Unit of Study Table
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Bachelor of Project Management |
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| Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Project Management are required to gain credit points for the core units of study set out below. Any additional credit necessary to satisfy the degree requirement of not less than 144 credit points shall be gained by completing additional elective units of study, as recommended by the School (as set out below). | |||
| Students in BPM must complete the requirements of one of the three streams; Civil Engineering Science; Built Environment; Software. Requirements for each stream are shown below. | |||
Core units of study |
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First year: all streams |
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| MATH1021 Calculus Of One Variable |
3 | A HSC Mathematics Extension 1. Students who have not completed HSC Extension 1 Mathematics (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Extension 1 Mathematics Bridging Course (offered in February). N MATH1011 or MATH1901 or MATH1906 or MATH1111 or ENVX1001 or MATH1001 or MATH1921 or MATH1931 |
Semester 1 |
| MATH1002 Linear Algebra |
3 | A HSC Mathematics or MATH1111. Students who have not completed HSC Mathematics (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Mathematics Bridging Course (offered in February). N MATH1012 or MATH1014 or MATH1902 |
Semester 1 Summer Main |
| MATH1023 Multivariable Calculus and Modelling |
3 | A HSC Mathematics Extension 1. Students who have not completed HSC Extension 1 Mathematics (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Extension 1 Mathematics Bridging Course (offered in February). N MATH1013 or MATH1903 or MATH1907 or MATH1003 or MATH1923 or MATH1933 |
Semester 2 |
| MATH1005 Statistical Thinking with Data |
3 | A HSC Mathematics. Students who have not completed HSC Mathematics (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Mathematics Bridging Course (offered in February). N MATH1015 or MATH1905 or STAT1021 or STAT1022 or ECMT1010 or ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or BUSS1020 |
Semester 2 Summer Main Winter Main |
| ENGG1850 Introduction to Project Management |
6 | N CIVL3805 or QBUS2350 |
Semester 1 |
| ENGG1801 Engineering Computing |
6 | Semester 1 Summer Main |
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| BUSS1040 Economics for Business Decision Making |
6 | N ECON1001 OR ECON1040 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PMGT1852 Communications and Stakeholder Management |
6 | A ENGG1850 |
Semester 2 |
First year: Civil Engineering Science stream |
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| CIVL1802 Statics |
6 | N ENGG1802 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL1900 Introduction to Civil Engineering |
6 | N ENGG1800 OR CHNG1108 OR MECH1560 OR AERO1560 OR AMME1960 OR MTRX1701 OR ENGG1960 |
Semester 1 |
First Year: Built Environment stream |
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| DAAE1001 Living Cities |
6 | A DECO1006 and DECO1012 and BDES1011 and AWSS1001 |
Semester 2 |
| DAAE2001 Australian Architecture |
6 | N DESA2305 |
Semester 2 |
First Year: Software stream |
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| INFO1110 Introduction to Programming |
6 | Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| INFO1113 Object-Oriented Programming |
6 | P INFO1110 N INFO1103 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Second year: All streams |
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| ENGG2850 Introduction to Project Finance |
6 | N CIVL3812 |
Semester 1 |
| ENGG2851 Data Analytics for Project Management |
6 | P ENGG1850 AND (MATH1011 OR MATH1001 OR MATH1021 OR MATH1901 OR MATH1921) AND (MATH1002 OR MATH1902) AND (MATH1013 OR MATH1003 OR MATH1023 OR MATH1903 OR MATH1923) AND (MATH1015 OR MATH1005 OR MATH1905) |
Intensive January Semester 1 |
| ENGG2852 Project Based Organisational Behaviour |
6 | P ENGG1850 AND (PSYC1002 OR PMGT1852) |
Semester 2 |
| ENGG2855 Project Quality Management |
6 | P ENGG1850 |
Semester 2 |
Second Year: Civil Engineering Science stream |
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| CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics |
