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 |
| 4 |
| Project and Program Evaluation and Recovery | |
| Managing Projects Across Cultures | |
| Managing Innovation Projects | |
| Research in Project Management | |
| Leading and Managing Technical Projects | |
| Introduction to Program and Portfolio Management | |
| Advanced Program and Project Portfolio Management | |
| Project Procurement and Contract Management | |
| Project Communications | |
| Special Topics | |
| PJM 6980 | Capstone | 3 |
Concentrations or Electives Option
A concentration is not required. Students may complete the electives option in lieu of a concentration.
Program Credit/GPA Requirements
34 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required
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
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| ALY 6105 | Introduction to Applied Statistics | 3 |
| ALY 6115 | Foundations of Data Analytics | 3 |
| ALY 6145 | Communication and Visualization with Data | 3 |
| 3 |
| Intermediate Analytics | |
| Data Mining Applications | |
| Big Data and Cloud Computing | |
Applied Logistics Concentration
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| APL 6000 | Foundations of Applied Logistics | 3 |
| APL 6110 | Capacity Planning and Demand Management | 3 |
| APL 6120 | Warehouse and Inventory Management Systems | 3 |
| APL 6130 | Freight Management | 3 |
Construction Management Concentration
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CMG 6600 | Foundations of Construction Management | 3 |
| CMG 6610 | Construction Planning | 3 |
| CMG 6620 | Construction Execution, Monitoring, and Closing | 3 |
| CMG 6630 | Construction Contracts and Law | 3 |
Organizational Communication Concentration
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CMN 6150 | Communication Research and Strategy | 3 |
| CMN 6230 | Content Creation and Delivery | 3 |
| CMN 6300 | Organizational Culture, Climate, and Communication | 3 |
| 3 |
| Organizational Communication Assessment | |
| Foundations and Development of Cultural Communications | |
| Crisis Communication | |
Organizational Leadership Concentration
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| LDR 6105 | Developing 21st-Century Leadership Capability | 3 |
| LDR 6155 | Leadership Lab: Challenge for Leaders | 3 |
| 6 |
| The Language of Leadership | |
| Driving Organizational Success Through Leadership Development | |
| Ethical Leadership | |
| Leading Teams Strategically in a Global Environment | |
| Leading Strategic Development and Implementation | |
| Developing Sustainable Global Leadership | |
| Innovation and Organizational Transformation | |
Project Business Analysis Concentration
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| PJM 6610 | Foundations of Project Business Analysis | 3 |
| PJM 6650 | Requirements Design and Ownership | 3 |
| PJM 6660 | Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Business Analysis | 3 |
| PJM 6670 | Advanced Seminar in Business Analysis | 3 |
Electives Option
Course List | Code | Title | 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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| INT 6943 | Integrative Experiential Learning | 3 |
