Project management is a profession that takes an idea to final product through planning, budget adherence, and timely execution. Whether planning a major event, building a bridge, or creating a business computer network, project management provides the tools and knowledge and techniques to bring an idea to fruition. These complex projects require a manager who will coordinate engineers, designers, and others from a project’s inception to its completion.
The goal of the University of Mary Project Management Program is to provide the skill sets needed to become a successful project manager in any industry. The curriculum is developed to provide students with the knowledge, resources, and skills necessary to execute projects on time and on budget. Students will have an opportunity to enhance communication skills and learn team-building and leadership skills necessary to successful project management.
Curriculum
MPM 500 Introduction to Project Management
This course provides a comprehensive overview of project management and program management. The course addresses the culture, the principles, and the basic techniques of project management, and the basic tools of project and program management.
3 credits
PSY 542 Group Dynamics
Develop skills in negotiation, conflict resolution, and group leadership.
3 credits
MGT 555 Managerial Finance
Analyze the relationship of the financial manager, the manager’s organization, the financial markets, and the tax environment.
3 credits
MPM 600 Project Initiation
This course will address aligning project goals with the broader organizational goals. Project feasibility and selection and interpersonal and organizational issues related to the initiation of projects will be discussed.
3 credits
MPM 610 Project Planning
This course will introduce the process of project planning and will include the topics of defining the scope definition of the project, identifying potential problems early in the project, providing quality planning, ensuring consistent organizational goals, maintaining effective communications, and set expectations needed for sound decision making.
3 credits
MPM 620 Project Execution and Control
This course will continue with the planning techniques of the Project Planning course and introduce the execution phase requirements to develop the product or service that the project was commissioned to deliver.
3 credits
MPM 635 Legal Issues in Project Management
In this course, the student will examine contract negotiation and implementation, procurement, civil and criminal liability, utilization of people, and professional and social responsibilities.
3 credits
MGT 630 Project Closeout
This course will address the last two processes of the project life-cycle: project completion process and the professional, and the social and legal responsibilities of the project manager.
3 credits
MGT 640 Information Systems Planning, Project Management and Auditing
This course introduces the basic concepts, methodologies, and tools of project management in the field of information sciences and technology. The course explores the strategies and processes involved in project management with an emphasized focus on how to successfully manage IT projects.
3 credits
MGT 645 Organizational Communication & Change Management
Relate communication theories to management theories, analyze the flow and effectiveness of communication in organizations, and develop effective change management plans.
3 credits
MGT 700 Seminar
Students are assigned to work as a consulting team with a local organization to analyze a current or upcoming project. The students utilize their educational experience to assist the organization in the way that best suits the organizational needs. When possible students will work with a non-profit organization to educate them in the area of project management and assist with getting projects started while also building timelines to help the organization see the project through to completion.
3 credits
