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Bachelor of Project Management

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Bachelor of Project Management

Award requirements

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Project Management, a candidate must complete 144 credit points, comprising:
(a) 84 credit points of degree core units of study as set out in the table below;
(b) A major (48 credit points) from the list of majors from the table below or from Table S in the Shared Pool for Undergraduate Degrees;
(c) Optionally, a Table A minor (36 credit points), noting that specified core units may be cross counted in Table A minors
(d) and additional electives from Table A as may be necessary to gain credit to complete the requirements of the degree.
Majors
Table A majors available in this course are:
Construction
Built Environment
Minors
Table A minors available in this course are:
Project Controls
People and Change

Degree Core

The degree core units of study required for this course are listed below.
1000-level units of study
ENGG1850
Introduction to Project Management
6      Semester 1
ENGG1860
Project Initiation and Scope
6      Semester 1
ENGG1863
Effective Project Communication
6      Intensive June
Semester 1
ENGG1865
Project Time, Cost and Resources
6    N CIVL3805
Semester 2
PMGT1711
Systems Thinking in Projects
6      Semester 2
PMGT1852
Facilitation and Stakeholder Engagement
6    A ENGG1850
Semester 2
2000-level units of study
ENGG2855
Project Acceptance
6      Semester 1
ENGG2851
Project Analytics
6    P ENGG1860
C ENGG2855
Semester 1
PMGT2711
Critical Thinking for Projects
6      Semester 1
PMGT2854
Executing Projects
6    P ENGG1860
Semester 2
PMGT2821
Project Conflict Management
6    P PMGT1852
Semester 2
PMGT2822
Reframing Projects
6    P ENGG1863
Semester 2
3000-level units of study
PMGT3858
Adapting to Project Context
6    P PMGT2854
Semester 1
ENGG3854
Legal Aspects of Projects
6    P PMGT2821
N CIVL4813
Semester 1
Semester 2

Electives

2000-level units of study
ENGG2850
Project Cost and Finance
6    P ENGG1865 AND [30 cp of any 1000 level units of study]
N CIVL2812
Semester 1
3000-level units of study
PMGT3611
Projects in Controlled Environments
6    P [30cp 1000 level of any UoS] and WAM >= 75
Intensive June
PMGT3612
Agile Project Management
6    P PMGT1711 and [30cp 1000 level of any UoS] and WAM >= 65
Intensive July
PMGT3623
Scheduling
6    P [24 cp of BPM core 2000 level units] or [30 cp of any 2000 level units of study]
Semester 2
PMGT3624
Change and Transformation
6    P PMGT1711 and ([24 cp of BPM core 2000 level units] or [30 cp of any 2000 level units of study])
Semester 2
PMGT3856
Sustainability and Knowledge Management
6      Semester 1
PMGT3857
International Project Management
6    P 30cp of 1000 level units of study
Semester 2

Project Management Honours

A candidate for Honours in Project Management must enrol in the following Honours Project units:
PMGT4850
Project Management Honours Project A
12    P Students are required to achieve a minimum 65% average mark in the 2000-level and 3000-level or higher units of the normal BPM program to be eligible for entry to Honours.

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
It is expected that the Thesis will be conducted over two consecutive semesters and that the majority of students will start in Semester 1. Commencement in Semester 2 requires permission of Thesis coordinator (who may consult the Undergraduate or Program Director)
Semester 1
Semester 2
PMGT4851
Project Management Honours Project B
12    P Students are required to achieve a minimum 65% average mark in the 2000 and 3000 level units of study in the normal BPM program to be eligible for entry to Honours.

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
It is expected that the Thesis will be conducted over two consecutive semesters and that the majority of students will start in Semester 1. Commencement in Semester 2 requires permission of Thesis coordinator (who may consult the Undergraduate or Program)
Semester 1
Semester 2
Candidates for Honours in Project Management must select 24 credit points from the following list of electives:
PMGT5875
Project Innovation Management
6      Semester 1
PMGT5876
Strategic Delivery of Change
6    N WORK6026
Semester 2
PMGT5879
Strategic Portfolio and Program Management
6      Semester 2
PMGT5886
System Dynamics Modelling for PM
6      Semester 2
PMGT6867
Quantitative Methods: Project Management
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
Notes
1. The Honours program is completed as an additional year. Students are required to achieve a minimum 65% average mark in the 2000-level and 3000-level or higher units of the above program to be eligible for entry to Honours.
2. Students undertaking the Honours program may enrol in alternative postgraduate Project Management units with permission of the Program Director.


For a standard enrolment plan for Bachelor of Project Management visit CUSP (https://cusp.sydney.edu.au).