Faculty of Engineering

Project Management

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What is project management?

Project managers help organisations deliver new products, services and infrastructure, implement new systems and processes and ultimately effect change. These skills can be applied to many various situations, such as disease and disaster recovery scenarios that require an innovative and dynamic approach.

Why study project management with us?

There are many reasons to choose our Bachelor of Project Management as your first preference.

  • Our degree is unlike any other in Australia. The School of Project Management is the only project management specific school in the country providing you with the fundamental skills, theories and methods to excel in today’s complex business environment.
  • The School of Project Management is the first in the world to offer a full suite of educational and research pairings in projects.
  • Learn practice-based theories and methods from leading experts who understand the dynamics of how projects are scoped, delivered and managed.
  • You may choose a Project Management major or one from the shared pool of majors
  • Undertake industry placements throughout the course of your degree and complete a team-based final-year project. You will initiate, plan, execute, control and close an industry-style project.
  • Extend your studies a further year to graduate with honours.

This course is providing me with a broad skillset that will prepare me to work within a large variety of industries including construction, in which I hope to pursue a career.

Zhili Guo

Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Civil Engineering) and Bachelor of Project Management

What careers could you have?

  • Manage the delivery of large-scale projects across numerous industries including engineering, computer programming, healthcare, construction, major events management, mining or finance.
  • Choose from a wide range of careers – you could be a construction project controller, document controller, head of projects, project manager or events director, among many other options.
  • Apply leadership skills and best practices to oversee schedules, costs, scope balance and staff.
  • Work in an established company, government agency or in the non-government sector.
  • Skills are transferable across industries so your career prospects will be many and diverse.
  • A dynamic business environment with opportunities to travel while you work overseas.

The Bachelor of Project Management is accredited by the PMI Global Accreditation Centre for Project Management.