MSc Project Management: Go Further from Shanghai, China

Build the skills to lead ambitious projects while continuing your life and career in Shanghai. Delivered online in exclusive partnership between the University of Salford and Robert Kennedy College, the MSc Project Management offers an opportunity to explore project management ideas that can be applied across industries and international settings.

Earn a British degree with international recognition

Graduate with a British degree awarded by the University of Salford. For professionals in Shanghai whose careers may cross borders, a British qualification can be a valuable way to demonstrate advanced study to employers and collaborators internationally.

The programme brings academic theory together with the challenges of planning, delivering and leading projects. Whether your ambitions lie within a multinational organisation or across international teams, your learning can help you approach complex work with greater confidence.

Make progress in as little as one year, entirely online

The programme can be completed 100% online in as little as one year. You can work towards a master’s degree without relocating from Shanghai or stepping away from the opportunities you are building there.

That potential one-year pathway gives you a focused way to develop your knowledge and move towards your next goal. The online format makes advanced study possible alongside the demands of a busy professional life.

Study on your schedule

Your learning does not require you to be online at specific times and dates. Instead of arranging your day around fixed live sessions, you can engage with course materials when it suits you.

That flexibility can be especially useful when working across time zones or managing changing project deadlines. Early mornings, quiet evenings or a free stretch on the weekend can all become opportunities to make progress.

Take your studies wherever you go

You can study from anywhere in the world, whether you are at home in Shanghai, visiting another city or travelling for work. Your learning can move with you rather than being tied to a campus.

Through the mobile app, you can download study materials and watch lectures offline. It is a practical way to keep learning while on the move, including during journeys when an internet connection may be unavailable.

Show what you know through open-book assessments

Instead of classical question-and-answer exams, the programme uses open-book assessments. These give you the opportunity to work with available resources as you develop and present your responses.

This approach encourages you to engage thoughtfully with ideas and consider how they may be applied. It can help you practise the research, analysis and judgement that complex projects often demand.

Learn from internationally educated tutors and faculty

Learn with tutors and faculty who have graduated from world-renowned universities, including Oxford, Harvard, EPFL, the University of Basel and Washington University in St. Louis. Their educational backgrounds bring a breadth of academic experience to the online learning environment.

Engaging with experienced educators can help you examine project management from different perspectives. As you test ideas and refine your thinking, you can develop approaches relevant to work with diverse teams and stakeholders.

Connect with a global learning community

Study alongside a diverse student base spanning more than 130 countries. The perspectives your fellow students bring can enrich discussions and help you think beyond the boundaries of any single market.

Alumni work for international organisations including ICBC Bank, CITIC, SAIC, Google, Microsoft, DHL, Dell, Westpac, Orange, Disney, Accenture, Santander, HSBC, Tencent, AIA, JKFZ Cambridge International School, RYB Educations, CNOOC, Petrochina, Sinopec, ICBC Standard Bank, the United Nations, ICRC, the World Bank, Intel, Samsung, Siemens and Sony.

Plan your payments with monthly instalments

Programme fees can be paid in up to 18 monthly interest-free instalments. Spreading payments over time can make it easier to plan your studies alongside your existing commitments.

With a clear payment schedule, you can focus on the learning ahead and the goals that brought you to postgraduate study. Review the programme information to understand the payment options available to you.

Put your learning to work in Shanghai

Shanghai’s financial services and technology sectors depend on projects that bring together people, systems and changing priorities. Project management theory can help graduates think through scope, risk, communication and delivery when contributing to work such as digital transformation or new service development.

The city is also a major centre for manufacturing, automotive activity and supply chains. For graduates working in these areas, a stronger grasp of project planning and stakeholder coordination can support initiatives involving product development, operational change and collaboration across organisations.

Shanghai’s role as an international commercial and logistics hub creates opportunities to work with teams spread across markets and time zones. The programme’s internationally applicable concepts can help graduates communicate goals, manage competing demands and approach cross-border projects with a broader perspective.

Ready to explore what your next step could look like? Request our course catalogue to learn more about studying online from Shanghai.