Master of Project Management Articulated Set

includes:

Master of Project Management
Graduate Diploma of Project Management
Graduate Certificate in Project Management

Awards

The course includes the following awards:

Graduate Certificate in Project Management GradCertProjectMgt

Graduate Diploma of Project Management GradDipProjectMgt

Master of Project Management MProjectMgt

Availability

Graduate Certificate in Project Management (2317PM)

Online - Bathurst

Graduate Diploma of Project Management (2614PM)

Online - Bathurst

Master of Project Management (2714PM)

Online - Bathurst

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal Course Duration

Course duration referenced below is the effective time taken to complete a course when studied full time (full time equivalent duration). At Charles Sturt the standard calendar refers to 32 points a session over a 2 session calendar year. The Actual Duration is the time taken to complete the course following the prescribed enrolment pattern. A course's actual duration can be affected by the session calendar (number of sessions undertaken per year) and/or mode (full time, part time or mixed) and credit packages which may have been granted unpon admission. Therefore, depending on the prescribed enrolment pattern, mode, calendar utilised and credit awarded a course may take less time or more time to complete than the duration noted as full time equivalent years. Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern to determine the actual duration of study.

Master of Project Management

Full-time: 1.5 years (or part-time equivalent)

Graduate Diploma of Project Management

Full-time: 1.0 year (or part-time equivalent)

Graduate Certificate in Project Management

Full-time: 0.5 years (or part-time equivalent)

Admission Criteria

CSU Admission Policy

Master of Project Management

Applicants are required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution (or equivalent) and appropriate work experience.

Applicants without a tertiary qualification may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Project Management on the basis of professional attainment and/or work experience. Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate, students will then be eligible for admission to the Master of Project Management and receive credit for applicable subjects.

Graduate Diploma of Project Management

Applicants without a tertiary qualification may be admitted to the course on the basis of professional attainment and/or work experience. Upon successful completion of the Graduate Diploma, students will then be eligible for admission to the Master of Project Management and receive credit for applicable subjects.

Graduate Certificate in Project Management

Applicants without a tertiary qualification may be admitted to the course on the basis of professional attainment and/or work experience. Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate, students will then be eligible for admission to the Master of Project Management and receive credit for applicable subjects.

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

Master of Project Management

The Master, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.

Graduate Diploma of Project Management

Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120

Graduate Certificate in Project Management

Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120

Articulation

The Master, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.

Graduation Requirement

Master of Project Management

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.

Graduate Diploma of Project Management

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

Graduate Certificate in Project Management

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.

Course Structure

Graduate Certificate in Project Management

The course consists of two (2) core subjects and two (2) restricted electives.

Core subjects

MGT501 Contemporary Management
MGI511 Project Management Fundamentals

Restricted Electives

Group A: Elective Academic subjects - choose one (1) subject from:

HRM502 Human Resource Management
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment

Group B: Elective Industry subjects - choose one (1) subject from:

MGI512 The Project Lifecycle
MGI521 Professional Communications

Graduate Diploma of Project Management

The course consists of six (6) core subjects and two (2) restricted electives.

Core subjects

HRM502 Human Resource Management
MGI511 Project Management Fundamentals
MGI512 The Project Lifecycle
MGI521 Professional Communications
MGT501 Contemporary Management
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Management

Restricted Electives

Group A: Elective Academic subjects - choose one (1) subject from:

FIN516 Corporate Finance
ITC506 Topics in IT Ethics
MGT540 Management of Change
MKT501 Marketing Management

Group B: Elective Industry subjects - choose one (1) subject from:

ITE518 Agile Project Management
MGI514 Project Management Leadership
MGI518 Program and Portfolio Management
MGI522 Developing Solutions
MGI530 Business Analysis Foundation
MGI531 Project Recovery


Master of Project Management

The course consists of eight (8) core subjects and four (4) restricted electives.

Core subjects

HRM502 Human Resource Management
MGT501 Contemporary Management
MGT510 Strategic Management**
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment
MGI511 Project Management Fundamentals
MGI512 The Project Lifecycle
MGI514 Project Management Leadership
MGI521 Professional Communications

** Capstone subject. This subject should be completed in the final session of study.

Restricted Electives

Group A: Elective Academic subjects - choose two (2) subjects from:

FIN516 Corporate Finance
ITC506 Topics in IT Ethics
MGT540 Management of Change
MKT501 Marketing Management

Group B: Elective Industry subjects - choose two (2) subjects from:

ITE518 Agile Project Management
MGI518 Program and Portfolio Management
MGI522 Developing Solutions
MGI530 Business Analysis Foundation
MGI531 Project Recovery

Enrolment Pattern

Due to the flexibility of the course requirements, there is no prescribed enrolment pattern. Students may choose the order in which they undertake subjects, however, where possible, it is recommended that core subjects be completed first. Students should plan their enrolment based on the session(s) in which each subject is offered, bearing in mind that some subjects may list assumed knowledge.

All Master students complete the capstone subject MGT510 Strategic Management in the final session of study.

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2021. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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