BSc in Energy Project Management — Bachelor at London School of Petroleum and Energy

BSc in Energy Project Management


Course Overview

The BSc in Energy Project Management is a specialist Bachelor programme delivered by the London School of Petroleum and Energy over 36 months full honours (top-up routes for Higher Diploma holders). The route focuses on the honours-level combination of energy project management and executive practice, and is written against UK and international board-level and executive energy strategy standards referenced by IoD / CMI / WEC / AMBA. The programme is available across on-campus and online delivery for both UK-based and international applicants, and sits inside the LSPE articulation model that leads cleanly from Certificate through to Bachelor and Master's routes. Every module of the BSc in Energy Project Management is anchored in current board-level and executive energy strategy practice, so the material remains directly relevant to how modern operators, traders, regulators and consultancies actually work today.

By the end of the BSc in Energy Project Management, you graduate with placement experience and a dissertation-backed portfolio positioning you for full graduate roles across board and C-suite offices at integrated oil and gas majors, executive teams at energy transition consultancies, senior policy positions at government energy departments, sovereign wealth funds and international energy diplomacy bodies. LSPE builds graduate-professional-level competence in energy project management by integrating structured study, applied projects and career-ready portfolio evidence, with a curriculum designed by former practitioners across the board-level and executive energy strategy sector. You leave the BSc in Energy Project Management with a body of assessed work, a portfolio of applied energy project management outputs and the professional vocabulary needed to hold credible conversations with senior colleagues, recruiters and interviewers in London and internationally.

Key Features

  • Bachelor qualification aligned with the Institute of Directors (IoD) and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) learning outcomes for energy project management
  • An honours BSc combining project management with executive energy practice
  • Placement route with integrated majors, contractors and consultancies
  • Reference to CMI, IET and Energy Institute study themes
  • Delivered across on-campus and online routes with structured tutor support tailored to the BSc in Energy Project Management
  • Articulation into the next LSPE programme in the board-level and executive energy strategy pathway for continuous professional progression
  • Dedicated LSPE career services covering CV, LinkedIn, interview coaching and structured employer introductions

What You Will Learn

  • Strategise project delivery across petroleum, renewables and utilities.
  • Model quantitatively cost, schedule and risk across energy projects.
  • Evaluate business context of energy project sponsors and contractors.
  • Apply research to earned-value and integrated project controls.
  • Lead placement-informed practice across energy project teams.
  • Apply CMI, IET and Energy Institute-aligned frameworks.
  • Produce a graduate-level dissertation on energy project management.

Who This Course Is For

  • A-Level candidates targeting graduate careers in energy project delivery.
  • Higher Diploma holders progressing via a BSc top-up route.
  • Career-changers moving from engineering or PMO backgrounds into energy.
  • International candidates seeking a UK-referenced project management degree.

Career Pathways

  • Head of Energy Enterprise
  • Executive Vice President, Energy
  • Executive Director, Energy Transition
  • Chief Executive Officer, Energy
  • Managing Director, Energy Group
  • Energy Strategy Director

LSPE career services support BSc in Energy Project Management graduates with structured CV and LinkedIn coaching, interview preparation and introductions to UK and international board and C-suite offices at integrated oil and gas majors, executive teams at energy transition consultancies, senior policy positions at government energy departments, sovereign wealth funds and international energy diplomacy bodies. Graduates of the BSc in Energy Project Management typically move into roles across senior energy leadership, corporate energy strategy and executive practice in both mature and emerging energy markets, and are supported by an alumni network that spans upstream and downstream operators, trading floors, sustainability offices and executive teams. Career conversations begin during the BSc in Energy Project Management and continue after graduation through the LSPE careers office.

Entry Requirements

  • A-Levels (BBC or above) or IB (26+ points) or equivalent overseas qualifications
  • A completed Higher Diploma or Advanced Diploma for top-up routes
  • IELTS 6.0 overall (no band under 5.5) or equivalent English proficiency
  • Personal statement outlining career objectives in the petroleum or energy sector
  • Two academic or professional references

Why Study at LSPE

LSPE is the London School of Petroleum and Energy — a specialist division of Harold International College of London focused on the operational, commercial, financial and strategic disciplines that run modern petroleum, energy, renewables and energy-transition businesses worldwide. The BSc in Energy Project Management sits inside that specialist mission and gives you a structured, London-based route into senior energy leadership, corporate energy strategy and executive practice, taught by a faculty of former board-level and executive energy strategy practitioners familiar with the day-to-day realities of the sector.

Every LSPE programme is aligned with recognised UK and international energy bodies including the Energy Institute (UK), the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the Institution of Chemical Engineers, the International Energy Agency, the International Renewable Energy Agency and the Chartered Management Institute, so graduates step into the sector with credible, industry-referenced study behind them. Every LSPE learner on the BSc in Energy Project Management is supported by former board-level and executive energy strategy practitioners and by career services that translate study evidence into interview-ready portfolios, along with structured tutor contact, applied assessments and access to ongoing LSPE alumni events, guest talks and skills clinics beyond the formal BSc in Energy Project Management timetable.

Apply for BSc in Energy Project Management

The BSc in Energy Project Management is your route to apply for your full lspe undergraduate energy degree. Applications for the BSc in Energy Project Management are reviewed on a rolling basis for both on-campus and online cohorts, and the LSPE admissions team is available to discuss articulation from existing qualifications, career-changer entry, employer-sponsored places and international applications for the BSc in Energy Project Management. Submit your application today to secure a place on the next BSc in Energy Project Management intake and take the next credible step into senior energy leadership, corporate energy strategy and executive practice at London's specialist energy school. Enrol Now

Frequently asked questions.

Common questions about BSc in Energy Project Management.

The BSc in Energy Project Management runs over 36 months full honours (top-up routes for Higher Diploma holders). LSPE supports both on-campus and online learners across the duration of the BSc in Energy Project Management, with structured tutor contact and applied assessment throughout.

The BSc in Energy Project Management is delivered in both on-campus and online modes so that UK-based and international applicants can join the same LSPE BSc in Energy Project Management cohort under a single specification.

Yes. As a programme of the London School of Petroleum and Energy, the BSc in Energy Project Management is a full honours-level degree referenced against CMI, IET and Energy Institute frameworks. The BSc in Energy Project Management is designed to be credible for UK and international employers across senior energy leadership, corporate energy strategy and executive practice.

Applicants to the BSc in Energy Project Management are assessed against the standard LSPE Bachelor entry requirements, including relevant prior study or experience and English proficiency. The full entry list for the BSc in Energy Project Management is set out in the Entry Requirements section above.

Fees and funding routes for the BSc in Energy Project Management are published on the LSPE fees and funding page, with self-funded, employer-sponsored and instalment options. The LSPE admissions team can advise on the most suitable funding route for the BSc in Energy Project Management on request.