Project Management Certificate

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Earn a Valuable Credential, Gain Skills

This online certificate is designed for professionals who want to prepare for Project Management Institute (PMI®) certification and be more effective team leaders. Courses focus on a variety of topics including project risk management, team leadership, and schedule, cost, and budget control, covering core competencies recognized by the Project Management Institute (PMI®).

Increase your efficacy as a project manager, and join the UVA family for life.

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What You Will Learn

Students with PMI® certifications can earn up to 45 PDUs per course. PSPM and PSLP courses are eligible.   

Agile Project Management is now a requirement for the PMP certification and is a program requirement for the UVA certificate, as of Summer 2019.  It is recommended that students in the current program plan take this course to adequately prepare for the PMP exam.

Required Courses (5)
PSPM 5030 Introduction to Project Management

Introduces students to the various aspects of the project life cycle and project management. Explores best practices and the application of these best practices for project success.

PSPM 5200 Project Schedule, Cost & Budget Control

Introduces students to a variety of project scheduling and cost control techniques that are vital for a project to meet its schedule and cost goals and objectives. Concentrates on the variety of scheduling techniques (Gantt Chart, Critical Path Method, and Program Evaluation Review Technique) that can be used to guide and monitor project performance. Activities that are critical in preparing a realistic schedule are explored, discussed, and practiced. Students are then introduced to a variety of budgeting, cost estimating, and cost control techniques.
 

PSPM 5210 Project Risk Management

Introduces students to various concepts and techniques that can be used to effectively manage project risks including cost, schedule, technical, quality, managerial, and organizational.
 

PSPM 5230 Project Management: Leadership & Managing the Project Team

Analyzes the difference between leadership and management in the project management environment. Evaluates the role of the project manager as team leader, and reviews the application of various leadership and management techniques to project management.
 

PSPM 5290 Principles & Practices of Agile Project Management

Introduces Agile Project Management as an iterative and incremental method of managing the project design and build activities for engineering, information technology, and new product or service development projects in a highly flexible and interactive manner. Provides thorough exposure to agile and lean methods, and explores differences between these methods and traditional techniques.

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Elective Courses (Select 1)
PSLP 5300 Foundations of Leadership

Introduces students to various styles and theories of leadership. Through self-assessment and guided inquiry, students examine and create their own unique style of leadership. Students will develop approaches to adapt and modify leadership styles to various situations and individual personalities to influence organizational outcomes.
 

PSLP 5330 Communication & Team Development

Prepares today's leaders for success in communication skills with diverse audiences, as well as effective team building and management. Communication topics address technical and non-technical audiences using presentations, interpersonal skills, and writing skills. Team development instruction focuses on managing teams, identifying and understanding the leadership role, the importance of shared leadership, and team decision making.  
 

PSPM 5005 Quality Management

Ensuring Client Satisfaction Aims to provide project managers with the tools and processes they need to meet the quality standards imposed by their projects and customers. Student will be able to identify and address quality concerns throughout all phases of a project’s life cycle after finishing this course. Training will be delivered through lectures, case analyses, and team projects.

PSPM 5015 Stakeholder Engagement and Change Management

Addresses how we stay in sync with stakeholders’ needs and respond appropriately to changing conditions to support delivering value and customer satisfaction for our projects. Designed to provide students with tools and techniques for balancing stakeholder engagement and change management.

PSPM 5240 Introduction to Purchasing for Project Managers

Explores the important role that contracting and purchasing play in the project environment, especially in light of meeting or exceeding goals.  

 

The information contained on this web site is for informational purposes only. The Undergraduate Record and Graduate Record represent the official repository for academic program requirements.

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Meet the Instructors
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Susan Parente

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Edward H. Kropp, Ed.D., MA, PMP

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Michael Powers, DM, MS

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Douglass Smith, Ph.D.

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William Yates, EdD, PMP

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Schedule

Start Dates: August, January, May

Duration: (18 graduate credits / 6 courses)

Format: Part-time: online

Admission Requirements

DEADLINES

Fall: July 1
Spring: November 1
Summer: April 1

  • Bachelor’s degree

Admission Details

Tuition

ESTIMATED COST*

$10,998 (same in-state and out-of-state)

  • This program is not eligible for financial aid

Tuition Details

* Additional fees may apply, including course materials. Tuition rates adjusted annually.