Project Management (top-up)
Welcome to the University of Cumbria and the BSc (Hons) Project Management 1 year top-up programme.
Where will I study?
All of your classes are scheduled to take place at the University’s Fusehill Street campus in Carlisle. Fusehill Street is a 10-15 minute walk from Carlisle rail station and has several pay & display car parks within close proximity. 1-2 hour disc parking zones are in operation in the streets around the campus for shorter visits. Further parking advice is available on our website.
Parking advice
What is my timetable?
Students who are new to the Project Management courses at the University of Cumbria are invited to attend for an induction day on Wednesday 19th September 2018. This will run from 10:00am in room B105 (this is on the first floor of the Blencathra building on the University of Cumbria, Fusehill Street Campus). During this day, new students will get introduced to the University, our virtual learning environment, meet the teaching team and will also receive some input to help them make the transition from level 5 study to level 6 study.
All students should attend the first date of teaching on the BSc (Hons) Project Management starting at 9:30am on Tuesday 25th September 2018 in room Skiddaw SKG27, and continuing every Tuesday during standard teaching weeks. A breakdown of dates and expectations for attendance are shown below and these will be fully explained during the induction day.
Outline Timetable
| Date(s) | Activity and Location |
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| Wednesday 19th September | Students new to University of Cumbria only. Course Induction and first module of study Fusehill Street Campus, Carlisle, CA1 2HH |
| Every Tuesday, from 25th September through to December 11th | Day Release, Semester 1 modules. Fusehill Street Campus, Carlisle, CA1 2HH |
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Christmas break (3 weeks) |
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| Tuesday 8th and 15th January 2019 | Guided study completing final pieces of coursework for Semester 1 modules. Fusehill Street Campus, Carlisle, CA1 2HH |
| Every Tuesday from 22nd January through to Tuesday 9th April 2019. | Day Release, Semester 2 modules. Fusehill Street Campus, Carlisle, CA1 2HH |
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Easter Break (2 weeks) |
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| 30th April through to end of July | Dissertation / case Study, some group delivery at Fusehill Street but also 1-1 meetings with your dissertation supervisor. |
Course Communications
Prior to starting your course you will receive a series of emails from the University that will guide you through registering as a student, uploading a photo for your student card and activating your student account. These communications will be sent to the email address that you provided when you applied so please check this regularly and get in touch if no messages have appeared by mid-September. Once you have been registered as a student on the programme, you will receive a new ‘University’ email address. Once created, your University email address will then be used for the majority of communications so you should get into the habit of checking this regularly or finding out how to forward email messages from your University account to your normal email address
Study Expectations
Typically, you will attend the University for 1 day per week. On this day, you will usually have 2 x 3 hour classes, each of which will include some lecture content, practical exercises, group tasks, discussions or activities. In addition to this scheduled time, you will be expected to undertake directed and self-study. Directed study will be to engage with additional reading, practical exercises or online activities that your tutors specifically identify. Self-study is that which you identify and undertake under your own direction, motivation and interest. On a programme such as this, your experiences in the workplace can also be used to consolidate your learning, however to make best use of this opportunity it is advisable to set some time aside each week to actively look for these linkages and reflect on how the subjects you are being taught compare to your experiences in the workplace. We would expect these additional study activities to occupy a minimum of 10 hours per week, which would of course include working on assignments as and when necessary.
Contact Details
If you have any questions about your course, please don't hesitate to get in touch with our Admissions team.
Regards,
Charles Dobson, Programme Leader, BSc (Hons) Project Management