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Master of Project Management (30 credits)

 

 

Core Courses (30 credits)

MANGT 510

Project Management
A problem-based, interdisciplinary course in project management skills and techniques needed to manage projects in a modern business environment.

Prerequisite: graduate standing

3 credits

MANGT 515 Cost and Value Management
A problem-based course that emphasizes project cost control and teaches students to apply techniques to control projects in business.

Prerequisite or concurrent: MANGT 510
3 credits
MANGT 520 Planning and Resource Management
A problem-based course that addresses techniques for planning the project development process, including securing resources and resource management.

Prerequisite or concurrent: MANGT 510
3 credits
MANGT 525 Commercial Law and Project Procurement
A problem-based course that addresses elements of commercial law and procurement practices and their implications for project management.

Prerequisite or concurrent: MANGT 510
3 credits
MANGT 531 Organizations
An examination of organizational theories and processes of organizational behavior.
3 credits
MANGT 535 Interpersonal and Group Behavior
A human relations-based course that identifies the significant challenges that managing individuals on project teams represents.

Prerequisite or concurrent: MANGT 510
3 credits
MANGT 540 Strategy: Corporate, Business, and Project
A problem-based course that focuses on linking projects to overall corporate strategy.

Prerequisite or concurrent: MANGT 510
3 credits
MANGT 575 Management of Projects
A problem-based capstone course that integrates the themes necessary to appreciate the overall challenge of project management.

Prerequisite: successful completion of MANGT 510, 515, 520, 525, 531, 535, and 540 
Note: One of these courses, except MANGT 510, may be taken concurrently with MANGT 575
3 credits
MANGT 596

Individual Studies
Creative projects, including nonthesis research, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.

Prerequisite: all other courses in the program must be completed prior to enrolling in this course

6 credits

Prerequisites as listed may be waived by the course instructor if you can demonstrate the required level of competency.

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