Course List - Master of Project Management

 

Master of Project Management Core Courses

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.

MANGT 510 prerequisite or concurrent: completion of at least 15 credits from MANGT 515 520 525 531 535 or 540.
3 credits



Master of Project Management Elective Courses
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

OR select any two from the following list of courses: 

MANGT 545/597A Project Team Leadership
This course focuses on the development of team leadership skills and the ability to solve team problems related to human interaction.

Prerequisite or concurrent: MANGT 510 and MANGT 535
3 credits
SCM 800* Supply Chain Management
Introduction to the strategic framework, issues, and methods for integrating supply and demand management within and across companies.
4 credits
SCM 810* Transportation and Distribution
Role of transportation and distribution operations in matching supply with demand; principles of transport industry analysis and competitive positioning.

Prerequisite: SCM 800
4 credits
MIS 404† Introduction to ERP and Business Processes
A problem-based, interdisciplinary course on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) concepts and business processes.

Prerequisite: MIS 204 or 1st Level Programming Course or with the permission of the program
3 credits
SCM 445† Operations Planning and Control
Aggregate production planning procedures, disaggregation methods in hierarchical production planning, master production scheduling, material requirements planning, lot-sizing, and capacity planning.

Prerequisite: SCM 310
3 credits
SCM 460† Purchasing and Materials Management
Purchasing policies, procedures, order specifications and agreements, supplier selection, and the role of purchasing in production planning and inventory management.

Prerequisite: SCM 301 or SCM 310
3 credits
SCM 465† Electronic Business Management
A problem-based exploration of the various electronic business tools and technologies required to efficiently manage a supply chain.

Prerequisite: SCM 301 or SCM 310
3 credits

*SCM 800 and SCM 810 may be applied toward the 12-credit graduate certificate in supply chain management. For more information, please see the graduate certificate in supply chain management website.

†MIS 404, SCM 445, SCM 460, and SCM 465 may also be applied toward the 9-credit ERP Certificate with SAP. For more information, please see the ERP Certificate with SAP certificate website.

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