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Project Management
BACHELOR'S DEGREE REQUIRED
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Become an expert in getting things done with a PMI® Registered Education Provider
Blend traditional and agile project management skills for leading people and processes to achieve the successful completion of projects. We are a Registered Education Provider with the Project Management Institute (PMI), which means completing your degree with us can help you complete requirements for PMI’s Project Management Professional (PMP) certification program.
Program Features and Benefits
Combines rigorous academic preparation with experiential learning opportunities so you can apply theory in practice.
Built-in preparation for PMP certification and Agile Lean certification, so you can enter the job market with additional qualifications employers recognize.
Agile Lean concentration to fit your career goals.
Additional professional development opportunities through our Agile Lean Center.
Courses taught by expert faculty members with extensive professional experience in the field.
What You’ll Learn
After completing this master’s degree in project management, you will be able to:
- Apply knowledge and technical expertise in the management of a single project to meet stakeholder needs within constraints while aligning with traditional project management frameworks and producing industry-standard deliverables.
- Effectively manage a single team to meet stakeholder needs within constraints while aligning with agile project management frameworks and industry best practices.
- Show how successful project management will use stakeholder engagement, communication, leadership, and teamwork that is ethical and culturally aware.
- Link stakeholder objectives to sustainable competitive strategies that can deliver value across operational functions through the use of traditional and agile techniques within the stakeholder’s specific financial and organizational context.
Career Opportunities
Project managers are needed in a wide variety of industries, but especially within healthcare, IT, engineering, construction and manufacturing. In its most recent analysis of the job outlook for project managers, Project Management Job Growth and Talent Gap 2017–2027, PMI projects that U.S. job openings in project management will grow by 2.1 million over the 2017-2027 period.1
Other sources also indicate rapid growth for project managers. For example, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 11% growth for construction managers over the 2020-2030 period, faster than the average for all occupations.2
Core Courses for the Master of Science in Project Management
Professional Communication
Organizational Leadership
Principles of Project Management
Procurement, Contracts and Risk Management
Planning and Executing Projects
Agile Project Management with Scrum Methodology
Research Methodology and Writing
Applied Project Management
Agile Scrum Applied Projects
Agile Lean Product Development
Agile Lean Transformational Leadership
Agile Lean Concentration Courses
Agile Scrum Applied Projects or PMGT 573 - Scaling Agile for the Enterprise
Agile Lean Product Development
Agile Lean Transformational Leadership
Elective
How to Apply
To apply to
the Master of Science in Project Management, you must hold a baccalaureate degree in a related field from a regionally accredited U.S. institution (or international equivalent). We will also consider applicants who hold a baccalaureate in an unrelated field but who have relevant professional experience.
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details, including where to fill out our free application form, on our admissions page.
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