Master's Degree in Business Administration - Project Management draft

Program Overview

The MBA Concentration in Project Management prepares students for careers in project management across various industries. The program emphasizes foundational knowledge and skills in project planning, risk management, cost and time management, and human resource management. With projected job growth rates exceeding 19%, this program equips graduates with the expertise to meet the increasing demand for project managers in a project-based business environment.

Program Outline

Careers:

• Corporations across the globe in industries such as telecommunications, construction, information technology, entertainment, healthcare, and defense are becoming increasingly project-based and project-team oriented.
• Job creation in the project management field is very positive with growth rates being the highest in the healthcare industry.
• The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the job-growth rate will exceed 19 percent.
• The Hanover Report also estimated that the job growth rate for project managers and management analyst to exceed 29 percent (Hanover Report, 2013).
• The projected job growth rates of 19 percent and 29 percent represent a substantial increase and fully support the approval of the program.
• In almost every industry there are diverse stakeholder demands for project managers with strong foundational knowledge and significant depth in the skills and abilities developed in MBA Concentration in Project Management Program.
• Includes instruction in project planning, risk management, cost and time management, contracts and procurement, accounting, statistics, decision making, and human resource.