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.
Program Outcomes
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.
Admission Requirements
City University of Seattle's graduate admission requirements, found under Admissions in the catalog menu, apply to this program.
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 |
Courses with an asterisk (*) after their title have a pre- or co-requisite.