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Objectives
This program combines theory and techniques used by professional project management practitioners in a digital global environment. The program includes instruction on the project management knowledge areas and processes designated by the Project Management Institute (PMI). Courses teach knowledge and skills to help participate in and lead the management of a variety of project types. The program offers students the opportunity to learn and practice the techniques of initiating, planning, organizing, staffing, guiding, monitoring and controlling a project through an integrated process to meet identified requirements on time and on budget. The program is also designed to foster critical thinking, analysis and communication skills.
Career Opportunities
A variety of types and sizes of businesses, government agencies and other organizations use project teams to help accomplish their goals in a fast paced dynamic environment. The graduate may begin their career in entry-level positions as a project team member, project coordinator, project scheduler, project resource coordinator or project manager
Admission Requirements
Refer to the Admission section of this catalog for information relating to Admission Requirements and Procedures for this program.
School Equipment
Students will have the opportunity to use the following school equipment as required throughout the program: computer systems, project scheduling and construction estimating software, computer graphics software, printers and other common computer peripherals. Refer to Student Equipment in the Online Course Information section of this catalog for information relating to the student equipment requirements for the distance education courses that are taught online over the Internet.
Class Size
Classes generally range in size from 15 to 30 students. Depending on the course subject matter, certain classes may contain a greater or lesser number of students.
Program Outline
To view a list of the course descriptions, please click here.
Course
Number |
Course |
Credit
Hours |
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General Education Courses* |
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Unspecified General Education courses++ |
24 |
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| EG351 |
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Social Psychology+ |
4 |
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| EG371 |
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Research Methods+ |
4 |
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| EG372 |
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Written Analysis+ |
4 |
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| EG453 |
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Political Issues and the Economy+ |
4 |
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| EG462 |
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Contemporary World Culture+ |
4 |
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| EG481 |
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Environmental Issues+ |
4 |
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Unspecified Core courses** |
40 |
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| PM331 |
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Overview of Digital Technology+ |
4 |
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| PM332 |
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Project Management Techniques+ |
4 |
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| PM333 |
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Project Communication and Documentation+ |
4 |
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| PM341 |
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Project Cost and Budget Management+ |
4 |
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| PM342 |
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Project Procurement and Contract Management+ |
4 |
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| PM351 |
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Project Human Resource Management+ |
4 |
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| PM352 |
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Project Quality Management+ |
4 |
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| PM361 |
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Introduction to Project Management+ |
4 |
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| PM453 |
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Project Risk Management+ |
4 |
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| PM454 |
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Leadership and Project Team Management+ |
4 |
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| PM462 |
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Management of Global Projects+ |
4 |
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| PM468 |
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Project Management Integration I (Capstone Project)+ |
4 |
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| PM469 |
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Project Management Integration II (Capstone Project)+ |
4 |
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Unspecified Elective courses |
32 |
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Minimum required credit hours for the Baccalaureate degree (Grand Total) |
180 |
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+In this program, this course may be taught either completely in residence at the school, completely online over the Internet as a distance education course or partially in residence and partially online, as determined by the school from time to time in its discretion. Refer to the Online Course Information section of this catalog for additional information relating to these courses that the school decides to teach all or partially online over the Internet. In order to help students become familiar with fundamentals of taking courses online over the Internet, the school may determine that a portion of the first online course that a student takes in this program must be taken online at the school in a supervised setting.
++Any General Education courses taught by the school in this program may be taught either completely in residence at the school, completely online over the Internet as a distance education course or partially in residence and partially online, as determined by the school from time to time in its discretion. Refer to the Online Course Information section of this catalog for additional information relating to these courses that the school decides to teach all or partially online over the Internet. In order to help students become familiar with fundamentals of taking courses online over the Internet, the school may determine that a portion of the first online course that a student takes in this program must be taken online at the school in a supervised setting.
*General Education courses include courses in the humanities, composition, mathematics, the sciences and the social sciences. The Unspecified General Education courses must include at least one course in each of the following categories: the humanities, composition, mathematics and the social sciences. Refer to the Course Descriptions section of this catalog for the general education category pertaining to each general education course.
** Unspecified core courses may be accumulated from one selected discipline of study relating to the students career path.
This course is eligible for the Presidents Scholarship. Refer to the Institutional Scholarships section of this catalog for further information.
NOTE: The course descriptions for the courses in this program are in the Course Descriptions section of this catalog. The school may, at any time in its discretion, vary the offering and/or sequence of courses in this program, revise the curriculum content of the program or any course in the program and change the number of credit hours in the program or in any program course.
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