6 | A From (CIVL1802 or ENGG1802), students should be competent in the following areas. 1. The concept of force and momentum equilibrium in two and three dimensions. 2. Drawing free body diagrams. 3. Establishing and solving the equations of equilibrium from the FBD. 4. Setting out solutions logically, clearly and neatly. Students should be competent in certain mathematical skills. 1. Solving algebraic equations. 2. Differentiation and integration (including double integrals). 3. Drawing graphs of polynomials (especially) and other mathematical function. 4. Trigonometry. P ENGG1802 OR CIVL1802 N AMME2301 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL1810 Engineering Construction and Surveying |
6 | A CIVL1900. Some statistical awareness is an advantage and co-enrolment in MATH1005 Statistics is advised. HSC Mathematics Extension 1 or completion of (MATH1001 or MATH1021) and MATH1002 are sufficient for non-statistical maths preparation N CIVL2810 In recent years - the course has included a 1.5 day camp at Webbs Creek (about 80km from Sydney). The camp is located in a bushland setting. It aims to provide valuable practice in practical field survey and has a secondary aim of providing a basis for social gathering (this aspect being requested in student feedback over recent years) |
Semester 2 |
Second Year: Built Environment stream |
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| BADP2002 City Form and Development |
6 | P DAAE1001 or (DAAE2002 and ENGG1850) |
Semester 1 |
| DESA3011 Introduction to Building Construction |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
Second Year: Software stream |
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| ISYS2110 Analysis and Design of Web Info Systems |
6 | P INFO1113 OR INFO1103 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905 N INFO2110 |
Semester 1 |
| ISYS2120 Data and Information Management |
6 | A Programming skills P INFO1113 OR INFO1103 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905 OR INFO1003 OR INFO1903 OR DECO1012 N INFO2120 OR INFO2820 OR COMP5138 |
Semester 2 |
Third year: All streams |
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| ENGG3853 Project Risk Management Tools and Techniques |
6 | P ENGG2851. N CIVL4810 |
Semester 1 |
| ENGG3854 Negotiating and Contracting |
6 | P ENGG1850 AND ENGG2850 AND ENGG2852. N CIVL3813 or CIVL4813 |
Semester 2 Summer Main |
| PMGT3850 Project Management Capstone Project A |
6 | P 30 credits of 2nd or 3rd year units of study It is expected that the project will be conducted over two consecutive semesters and that the majority of students will start in Semester 1. Commencement in Semester 2 requires permission of the course coordinator and School`s Director of Learning and Teaching and will only be allowed where there are good reasons for doing so. Students considering this option should discuss it with the the course coordinator at least one semester before they intend to start. |
Semester 1 |
| PMGT3851 Project Management Capstone Project B |
6 | P 30 credits of 2nd year units of study, and PMGT3850 |
Semester 2 |
| PMGT3855 Project Variance Analysis |
6 | P ENGG2851 |
Semester 2 |
| PMGT3858 Complex Project Coordination |
6 | P ENGG1850 AND ENGG2852. |
Semester 1 |
| Students undertaking a combined BE(Hons)/BPM which includes an Honours Thesis are not required to complete PMGT3850 or PMGT3851 Project Management Capstone units. | |||
Third Year: Civil Engineering Science stream |
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| CIVL2700 Transport Systems |
6 | A (MATH1001 OR MATH1021) AND (MATH1003 OR MATH1023) AND MATH1005 AND ENGG1801. Basic statistics through regression analysis, differential and integral calculus, computer programming. |
Semester 1 |
| Select one of the following units: | |||
| CIVL2410 Soil Mechanics |
6 | A CIVL2201 AND GEOL1501 AND (CIVL1802 or ENGG1802). An understanding of simple statics, equilibrium, forces and bending moments, and of stress and strain and the relationship between them. This is covered by University of Sydney courses CIVL1802 Statics (or ENGG1802 Engineering Mechanics), CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics. Familiarity with the use of spreadsheets (Excel, Mathcad) to obtain solutions to engineering problems, and with the graphical presentation of this data. Familiarity with word processing packages for report presentation. Familiarity with partial differential equations, and their analytical and numerical solution. |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL2611 Introductory Fluid Mechanics |
