Master of Project Management

Unit of study table

Master of Project Management

To qualify for the award of the Master of Project Management a candidate must complete 72 credit points including:
  • 24 credit points of Project Management Technical Core units of study;
  • 12 credit points of Project Management Leadership Core units of study;
  • 6 credit points of Project Management Strategic Core units of study;
  • 30 credit points from either the research pathway or the coursework pathway.
To complete the coursework pathway a candidate must complete:
  • 30 credit points of Elective units of study, including:
  • A minimum 6 and maximum 18 credit points of Technical Electives
  • A minimum 6 and maximum 18 credit points of Strategic Electives
  • A minimum 6 and maximum 18 credit points of Leadership Electives
To complete the research pathway a candidate must complete:
  • 18 credit points of Thesis units; and
  • 12 credit points of elective units of study, including:
  • 6 credit points of strategic elective units; and
  • 6 credit points of leadership elective units.

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:
  • 18 credit points of Project Management Technical Core units of study
  • 12 credit points of Project Management Leadership Core units of study
  • 6 credit points of Project Management Strategic Core units of study
  • 12 credit points of Elective units of study or PMGT5862 Introduction to Research in Project Studies and 6 credit points of Elective units of study

Graduate Certificate in Project Management

To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Project Management a candidate must complete 24 credit points:
  • 6 credit points of Project Management Technical Core units of study
  • 6 credit points of Project Management Strategic Core units of study
  • 12 credit points of Project Management Leadership units of study

 

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

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

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 A This unit of study is only available to students who have a WAM of 75% or greater in the 5000 or 6000 level units of study in the normal MPM/MPPM program and permission by the Director, PM Program
P 48 credit points of 5000 or 6000 level units of study. Students are also required to achieve a WAM of 75% of greater 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 A >=80 in PMGT5862 and WAM >= 75 in enrolled MPM/MPPM program
P PMGT5862
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

A This unit of study is only available to students who have a WAM of 75% or greater in the 5000 or 6000 level units of study in the normal MPM/MPPM program and permission by the Director, PM Program
P 48 credit points of 5000 or 6000 level units of study. Students are also required to achieve a WAM of 75% of greater 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