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  • Graduate Certificate in Project Management

    Are you a take-charge person? Do you love to plan, organize, and manage resources to successfully complete specific project goals and objectives?

    If you hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, earning a Graduate Certificate in Project Management could provide you with the critical knowledge and skills to grow and expand your talents, and prepare you to advance your career.* You will study project initiation; project planning and execution; project cost and scheduling; and project risk, quality, and assessment. Upon completion of the program, you may also be eligible to take the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam.† 

    The Graduate Certificate in Project Management program consists of a minimum of 16 quarter credit hours. Upon successful completion of the program, you will be awarded a certificate.

    Graduate Certificate in Project Management Program Highlights

    The Graduate Certificate in Project Management’s curriculum provides you with the opportunity to:

    • Study to acquire the critical knowledge and skills to pursue a mid-level position in project management.
    • Explore topics including project initiation; project planning and execution; project cost and scheduling; and project risk, quality, and assessment.

    What are the Career Opportunities?

    Earning this certificate could help you prepare for the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam.† 

    Prepare for Future Studies

    This program is designed to provide you with the specialized knowledge to seek mid-level employment as a project manager.*

  • Kaplan University offers multiple start dates, giving you greater flexibility with your education, life, and work schedules.

    Jun 12

    Online Start Date
    Jun 12, 2013

    Jul 31

    Online Start Date
    Jul 31, 2013

    Sep 11

    Online Start Date
    Sep 11, 2013

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  • Curriculum: All Tracks

    Certificate Requirements

    GM 591: STRATEGIC PROJECT MANAGEMENT (4 Credits)

    This course covers project management from a strategic perspective. The course emphasizes the life cycle project phases and processes advocated by the Project Management Institute (PMI) and defined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). It stresses the planning, executing, and controlling phases of a project life cycle. The course also covers how these phases relate to the initiation and closing phases, and further examines the impact of various project management techniques on schedule, budget, and performance constraints.

    Prerequisites Required: Completion of all core courses

    Total Certificate Requirements Credits: 16
    Total Program Credits: 16

    GM 592: PROJECT INITIATION, PLANNING, AND EXECUTION (4 Credits)

    This course provides an analysis and evaluation of the theories and practices for managing projects in effective organizations. The student will analyze and evaluate strategies, tools, software, and management approaches to effectively complete and evaluate the effectiveness of projects. Topics in this course include: setting project goals and objectives; preparing a project plan; conducting feasibility studies; measurement tools, including the most current and best software tools; strategies for effective human resource allocation; and approaches to gauging the worth of the project deliverables and the effectiveness of the project management process.

    Prerequisites Required: Completion of all core courses

    Total Certificate Requirements Credits: 16
    Total Program Credits: 16

    GM 593: PROJECT COST AND SCHEDULE MONITORING AND CONTROLLING (4 Credits)

    This course provides an analysis of the principles, tools, and techniques for controlling project cost and schedule. The student will use tools, software, and techniques to establish a project baseline and control cost and schedule. Topics in this course include preparing PERT/CPM networks, estimating time and resources, creating the project baseline, controlling the baseline, crashing the network, optimization and heuristics techniques for resource allocation, earned value management, and statistical control tools.

    Prerequisites Required: Completion of all core courses and GM 592

    Total Certificate Requirements Credits: 16
    Total Program Credits: 16

    GM 594: PROJECT RISK, QUALITY, AND PROCUREMENT MONITORING AND CONTROLLING (4 Credits)

    This course provides an integrated approach to risk, quality, and procurement. This course demonstrates how to incorporate quality throughout the project. The student explores use of contract types in managing risk and quality. Topics in this course cover all phases of contracting, including procurement planning, solicitation planning, solicitation, source selection, contract administration, and contract close-out. The student will then explore methods of analyzing make-or-buy decisions, as well as legal and ethical considerations in contracting and procurement. Students will construct an element of their Self-Directed Learning Plan from this course, as well as add materials from the course to their Presentation Portfolio.

    Prerequisites Required: Completion of all core courses

    Total Certificate Requirements Credits: 16
    Total Program Credits: 16

    Tuition & Fees: All Tracks

    The 25% tuition reduction applies only to international students living outside of the United States. This discount does not apply to military students. Please check with your advisor to see if you are eligible. 

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    Notice to Learning Center Students

    Kaplan University Learning Center students will only complete a portion of this program on site. You will need to complete at least 50% of the program requirements online, or through transfer credit awarded via prior learning assessment. If you have any questions about these requirements, please speak with an admissions advisor.

    Scholarships and Grants

    Learn more about grants and Kaplan University Scholarships and that may help reduce the cost of your education.

    Kaplan University tuition reductions (including active-duty, spouse, and veterans military tuition rates; scholarships; grants; vouchers; and alumni and alliance reductions) cannot be combined. 

    Tuition Rates for Military Students and Spouses

    Kaplan University has significantly reduced many of our tuition rates and fees for active-duty servicemembers, their spouses, and veterans. Click here for more information.
     

  • * Kaplan University cannot guarantee employment or career advancement.

    † Although certain programs at Kaplan University are designed to prepare students to take various certification or licensing exams, the University cannot guarantee the student will pass those exams. In some cases, field experience, additional coursework, and/or background checks may be necessary to take or to successfully pass the exams.

    ‡ This program is not eligible for Title IV federal financial aid.

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