European Master in Project Management

• How to manage different projects successfully?
• What are efficient and effective approaches, methods and tools of Project Management for different project types?
• What is the role of a succesful Project Manager?

The relevant profile elements are

• focus on the application area project management
• investigation and development of project management as an academic field
• communication of the interdisciplinary and cross-domain character of project management through the selection of modules and specialisations and by integrating several disciplines in Dortmund and at partner institutions.
• the international focus with the integration in a network of renowned European universities
• the high share of practical and project-related work in the curriculum, both by the elements of the course modules throughout the semester and by the independent work dominating the third and fourth semesters; this profile element is reinforced by the cooperation of lecturers from the industry with long-term associations with the University of Applied Sciences and Arts
• consolidation of the academic element by integration in F&E activities of the universities via the project thesis and the specialization
• the 4-semester master‘s program EuroMPM-IT-4semesters also offered by the University of Applied Sciences and Arts is complemented by the IT and technology oriented profile element

The program qualifies for being a leading expert in business administration projects

The study course European Master in Project Management – EuroMPM – will lead to a university degree which is highly qualified academically and professionally. It prepares for projects in higher management in industry, organizations and public administrations. The students will learn skills and methods to achieve these objectives. The modules will be taught and applied on the basis of scientific development in order to enable the students to adjust to the requirements and changes of business life. The students will thus be able to analyze procedures and problems in application, to work on professional solutions and to observe non-professional requirements. It is our aim to teach students to gain professional and methodical knowledge as well as personal and social competence.

Students will be enabled to act with responsibility and reliability. The international dimension will be promoted by an optional semester or a short-term stays for block weeks abroad at one of the international partner universities.

Study contents consider the specifications of the International Associations for Project Management (PMI®, IPMA®, GPM).

The language of instruction is English.

The minimum period of study is four semesters, which includes all assessment tests and examinations. The study course was developed by representatives of several European universities and is being offered simultaneously at the follow-ing universities:

• Norwegian University of Science and Technology – NTNU – in Trondheim, Norway
• University of the Basque Country in Bilbao, Spain
• University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Dortmund, Germany
• National University of Construction and Architecture in Kiev, Ukraine
• Ternopil National Economic University in Ternopil, Ukraine
• Kaunas Technological University in Kaunas, Lithuania

Master of Arts prepares you for tasks in Project Management

Master of Arts (M.A.) awarded by the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund.

to the international orientation, the focus on project management in all modules and its strong link to IT practice.

• Managing IT-Projects
• Managing Global Business Projects
• Quality Management and Sustainability
• Implementing Project Management in a Company

Graduates of this Master's program find their job opportunities in:

• Project Management
• a Project Management Office
• in (Project Management) Consulting (mainly IT)
• in all kind of industries with a strong focus on the IT industry

The Master's degree is the basis for a doctorate. Graduates who wish to acquire further academic qualifications have the opportunity to pursue a doctoral degree at a university through a cooperative doctorate in which Fachhochschule Dortmund – University of Applied Sciences and Arts cooperates with a university.