The Project Management specialisation equips students to understand and apply established and new orientations of project-based work in organisations. Core skills involving ten knowledge areas from the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK, Project Management Institute) are developed as students are exposed to contemporary project management trends and challenges. By utilising theoretical and skills-based learning, the specialisation covers a range of project management approaches from structured (e.g. PMBoK, PRINCE2) to adaptive (e.g. Agile, Lean), across a variety of contexts.The specialisation includes the compulsory `Project Management in Practice' unit, which emphasises how project management approaches are currently applied in industry.
The Project Management specialisation equips students to understand and apply established and new orientations of project-based work in organisations. Core skills involving ten knowledge areas from the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK, Project Management Institute) are developed as students are exposed to contemporary project management trends and challenges. By utilising theoretical and skills-based learning, the specialisation covers a range of project management approaches from structured (e.g. PMBoK, PRINCE2) to adaptive (e.g. Agile, Lean), across a variety of contexts.The specialisation includes the compulsory `Project Management in Practice' unit, which emphasises how project management approaches are currently applied in industry.
To meet requirements for the Project Management specialisation in the Master's degree, you complete five units of study (30 credit points), as follows:
(1) one six credit point prerequisite foundational unit of study:
(2) one six credit point compulsory (core) unit of study:
(3) three elective units of study (18 credit points) selected from the options listed for this specialisation, including:
For unit availability please refer to the "Units of study in this specialisation" section below.
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