Program Requirements

View the required and elective courses for the Management of Projects and Programs Master's Degree.

Graduate Certificate Program Requirements for students admitted prior to July 1, 2011

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Student Testimonial

"This course has already helped me at work. I now have an awareness of the practices of great leadership. . . It has been like someone turned on a light switch, and I could really see what was happening."

— Mike DeFuria, Management of Projects and Programs

Project Management Capstone

The project management capstone course is required for students who were admitted to the program prior to July 22, 2010. Admitted students must follow the program requirements under which they were admitted. Read more about the project management capstone course requirements.

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Management of Projects and Programs

Managing projects and programs brings together the hard skills of planning, estimating and budgeting with the soft skills of negotiation, conflict management, influencing and effective communication. It requires an integrated understanding of business functions and concerns at multiple levels of corporate operations, and involves the interdisciplinary study of management, leadership and technology.

This program in the Division of Graduate Professional Studies prepares students already working in project management for assignments of increasing complexity and responsibility. It also provides a significant advantage to those wishing to advance into the field of project management.

The program curriculum is consistent with the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) and related standards published by the Project Management Institute. Credit-bearing courses in the program qualify for professional development units (PDUs) needed for practitioners studying for or maintaining their project management credentials (30 PDUs per course).

Program Outcomes

Graduates with a Master of Science in the Management of Projects and Programs are prepared to:

  • Initiate, plan, execute, control, evaluate and close out projects in a way that assures the delivery of the negotiated scope and quality level while meeting time and budget constraints.
  • Effectively communicate the project/program status, issues, expectations and risks, both verbally and in writing, to project and program stakeholders.
  • Demonstrate how projects contribute to an organization's ability to realize its strategic goals and business benefits.
  • Exercise management and leadership skills in the conduct of programs and projects of various size, scope, and complexity that may be international in nature.

Required and Elective Courses