6 | A CIVL2201 AND (CIVL1802 or ENGG1802) AND (MATH1001 OR MATH1021). Students are expected to have a strong understanding of fundamental physics, statics, equilibrium, forces, and dimensional analysis. Familiarity with simple calculus, partial differential equations, and the analytical and numerical solutions. |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL3811 Engineering Design and Construction |
6 | A CIVL1810 OR CIVL2810 N CIVL4811 |
Semester 2 |
Third Year: Built Environment stream |
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| DAAE3001 Sustainable Architectural Practice |
6 | P BDES1023 or (DAAE1001 and DESA3011) or (DAAE2002 and DESP1001) Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| BADP3002 Property and the Built Environment |
6 | P BAEN3001 or (DAAE1001 and DESA3011) or (DAAE2002 and DESP1001) C BAEN3002 or ENGG3854 |
Semester 2 |
Third Year: Software stream |
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| ELEC3609 Internet Software Platforms |
6 | P (INFO1103 OR INFO1110) AND (INFO2110 OR ISYS2110) AND (INFO2120 OR INFO2820 OR ISYS2120) N EBUS4001 |
Semester 2 |
| ELEC3610 E-Business Analysis and Design |
6 | N EBUS3003 |
Semester 1 |
Notes |
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| 1. For core units of study offered by faculties other than the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies, any assumed knowledge, prerequisite and corequisite requirements will be as prescribed by the faculty which offers the unit. | |||
| 2. Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Project Management are expected to complete all the core units of study listed above. They are also required to gain additional 12 credit points from a choice of free elective units offered by the University of Sydney. | |||
| 3. Most Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Computer Science units of study offered by the Faculty of Science can be replaced by equivalent advanced level units of study subject to prerequisite conditions (as required by the Faculty of Science) being met. Students considering doing advanced options should seek advice from the relevant School before enrolling. | |||
Recommended Electives |
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| In addition to the core units in the above table candidates for the single degree must complete electives to gain a total of 144 credit points as required for the degree. The following are recommended elective units of study. | |||
Project Management Electives |
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| Candidates enrolled in a combined degree must complete a minimum of 18 credit points of Project Management Electives | |||
| PMGT2800 Project Placement A |
6 | A ENGG1850 AND MATH1005 AND BUSS1040 AND PMGT1852. This unit of study is only available to students who have a credit average or above and who have obtained approval from the program director. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| PMGT2801 Project Placement B |
6 | A ENGG1850 AND MATH1005 AND BUSS1040 AND PMGT1852 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| PMGT2854 Implementing Concurrent Projects |
6 | P ENGG1850 and ENGG2850 |
Semester 2 |
| PMGT3856 Sustainable Project Management |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PMGT3857 International Project Management |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Other Recommended Electives |
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| CIVL2110 Materials |
6 | A ENGG1802 or CIVL1802 N AMME1362 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL2611 Introductory Fluid Mechanics |
6 | A CIVL2201 AND (CIVL1802 or ENGG1802) AND (MATH1001 OR MATH1021). Students are expected to have a strong understanding of fundamental physics, statics, equilibrium, forces, and dimensional analysis. Familiarity with simple calculus, partial differential equations, and the analytical and numerical solutions. |
Semester 2 |
| COMP2017 Systems Programming |
