Project Management, Master of Science
The MS in Project Management provides the skills, knowledge and insights required to manage projects and programs in a variety of business applications and industries. The courses reach beyond the core project management fundamentals that are well established and practiced today and provide focus on; differentiating between project, program, and portfolio management; aligning project and program outcomes to business strategy and goals; developing project solutions to resolve business problems and achieve business opportunities; leading domestic and global teams; applying advanced project management tools based on situational context; navigating and effectively managing a variety of stakeholders and stakeholder behaviors; and increasing professional skills to succeed and advance in the project management career field.
The Master of Science in Project Management will prepare students to:
- Analyze appropriate strategic, technical, operational, and ethical principles to solve organizational challenges and meet organizational goals and objectives.
- Construct and demonstrate communication practices to stakeholders.
- Anticipate, plan and lead change initiatives.
- Apply successful team development with leadership strategies in a global setting.
- Assess, evaluate, and learn how to navigate through organizational politics and culture.
Total Required Credits (45 Credits)
Introduction Courses (3 Credits)
| PM 501 | Introduction to Project Management | 3 |
Core Courses (15 Credits)
| PM 504 | Project Planning and Control | 3 |
| PM 507 | Project Financial Management | 3 |
| PM 508 | Managing Risks: Project and Business | 3 |
| PM 511 | Measuring Project Performance for Success | 3 |
| PM 514 | Project Integration | 3 |
Mastery Courses (27 Credits)
| PM 502 | Project Leadership in Situational Business Context | 3 |
| PM 540 | Communications and Stakeholder Management for Project Success | 3 |
| PM 505 | Mastering Portfolios and Programs | 3 |
| PM 506 | Leading Domestic and Global Teams | 3 |
| PM 509 | Business Fundamentals for Project Managers | 3 |
| PM 512 | Applying Advanced Project Management Tools and Methods | 3 |
| PM 513 | Project Managers as Change Agents | 3 |
| PM 630 | Action Learning Project I | 3 |
| PM 635 | Action Learning Project II | 3 |