MSc Project Management (Oil and Gas)

Do you want to run effective projects within the energy industry? Are you looking for key skills to help you work your way up the career ladder within management? Our MSc Project Management (Oil and Gas) is aimed at helping you access those senior roles whilst gaining key skills within project management.

On this course, you’ll learn topics such as the socioeconomic impacts of disasters and crises, and the energy industry of tomorrow including renewable sources of energy and contentious topics such as fracking. You’ll also learn key project management skills such as balancing time and cost limitations and quality requirements and managing projects confidently. At the end of the course, you’ll have the opportunity to carry out a Business and Management Research Project, where you will plan, research and critically evaluate an oil and gas issue of your choice.

This specialist Masters degree will enable you to accelerate your career within the oil and gas industry, making the move from mid-management roles to senior management and even C-suite roles. Project management skills are also directly transferable to a wide range of industries, and job candidates who demonstrate their understanding of project management techniques and practices are often sought out for high-level roles within management consultancy, finance, marketing and sales.

MSc Project Management (Oil and Gas)

This programme is delivered 100% online and part-time providing students with the flexibility to fit their studies around work and other commitments. All of our students will receive access to a cutting-edge virtual learning platform where they can access core learning materials, lectures and seminars as well as interact with tutors and other students. This programme is assessed entirely by written coursework, which means that there are no exams to sit. Students will also benefit from being able to find out their provisional marks from the beginning of the course, which helps to evaluate their study approach and identify the areas to improve.

Who we are

Our mission is to make education accessible to everyone, everywhere, by delivering quality online undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes. All of our courses are delivered by Kaplan Open Learning (Essex) Limited, an experienced online learning provider and part of Kaplan, Inc., the UK’s leading global provider of diverse education and training.

Our courses

All of our courses are 100% online and part-time. We offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses in topics such as business, law, psychology, criminology, health and our ever-popular MBA.

Our programmes are developed by industry leaders and subject experts and all module content is tailored specifically to promote maximum engagement while learning online. University of Essex Online students will benefit from receiving all the support students normally receive on campus, plus the invaluable benefit of flexibility. Our recorded lectures, access to eBooks (included in the price of your fees) and online class discussion forums mean that you can fit your study around your work, family and other commitments.

Support we offer

All of our students have a dedicated Student Support Adviser who acts as a first point of contact, and mentor. Students also receive regular and prompt academic feedback from their tutors. We have consistently received outstanding overall student satisfaction ratings from the independent National Student Survey, scoring an average of 92% across all five years.

Fees and funding

Our fees are the same for all students and in order to make it more affordable, we offer simple monthly payment plans to spread the cost of your studies. Alternatively, our students can benefit from 10% discount if they pay the full course fee up-front.