Project Management, MS (Arlington)

Companies succeed or fail based on their ability to bring quality products and services to market in a timely manner. Without skilled project managers in place, companies are challenged to deliver projects on time, on budget, and according to specifications. From inception to completion, project managers are responsible for every step in the process: project definition, cost and risk estimation, schedule planning and monitoring, budget management, negotiation and conflict resolution, project leadership, and project presentation and evaluation.

The Master of Science in Project Management is designed to provide students with the practical skills and theoretical concepts needed to lead complex projects. Featuring real-world case studies, this project management degree presents techniques and tools for managing long- and short-term projects successfully and cost-effectively. Augmenting the core project management courses are concentrations that seek to offer students an opportunity to obtain content-specific expertise that enables them to deepen their knowledge in a specific field of interest.

In October of 2021, the Master of Science in Project Management accreditation was re-affirmed for the maximum five-year accreditation cycle (originally accredited in 2009) by the Project Management Institute Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs, the world's leading association for project management professionals. Accreditation is achieved by meeting the GAC’s rigorous standards, which include an assessment of program objectives and outcomes, a review of onsite and online resources, evaluations of faculty and students, and proof of continuous improvements in the area of project management.

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Required Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
PJM 6100	Foundations of Project Management	3
PJM 6120	Project Scope, Schedule and Cost Planning	3
PJM 6200	Project Risk Management	3
PJM 6250	Project Finance	3
PJM 6300	Project Quality Management	3
Restricted Electives
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:		4
PJM 6400	Project and Program Evaluation and Recovery
PJM 6410	Managing Projects Across Cultures
PJM 6420	Managing Innovation Projects
PJM 6430	Research in Project Management
PJM 6440	Leading and Managing Technical Projects
PJM 6450	Introduction to Program and Portfolio Management
PJM 6460	Advanced Program and Project Portfolio Management
PJM 6480	Project Procurement and Contract Management
PJM 6490	Project Communications
PJM 6983	Special Topics
Capstone
PJM 6980	Capstone	3

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In rare cases and at the program's discretion, students may request a course substitution or transfer credit for Foundations of Project Management (PJM 6100). A student may qualify for the course substitution if they have at least three years of direct project management experience; the student may complete any other PJM elective, concentration, or core course (as long as they have met the prerequisites) to meet minimum required program hours. A student may qualify for transfer credit if they hold their Project Management Professional certification. 

Concentrations or Electives Option

A concentration is not required. Students may complete the electives option in lieu of a concentration.

• Agile Project Management
• Analytics
• Electives Option

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

34 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required

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Agile Project Management Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
PJM 6760	Principles of Agile Product Delivery and Project Management	3
PJM 6770	Advanced Agile Product Delivery and Project Management	3
PJM 6780	Agile Implementation and Governance	3
PJM 6790	Agile Delivery for Sustainable and Resilient Organizations	3

Analytics Concentration

Electives Option

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete any College of Professional Studies courses unused in the program in lieu of a specified concentration to meet total program required semester hours		12

Optional Experiential Learning Opportunities

The College of Professional Studies encourages its students to incorporate optional experiential learning opportunities in their academic plans. 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Co-op
This option requires 1 additional semester hour of credit and tuition in addition to this program's required credit hours.
INT 6200	Experiential Project Preparation	1
COP 6945	Co-op Work Experience—Full Time	0
or COP 6946	Global Co-op Work Experience—Full Time
or COP 6954	Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time
Integrative Experiential Learning
This option substitutes for 3 semester hours of restricted elective credits in programs that require at least 3 semester hours of restricted elective credits. If the student has already completed the program's restricted electives or the program does not have an elective requirement, this option requires 3 additional hours of credit and tuition in addition to this program's required credit hours.
INT 6943	Integrative Experiential Learning	3