From project selection to project completion, make the right decisions so that projects can be delivered within scope.
Establish a sound understanding of the leadership techniques necessary to successfully lead a project through to completion.
SCU’s Online MPM gives you the unique opportunity to tailor your degree to areas that you are interested in.
Students of Southern Cross University’s online Master of Project Management will study seven core units, a compulsory double-weighted Industry Research project and choose three elective units.
This unit covers the foundation elements of managing business projects.
This unit will guide you through the project management process, from initiation to planning and development.
Learn how to implement project plans that mitigate risk, establish controls and ensure quality projects.
An introduction to the history, approaches, and roles in an Agile project management environment. This unit will also provide students with an understanding of the most appropriate situations in which to employ Agile practices, the benefits and challenges of Agile, and the growing use of hybrid forms of project management.
This unit explores theories and practices behind effective management of people and projects.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of contract types and their relationship with performance.
Learn how to skillfully negotiate, map and design systems, as well as evaluate project management processes.
This is a two-part unit, involving a literature review, and strategic research and data collection methods to fill in any identified research gaps.
Qualified project managers are in high demand, both here in Australia and around the world. When you graduate, you will have an in-depth understanding of project management methodologies, be able to meet project goals and make complex strategic decisions. Our students work in a variety of project management roles across all industries. Here is a snapshot of some of these project management jobs.
We know that plans change, which is why we’ve flexible completion options with a Graduate Certificate in Project Management or Graduate Diploma in Project Management.
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My current role involves interfacing with many other disciplines. Studying Southern Cross University's Master of Project Management has proven to be the perfect way for me to advance my knowledge and opportunities.
Ross Haden
Online Master of Project Management Graduate
The whole experience was excellent from start to finish. Lecturers were knowledgeable, supportive and encouraging, recognising the challenges faced by most of the students in balancing work demands, home life and study.
Darren Bourke
Online Master of Project Management Graduate
I've been practicing as a project manager for around 10 years and decided that I wanted to attain a more formal recognition in the profession. I thought of various options for this recognition and determined that a masters would be the best fit for me.
Nathan Mitchell
Online Master of Project Management Graduate
Set yourself apart from your peers with Master of Project Management, demonstrating your depth of understanding, critical and analytical skills, and serious commitment to your profession. Endorsed by the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM), through Southern Cross University’s Master of Project Management, you’ll learn core competencies associated with risk, control, planning, implementation, evaluation, collaboration, and systems analysis, all adaptable to your chosen industry.
With SCU Online, you will undertake seven-week study periods in which to complete each unit, with the ability to focus on a single unit every study period and as many as six units every year.
The total duration of this course is 2 years, part-time. You will complete 12 units in total during this time.
To qualify for entry into the Master of Project Management online, you must:
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We may recognise and grant credit for past education or qualifications in a process called advanced standing. If you're eligible for advanced standing, this can impact the number of units you need to study, reducing the time and cost of your overall degree. To find out more about advanced standing, get in touch with one of our Enrolment Advisors on 1300 863 819.
From engineering to IT and from defence to finance, and almost every industry in between, project managers are in increasing demand.
Whether they’re ensuring the smooth management of a major urban infrastructure project, overseeing the delivery of a new mining development, bringing to life a new community health initiative, or implementing a cloud-based software system for a client, project managers are a vital ingredient when the working environment becomes complex.
A two-year, 100 per-cent online, part-time course, the Master of Project Management is endorsed by the Australian Institute of Project Management. It combines vital core units with industry-specific elective units, plus a powerful industry research project to create the ultimate project management experience.
Candidates take units focussing on principles, planning, quality control, risk, leadership, contract management and more. Elective units include accounting, business management, engineering management, health services management, information and knowledge management and people leadership.
Along the way, each student’s critical and analytical thinking processes will be developed, particularly in areas such as planning, implementation, collaboration and evaluation. This is important as successful project management is not just about practical application, but is also about considering, through critical thinking and reflection, which skills to apply.
Upon completion of the Master of Project Management, entirely new career opportunities open up. From the startup environment (in 2018 StartupAUS reported project management as one of the five most in-demand jobs, globally) to multinational corporations, talented, experienced and well-educated project managers are an essential ingredient for success.
Want to learn more? Read our blog about how to become a Project Manager.
Endorsement by the Australian Institute of Project Management takes our Master of Project Management to an entirely new level in terms of resources and opportunity.
Whether their job is to plan a wedding or a railway system project, a corporate revitalisation or a child’s birthday party, project managers from all industries have long been provided leading, real-world knowledge by Southern Cross University’s Master of Project Management.
