Graduate Certificate - Project Management (PPRJM) (Optional Co-op)

The Project Management graduate certificate program gives students the skills they need to successfully manage projects in any discipline. This program prepares students to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control a project to ensure its success. Specifically, students will learn to: • Identify clear project objectives and detailed project requirements. • Develop and monitor performance measures. • Create valuable project management plans. • Manage communication with all team members and project stakeholders. • Arrange and control finances. • Manage project constraints including scope, quality, cost and time.

The program gives a comprehensive foundation in project management and organizational management that applies to not-for-profit, for-profit and government organizations of all sizes. The activities, cases and projects are focused on small–medium sized projects, and are uniquely non-technical in their objectives and learning outcomes. Additionally, students will learn through: • Interactive classroom activities and numerous case studies. • Extensive assigned teams and collaborative activities. • Initiative engaging the local community throughout the program. • The Capstone experience working with an actual charity, government, or business organization on a real project that is valuable to them. • Mobile computing

Students have the option to work for one work term at the end of the program’s eight-month academic portion to gain further valuable real-world experience that is highly regarded by employers. This paid co-op/unpaid internship experience allows students to explore different career paths and apply classroom learning to additional actual business situations.