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Master of Science in Project Management

Curriculum

REQUIRED COURSES (21 q.h.)

PJM 6000Project Management Practices (prerequisite)3 q.h.
PJM 6125 Project Evaluation and Assessment
(recommended as last course)
3 q.h.
PJM 6705Portfolio Management in the Enterprise Environment3 q.h.

 
Choose four of the following courses:
PJM 6010Project Planning and Scheduling3 q.h.
PJM 6015Risk Management3 q.h.
PJM 6020Cost and Budget Management 3 q.h.
ITC 6035Software Project Management3 q.h.
PJM 6130Organizational and Financial Views of Projects3 q.h.
PJM 6135
Project Quality Management3 q.h.
PJM 6140
Managing Troubled Projects3 q.h.
PJM 6145
Global Project Management3 q.h.

ELECTIVE COURSES
(3 q.h.)
Choose one of the following courses:
 
CMN 6060Negotiation, Mediation, and Facilitation 3 q.h.
CMN 6110Group Dynamics and Interpersonal Conflict: Meeting Management 3 q.h.
LDR 6110Leading Teams 3 q.h.

SPECIALIZED LEGAL/REGULATORY COURSES
(3-4 q.h.)
Choose one of the following courses:

CMG 6405Construction Law4 q.h.
ITC 6315Information Security Risk Management3 q.h.
BTC 6210Human Experimentation: Methodological Issue Fundamental to Clinical Trials4 q.h.
ITP 6210   Introduction to Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets, Trademarks, and Unfair Competition4 q.h.


SPECIALIZATIONS
(15 q.h.)
Choose one:


Construction Management Specialization (15 q.h.)
CMG 6400Introduction to Construction Management (prerequisite)4 q.h.
CMG 6402Alternative Project Delivery Methods and Project Controls4 q.h.
CMG 6403Safety, Project Risk, and Quality Management4 q.h.
LDR 6110Leading Teams
3 q.h.

Geographic Information Systems Specialization (online only)
(15 q.h.)

GIS 5101Introduction to Geographic Information Systems3 q.h.
GIS 5102Fundamentals of GIS Analysis3 q.h.

Choose three of the following courses:

RMS 5105Introduction to Remote Sensing3 q.h.
GIS 5201Advanced Spatial Analysis3 q.h.
GIS 6340GIS Customization3 q.h.
GIS 6350GIS Management and Implementation   3 q.h.
GIS 6360Spatial Databases3 q.h.
GIS 6370Internet-Based GIS3 q.h.
GIS 6390Business Applications for GIS3 q.h.

Clinical Trial Design Specialization
(16 q.h.)

BTC 6210Human Experimentation: Methodological Issues
4 q.h.
BTC 6211Validation and Auditing of Clinical Trial Information    4 q.h.
BTC 6213Clinical Trial Design Optimization and Problem Solving4 q.h.
PMC 6212Clinical Drug Development Data Analysis: Concepts
and Applications 
4 q.h.

Information Security Management Specialization
(15 q.h.)
ITC 6300Foundations of Information Security Management3 q.h.
ITC 6315Information Security Risk Management
3 q.h.
ITC 6310Information Security Governance  3 q.h.
ITC 6320Information Security Technology3 q.h.

Choose one of the following courses:

ITC 6330CISSP Preparation 3 q.h.
ITC 6325CISA Preparation3 q.h.
ITC 6305IT Infrastructure (Systems, Networks, Telecom)
3 q.h.

Employee Communication Specialization 
(15 q.h.)

CMN 6010Foundations of Organizational Communication
3 q.h.
CMN 6020Ethical Issues in Organizational Communication
3 q.h.
CMN 6910Organizational Communication Assessment
(recommended as last course)
3 q.h.

Choose two of the following courses:

CMN 6030Professional Speaking (offered on-campus only)
3 q.h.
CMN 6050Crisis Communication
3 q.h.
CMN 6070Interviewing
3 q.h.
CMN 6080Intercultural Communication in the Organization
3 q.h.
CMN 6090Organizational Culture, Climate, and Communication
3 q.h.



Leadership Specialization (15 q.h.)

LDR 6100
Developing Your Leadership Capability (prerequisite)
3 q.h.  
LDR 6110 Leading Teams
3 q.h.  
LDR 6120 Creating Leadership Capacity: Developing Bench Strength
3 q.h.  
LDR 6140Developing the Strategic Leader
(recommended as last course)
3 q.h.

Choose one of the following courses:


LDR 6135 The Ethical Leader
3 q.h.  
LDR 6125Managing Organizational Culture
3 q.h.  



TOTAL QUARTER HOURS42-44
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