Master of Science by Coursework in Major Programme Management

1. The course shall be under the supervision of the MSc Major Programme Management Course Committee of the Saïd Business School.
2. Candidates will be required to follow a course of instruction in Major Programme Management for twenty-four months.
3. If, for good cause, a student is temporarily unable to carry out their studies, the Course Committee may grant a request for temporary suspension of status for twelve months, though slightly shorter periods of suspension may be approved depending on the exact delivery dates for teaching of each of the core courses. No student may be granted more than twenty-four months of suspension.
4. Candidates must submit the following portfolios of work associated with the eight core courses and a dissertation as set out below.

Design: Organisations and Systems 

5. Candidates will complete the core courses in Designing and Managing Successful Programmes and Systems Thinking and submit a 4,000 word individual assignment. 

Governance: Control, Relationship, Risk 

6. Candidates will complete the core courses in Governance and Stakeholder Management and Major Programme Risk and submit a 5,000 word individual assignment, a 1,500 personal reflective piece, and make a 20 minute group presentation.

Research Methods 

7. Candidates will complete the core course in Research Methods and submit a 5,000 word group project report.

Impact: Performance, Value Society 

8. Candidates will complete the core courses in Strategic Leadership and Programme Performance, Major Programme Impact and Major Programme Management Futures and submit a 5,000 word individual assignment and a 1,500 personal reflective piece.

Dissertation 

9. Candidates will complete a dissertation of no more than 10,000 words.
10. All assessments must be submitted using a University approved online submission system. All assessment deadlines and technical information on the requirements for online submissions will be provided on the online course learning platform.
11. Candidates who fail any of the assessments associated with the core courses will have the opportunity to resubmit and/or make a further presentation. Candidates will be informed of the exact dates after the exam board has confirmed that reassessment is required. In the case of failure of the dissertation, the resubmission will be due by the date specified in the year following the examination.
12. Candidates must present themselves for an oral examination if required by the examiners.