligibility varies depending on where you are now in your journey to TAU Zambia MSc Project Management. Please review the eligibility requirements that apply to you:

1. Bachelors degree with any specialization from a recognized University

TAU Zambia have student aMSc Project Managementssadors in all the provinces. Upon your enquiry, Our Academic Counselors will fix appointments with our aMSc Project Managementssadors based on your geographic location

1. TAU Zambia delivers the program through its Learning Management system and encourage students to complete assessments & lectures via online without any residency classes
2. Pedagogy meets with industry standards making our students Industry Ready from Day 1.
3. Our Infrastructure is at par with the best in Zambia
4. TAU Zambia has attracted international students & Faculty within SADC regions giving you a truly International Experience

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