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Master of Project and Program Management

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Master of Project and Program Management

To qualify for the award of the Master of Project and Program Management a candidate must complete 48 credit points including:
(a) 18 credit points of Strategic Core units of study;
(b) 30 credit points from either the coursework pathway or the research pathway.

(c) To complete the coursework pathway a candidate must complete 30 credit points of elective units of study comprising:

(i) 6 credit points of capstone experience units; and
(ii) 24 credit points of Elective units of study, including:

i. Minimum 6 and maximum 12 credit points of Technical Electives
ii. Minimum 6 and maximum 12 credit points of Strategic Electives and
iii. Minimum 6 and maximum 12 credit points of Leadership Electives

(d) To complete the research pathway a candidate must complete:

(i) 18 credit points of Thesis Units; and
(ii) 6 credit points of Technical Electives and
(iii) 6 credit points of Leadership Electives.

Note that the research pathway is not currently available but may be made available in future years.
To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Project and Program Management a candidate must complete:
(a) 12 credit points from the Strategic Core units of study; and

(b) 12 credit points of Elective units of study.

(i) Minimum 6 credit points of Technical Elective
(ii) Minimum 6 credit points of Leadership Elective

Note: if Candidates wish to pursue a Thesis pathway in the Master of Project and Program Management, they are required to take Introduction to Research in Project Studies during their Graduate Certificate studies.


 

Units of study listed in this table are only available to students enrolled in a Postgraduate Online degree.

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

Core Units

OPMG6879
Program and Portfolio Management
6 N PMGT5879
OPMG6876
Strategic Delivery of Change
6 N WORK6026 or PMGT5876
OPMG6877
Governance and Organisational PM
6 N PMGT5877

Capstone Experience

Project Studies Capstone 6 Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023.

Thesis units

Introduction to Research in Project Studies 6 Not available for enrolment in 2023.
Project Studies Thesis A 6 Not available for enrolment in 2023.
Project Studies Thesis B 6 Not available for enrolment in 2023.

Elective Units

Technical
OPMG6871
Project Planning and Delivery
6 N PMGT5871 or PMGT6871
Project Finance and Procurement 6 Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023.
Digital Project Delivery 6 Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023.
Strategic
Risk Dynamics and Resilience 6 Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023.
Leadership
Sustainability and Innovation 6 Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023.
Project Leadership
6 Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023.
Communications and Stakeholder Engagement 6 Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023.
Systems Thinking 6 Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023.

Graduate Certificate in Project and Program Management

Core Units
OPMG6879
Program and Portfolio Management
6 N PMGT5879
OPMG6877
Governance and Organisational PM
6 N PMGT5877
OPMG6876
Strategic Delivery of Change
6 WORK6026 or PMGT5876

Elective Units

Technical
OPMG6871
Project Planning and Delivery
6 N PMGT5871 or PMGT6871
Project Finance and Procurement 6 Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023.
Digital Project Delivery 6 Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023.
Leadership
Sustainability and Innovation 6 Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023.
Project Leadership 6 Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023.
Communications and Stakeholder Engagement 6 Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023.
Systems Thinking 6
Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023.