Production and Project Management - Study line

Specialization: Production and Project Management

Production and project management are critical fields essential for the success of any organization. Production management involves the planning, scheduling, and controlling of manufacturing processes, while project management involves the planning, execution, and control of specific projects to achieve specific goals.

It is a multi-disciplinary field that draws upon engineering, business, and management knowledge. The focus of this study line is to help organizations improve their production processes, reduce costs, increase efficiency, and achieve their strategic goals.

The specialization covers various topics, including project, program, and portfolio management, risk management, complexity management, mass customization, and development of product/service systems. By studying these topics, you can gain insights into how to optimize production processes and manage projects effectively.

Mandatory course

All mandatory courses under the polytechnic foundation and programme specific courses must be completed, in addition, the following must be fulfilled:

Programme specific courses, mandatory for this study line:

41637 Mass Customization - application of product configuration 10 point Autumn E5 (Wed 8-17)

Choose the remaining 20 ECTS in Programme specific courses from the following list:

02431 Risk Management 5 point January
41073 Development and operation of product/service-systems 10 point Autumn E3A (Tues 8-12) and Autumn E4A (Tues 13-17)
41638 Complexity Management 5 point January
42016 Business Economics and Finance 5 point Spring F3B (Fri 13-17)
42403 Advanced Operations Management for Production and Service Systems 5 point Autumn E5B (Wed 13-17)

Suggested study plan (start September 2024)

You can only register 50 ECTS in the Programme specific catagory. If you take more courses, the ECTS exceeding this will be registered as electives. 

Polytechnical foundation
Programme specific courses
Thesis
Electives
1.Semester
42402
Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain... Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management (O&SCM)
5 point
41637
Mass Customization - application of product configuration
10 point
Elective
Elective
Shared
42112
Mathematical Programming Modelling
5 point
2.Semester
42543
Management of organizational change
5 point
42016
Business Economics and Finance
5 point
Elective
Elective
Shared
42417
Simulation in Operations Management
5 point
42505
Facilitating Innovation in... Facilitating Innovation in Multidisciplinary Teams
5 point
3.Semester
41073
Development and operation of product/service-systems
10 point
Elective
Elective
10 point
42403
Advanced Operations Management for... Advanced Operations Management for Production and Service Systems
5 point
41638
Complexity Management
5 point
4.Semester
Master thesis
Master's thesis
30 point

If doing a thesis on 32.5 or 35 ECTS, the ECTS exceeding 30 will be taken from the elective category. E.g., if writing a 35 ECTS thesis, you will only have 25 ECTS electives available.

Specializations are merely recommended ways of choosing the courses in the curriculum. Applicants are not admitted to a specialization but to the programme and it is possible to choose among all the courses in the curriculum following the directions given. However, if a specialization has been fulfilled the title of the specialization may be added to the diploma.