Master of Project Management

What is this course about?

CSU's Master of Project Management provides industry professionals with an advanced course of study in project management that is current and relevant and which prepares students for a range of industry certifications.

CSU's Master of Project Management prepares individuals to manage large and complex projects and to direct teams in project delivery, consistent with the principles laid out in the Project Management Professional certification of the Project Management Institute. 

Why study this degree?

CSU's Master of Project Management features a unique blend of academic and industry-based content. As with all our courses, the Master of Project Management is designed and delivered with study flexibility in mind. Our students choose between full-time and part-time study options so as to fit in with work and lifestyle commitments. You could choose to study just one subject per session or, following consultation and approval from your Course Director, complete up to four subjects per session, allowing you to fast-track your degree completion.

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Career opportunities 

• project manager
• program manager
• project portfolio manager
• manager 

Professional recognition

Graduates of this program will meet the requirements for industry certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI), the Australian Institute of Project Managers (AIPM) and Prince2.

Course structure

The Master of Project Management consists of 12 subjects including seven core subjects, three restricted academic electives and two industry electives (from a choice of five).

The Graduate Diploma in Project Management consists of eight subjects including one chosen from a list of restricted electives.

The Graduate Certificate in Project Management consists of four core subjects.

More information about the course structure

Academic expectations

For each 8 point subject at CSU, students should normally expect to spend between 140-160 hours engaged in the specified learning and assessment activities (such as attending lectures or residential schools, assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, assignments or examinations). The student workload for some subjects may vary from these norms as a result of approved course design.

Students will be assessed on the basis of completed assignments, examinations, workplace learning, or other methods as outlined in specific subject outlines.

Where applicable, students are responsible for travel and accommodation costs involved in workplace learning experiences, or attending residential schools (distance education students).

Expectations relating to academic, workplace learning, time and cost requirements for specific subjects are provided in the subject outlines and in course materials.

Why study this degree?

Workplace learning

Preparation for industry certifications from the Project Management Institute (PMI), the Australian Institute of Project Managers (AIPM) and Prince2 is included as an integral part of the course.

Flexible offering

This course is available by distance education only and is offered across a three-session academic year with sessions commencing in February, July and November each year.

The Master of Project Management has a minimum full-time duration of six sessions; however, actual duration is dependent on subject availability and the session of commencement.

The Master degree, Graduate Diploma, and Graduate Certificate make up an articulated set of courses, and credit is awarded in the Master degree for subjects completed in the Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate. Credit is also awarded in the Graduate Diploma for subjects completed in the Graduate Certificate.

Students may elect to exit from the Master degree after completion of eight specified subjects and graduate with the Graduate Diploma in Project Management, or after completion of four specified subjects with the Graduate Certificate in Project Management.

Credit/pathways

Candidates may receive transfer credit for up to 50% of the course for prior study if they can demonstrate that such study was completed at a recognised higher education institution within the last 10 years at the postgraduate level. To apply for credit, candidates are required to submit with their application for admission a certified transcript of results and subject outline/curriculum of those subjects.

Applicants who have already achieved the relevant industry certifications will be awarded credit.  Complete the IT Masters Eligibility Form to receive feedback on the level of credit you will be eligible for.

Master of Project Management
The industry stream will be treated as a package of up to 32 points credit for the Master degree and Graduate Diploma and 16 points credit for the Graduate Certificate.

Graduate Diploma of Project Management
The industry stream will be treated as a package of up to 32 points credit for the Graduate Diploma and 16 points credit for the Graduate Certificate.

Graduate Certificate in Project Management
The industry stream will be treated as a package of 16 points credit.

More information about credit and pathways.

Admission requirements

Applicants with five years' management experience and with an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution or with qualifications deemed to be equivalent, and/or other academic and/or professional qualifications, will be considered.

Applicants without an undergraduate degree but with five years' management experience will also be considered for entry into the Graduate Certificate.

Internet access

CSU places great emphasis on services to its students. It is a leader in the provision of online services and, in particular, the use of the internet in the support of teaching, administration and communications with students.

The online environment is so integrated into all aspects of student life and the learning experience at CSU that the University now assumes that all on campus and distance education students at CSU will have ongoing access to an internet connected computer capable of communicating with CSU online systems.

Students enrolled in Information Technology subjects (i.e. with an ITC subject code) may be required to have additional hardware and/or software that is deemed essential for the completion of the learning activities in that subject.

English language proficiency

Applicants will be deemed to have sufficient English proficiency if they:

• have completed all their formal studies in one or more of the following countries; or
• were born in one of the following countries and have completed at least one qualification in one of those countries; or
• have completed senior secondary study or at least one year of full-time University study in one of the following countries: American Samoa, Australia, Canada, Fiji, Ireland, Kenya, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, United Kingdom, USA, Zambia
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• have successfully completed one year of full-time (or part-time equivalent) post-secondary study at an affiliate institution of the University, with English as the medium of instruction and assessment.

All other applicants must explicitly demonstrate proficiency.

Acceptable tests for English proficiency

Any of the following results, attained within the last two years, can be used to demonstrate English proficiency:

• an Academic IELTS (International English Language Testing System) overall score of at least 6.0, and with no score below 5.5;
• a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) paper-based score of 550 and TWE of 5.0;
• a TOEFL computer-based score of 213 and Essay Rating of 5;
• a TOEFL internet-based score of 80 for undergraduate and postgraduate coursework programs, and 90 for postgraduate research candidates with a minimum score of 25 in the writing section.
• a Combined Universities Admission Test (CULT) overall score of at least 65;
• a C pass in English at the GCE 'A' level examinations in either Singapore or the United Kingdom;
• completion of the International Baccalaureate diploma with English A2 at higher or sub. Level;
• a C pass in 'Use of English' in the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE);
• completion of the UNSW Foundation Studies Certificate with a C pass in 'Use of English';
• completion of an AQF Certificate IV (including English for Academic Purposes);
• successful completion of at least one year of study in a course at Associate Diploma or Diploma level on the Register of Australian Tertiary Education;
• a score of 155 in the verbal component of the STAT test;
• a Pass grade in the Uniworld English College English for Tertiary Entrance course; or
• IRI Diploma of English.

An applicant who does not otherwise meet the University's requirements may be admitted on the recommendation of the Dean of the appropriate faculty.

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