Master's in Project Management

Program Overview

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Online Master's in Project Management

Be prepared to guide project teams, push through obstacles, and get ideas to market quickly and profitably.

Types

Master

Location

Online

Credits

31

Cost

$355/credit hour

Manage exciting projects and put your career on a winning track.

At University of the Cumberlands, our master’s degree in project management program is intentionally designed to help working professionals like you further your education and advance your current business career. With a project management master’s degree, you’ll gain the expertise you need to lead, manage, and coordinate complex initiatives as a project manager. The project management master’s degree online program develops crucial business skills in problem solving, decision making, team building and management, risk and quality management, monitoring and controlling projects, budgeting and cost management, and more! Through hands-on practicum or internship experience, you’ll have the opportunity to practice real-world business scenarios that will prepare you to take the lead in future decision-making contexts across diverse industries.

By the Numbers

$94,500

Average Salary

7%

Industry Growth

#1

in KY, Affordable Master's

100%

Accredited Program

Programs & Requirements

Master of Science in Project Management

UC’s online project management degree program will equip you with the skills needed to succeed in a project management capacity — and stand out to today’s employers in the highly competitive business world. In your master’s degree in project management studies you’ll learn approved theories and practical tactics for managing projects in and out of the corporate environment. Handling work projects, large and small, from start to finish will become your specialty.

Course Requirements

• BADM 532 - Organizational Behavior
• BADM 537 - Legal, Ethical, and Social Environment
• BADM 623 - Project Management Processes
• BADM 627 - Project Risk and Quality Management
• BADM 628 - Project Human Resource and Stakeholder Management
• BADM 633 - Planning the Project
• BADM 634 - Initiating the Project
• BADM 635 - Executing the Project
• BADM 636 - Monitoring/Controlling and Closing the Project
• BADM 637 - Strategic Application in Project Management
• BADM 699 - Capstone

Project Management Certificate

This program is a 12-credit hour graduate-level online Project Management Certificate program designed to equip you with the necessary skills, practical knowledge, professional tools, and innovative techniques that you can leverage in your current role – or achieve the career advancement you seek in today’s project-based world.

Courses (12 hours)

• BADM 633 - Planning the Project
• BADM 634 - Initiating the Project
• BADM 635 - Executing the Project
• BADM 636 - Monitoring/Controlling and Closing the Project

Mission & Goals

The mission of the Plaster Graduate School of Business is to foster academic excellence and student achievement. Students are provided with a strong academic foundation in business and are prepared to work as competent and ethical professionals.

• Acquire relevant knowledge and competencies in the business world.
• Practice effective business-related professional skills, especially those key to managing projects well.
• Evaluate your personal values and connect them to ethical work behaviors.
• Develop advanced analytical and critical-thinking skills to evaluate information, solve problems, and make sound decisions.
• Research issues and questions relevant to the project management practice.

Career Outcomes

Project Management Specialist: $94,500

Project Management Specialist: $94,500

Project management specialists coordinate the budget, schedule, staffing, and other details of a project.

Logistician: $77,030

Logistician: $77,030

Logisticians analyze and coordinate an organization’s supply chain.

Computer and Information System Manager: $159,010

Computer and Information System Manager: $159,010

Computer and information systems managers plan, coordinate, and direct computer-related activities in an organization.

Management Analyst: $93,000

Management Analyst: $93,000

Management analysts recommend ways to improve an organization’s efficiency.

Development Manager: $120,130

Development Manager: $120,130

Training and development managers plan, coordinate, and direct skills- and knowledge-enhancement programs for an organization’s staff.

Financial Manager: $131,710

Financial Manager: $131,710

Financial managers create financial reports, direct investment activities, and develop plans for the long-term financial goals of their organization.

Faculty Experts

• Dr. Geremy Harper
• Dr. Hannah Bolinsky
• Dr. Steve Horan

Program Accreditation

The Hutton School of Business at University of the Cumberlands has received specialized accreditations for its business programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) located at 11960 Quivira Road in Overland Park, Kansas, USA. For a list of accredited programs please refer to our IACBE member status page.

Please review our Public Disclosure of Student Achievement.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Program Objective: To guide project teams, push through obstacles, and get ideas to market quickly and profitably.
• Program Content:
• Leadership and management skills
• Problem-solving and decision-making
• Team building and management
• Risk and quality management
• Course Modules:
• Core Courses:
• Organizational Behavior
• Legal/Ethical/Social Environment
• Project Management Courses:
• Project Management Processes
• Project Risk and Quality Management
• Project Human Resources and Stakeholder Management
• Planning the Project
• Initiating the Project
• Executing the Project
• Monitoring/Controlling and Closing the Project
• Strategic Application in Project Management
• Unique Approaches: Practicum or internship experience to practice real-world business scenarios.

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Careers:

• Potential Career Paths:
• Project Management Specialist
• Logistician
• Computer and Information System Manager
• Management Analyst
• Development Manager
• Financial Manager