Master of Project Management
Unit of study table
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Master of Project Management |
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| To qualify for the award of the Master of Project Management a candidate must complete 72 credit points including: |
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| To complete the coursework pathway a candidate must complete: |
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| To complete the research pathway a candidate must complete: |
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Graduate Diploma in Project Management |
| To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Project Management a candidate must complete 48 credit points, including: |
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Graduate Certificate in Project Management |
| To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Project Management a candidate must complete 24 credit points: |
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Project Management Technical Core units | ||
| PMGT5205 Professional Project Practice | 6 | N ENGG5205 |
| PMGT5871 Project Planning | 6 | P (ENGG5205 or PMGT5205) and PMGT5858 and (ENGG5811 or PMGT5811) N PMGT6871 |
| PMGT5820 Execution and Acceptance | 6 | P (ENGG5205 or PMGT5205) and PMGT5858 and (ENGG5811 or PMGT5811) N ENGG5820 |
| PMGT5850 Project Management Capstone Project | 6 | P 36 credit points of Core units of study |
Project Management Leadership Core units
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| PMGT5811 Critical and Systems Thinking | 6 | N ENGG5811 |
| PMGT5872 People and Communications | 6 | N PMGT6872 |
Project Management Strategic Core units | ||
| PMGT5858 Project Initiation | 6 | |
Project Management Electives | ||
Technical | ||
| PMGT5895 Contracts Management | 6 | |
| PMGT5873 Project Economics and Procurement | 6 | N PMGT6873 |
| PMGT5889 Project Controls | 6 | |
| PMGT5887 Computer Applications | 6 | |
| PMGT6885 Project Placement Special Topic* | 6 | P 48 credit points of 5000 or 6000 level units of study. Students are also required to achieve a minimum 75% average mark in the 5000 or 6000 level units of study in the normal MPM/MPPM program and permission by the Director, PM Program |
| *PMGT6885 May be Technical, Strategic or Leadership depending on nature of the topic | ||
Strategic | ||
| PMGT5896 Sustainable Project Practice | 6 | N PMGT5888 |
| PMGT5891 Strategic Risk Management | 6 | N PMGT6891 |
| PMGT5886 System Dynamics Modelling for PM | 6 | |
| PMGT5862 Introduction to Research in Project Studies | 6 | N PMGT5882 |
Leadership | ||
| COMP9208 Artificial Intelligence and Society | 6 | A Competency in 1st year mathematics. Exposure to computer programming would be useful but not mandatory |
| PMGT5875 Project Innovation Management | 6 | |
| PMGT5876 Change Implementation | 6 | N WORK6026 |
| PMGT6888 International Project Study Tour | 6 | P 24 credit points completed with WAM>=65 |
Research units | ||
| Master of Project Management candidates can choose to complete Thesis (18 credit points), comprising those units listed below. | ||
Thesis units | ||
| PMGT5862 Introduction to Research in Project Studies | 6 | N PMGT5882 |
| PMGT5883 Project Studies Thesis A | 6 | P >=80 in PMGT5862 and WAM >= 75 in enrolled MPM/MPPM program |
| PMGT5884 Project Studies Thesis B | 6 | P PMGT5883 and PMGT5862 |
| Note: If a candidate does not proceed with the Research Pathway, PMGT5862 will count as a Strategic elective. | ||
Graduate Diploma in Project Management | ||
Project Management Technical Core units | ||
| PMGT5205 Professional Project Practice | 6 | N ENGG5205 |
| PMGT5871 Project Planning | 6 | P (ENGG5205 or PMGT5205) and PMGT5858 and (ENGG5811 or PMGT5811) N PMGT6871 |
| PMGT5820 Execution and Acceptance | 6 | P (ENGG5205 or PMGT5205) and PMGT5858 and (ENGG5811 or PMGT5811) N ENGG5820 |
Project Management Leadership Core units | ||
| PMGT5811 Critical and Systems Thinking | 6 | N ENGG5811 |
| PMGT5872 People and Communications | 6 | N PMGT6872 |
Project Management Strategic Core units | ||
| PMGT5858 Project Initiation | 6 | |
Project Management Electives | ||
Technical | ||
| PMGT5895 Contracts Management | 6 | |
| PMGT5873 Project Economics and Procurement | 6 | N PMGT6873 |
| PMGT5889 Project Controls | 6 | |
| PMGT5887 Computer Applications | 6 | |
| PMGT6885 Project Placement Special Topic* | 6 | P 48 credit points of 5000 or 6000 level units of study. Students are also required to achieve a minimum 75% average mark in the 5000 or 6000 level units of study in the normal MPM/MPPM program and permission by the Director, PM Program |
Strategic | ||
| PMGT5896 Sustainable Project Practice | 6 | N PMGT5888 |
| PMGT5891 Strategic Risk Management | 6 | N PMGT6891 |
| PMGT5886 System Dynamics Modelling for PM | 6 | |
| PMGT5862 Introduction to Research in Project Studies | 6 | N PMGT5882 |
Leadership | ||
| COMP9208 Artificial Intelligence and Society | 6 | A Competency in 1st year mathematics. Exposure to computer programming would be useful but not mandatory |
| PMGT5875 Project Innovation Management | 6 | |
| PMGT5876 Change Implementation | 6 | N WORK6026 |
| PMGT6888 International Project Study Tour | 6 | P 24 credit points completed with WAM>=65 |
| *May be Technical, Strategic or Leadership depending on nature of the topic | ||
Graduate Certificate in Project Management | ||
Project Management Technical Core units | ||
| PMGT5205 Professional Project Practice | 6 | N ENGG5205 |
Project Management Leadership Core units | ||
| PMGT5811 Critical and Systems Thinking | 6 | N ENGG5811 |
| PMGT5872 People and Communications | 6 | N PMGT6872 |
Project Management Strategic Core units | ||
| PMGT5858 Project Initiation | 6 | |