6 | P INFO1113 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905 OR INFO1103 C COMP2123 OR COMP2823 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905 N COMP2129 |
Semester 1 |
| COMP2022 Programming Languages, Logic and Models |
6 | A MATH1004 OR MATH1904 OR MATH1064 OR MATH2069 OR MATH2969 P INFO1103 OR INFO1903 OR INFO1113 N COMP2922 |
Semester 2 |
| COMP2123 Data Structures and Algorithms |
6 | P INFO1110 OR INFO1113 OR DATA1002 OR INFO1103 OR INFO1903 N INFO1105 OR INFO1905 OR COMP2823 |
Semester 1 |
| DAAE2002 Architecture, Place and Society This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 | N DESA2211 |
Semester 1 |
| DAAE2008 Innovative Building Structures |
6 | P BDES1023 N DESA2206 |
Semester 2 |
| DAAE2011 Intro to Visual Communication Design |
6 | N DAAE2009 or DECO1015 or DECO2101 |
Semester 1 Summer Main Winter Main |
| DATA1001 Foundations of Data Science |
6 | N MATH1005 or MATH1905 or MATH1015 or MATH1115 or ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or ECMT1010 or BUSS1020 or STAT1021 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| DATA1002 Informatics: Data and Computation |
6 | N INFO1903 |
Semester 2 |
| DATA2001 Data Science: Big Data and Data Diversity |
6 | P DATA1002 OR INFO1110 OR INFO1903 OR INFO1103 |
Semester 1 |
| DATA2002 Data Analytics: Learning from Data |
6 | A (Basic Linear Algebra and some coding) or QBUS1040 P [DATA1001 or ENVX1001 or ENVX1002] or [MATH10X5 and MATH1115] or [MATH10X5 and STAT2011] or [MATH1905 and MATH1XXX (except MATH1XX5)] or [BUSS1020 or ECMT1010 or STAT1021] N STAT2012 or STAT2912 |
Semester 2 |
| DECO2103 Architectural Modelling and Prototyping |
6 | A Basic understanding of design principles and design processes and how to apply them in practical design projects P DESA1555 and completion of at least 36 credit points Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| ISYS2110 Analysis and Design of Web Info Systems |
6 | P INFO1113 OR INFO1103 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905 N INFO2110 |
Semester 1 |
| ISYS2120 Data and Information Management |
6 | A Programming skills P INFO1113 OR INFO1103 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905 OR INFO1003 OR INFO1903 OR DECO1012 N INFO2120 OR INFO2820 OR COMP5138 |
Semester 2 |
| ISYS2160 Information Systems in the Internet Age |
6 | A INFO1003 OR INFO1103 OR INFO1903 OR INFO1113 N ISYS2140 |
Semester 2 |
| MATH2021 Vector Calculus and Differential Equations |
6 | P (MATH1X21 or MATH1931 or MATH1X01 or MATH1906) and (MATH1XX2) and (MATH1X23 or MATH1933 or MATH1X03 or MATH1907) N MATH2921 or MATH2065 or MATH2965 or MATH2061 or MATH2961 or MATH2067 |
Semester 1 |
| MATH2061 Linear Mathematics and Vector Calculus |
6 | P (MATH1X21 or MATH1011 or MATH1931 or MATH1X01 or MATH1906) and (MATH1014 or MATH1X02) and (MATH1X23 or MATH1933 or MATH1X03 or MATH1907) N MATH2001 or MATH2901 or MATH2002 or MATH2902 or MATH2961 or MATH2067 or MATH2021 or MATH2921 or MATH2022 or MATH2922 This unit of study is only available to Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies students. |
Semester 1 Summer Main |
| MATH2068 Number Theory and Cryptography |
6 | A MATH1014 or MATH1002 or MATH1902 P 6 credit points of Junior Mathematics units N MATH2988 or MATH3009 or MATH3024 |
Semester 2 |
| MATH2069 Discrete Mathematics and Graph Theory |
6 | P 6 credit points of Junior Mathematics units N MATH2011 or MATH2009 or MATH2969 |
Semester 1 |
| MATH2070 Optimisation and Financial Mathematics |
6 | A MATH1X23 or MATH1933 or MATH1X03 or MATH1907 P (MATH1X21 or MATH1011 or MATH1931 or MATH1X01 or MATH1906) and (MATH1014 or MATH1X02) N MATH2010 or MATH2033 or MATH2933 or MATH2970 or ECMT3510 Students may enrol in both MATH2070 and MATH3075 in the same semester |
Semester 2 |
| PSYC1002 Psychology 1002 |
6 |
This unit is also offered in the Sydney Summer School. For more information consult the web site: http://sydney.edu.au/summer/ |
Semester 2 Summer Main |
| QBUS3330 Methods of Decision Analysis |
6 | P BUSS1020 or DATA1001 or ECMT1010 or ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or STAT1021 or ((MATH1005 or MATH1015) and MATH1115) or 6 credit points of MATH units which must include MATH1905. N QBUS2320; ECMT2630; ENGG1850; CIVL3805 |
Semester 2 |
| QBUS2810 Statistical Modelling for Business |
6 | A This unit relies on mathematical knowledge at the level of the Maths in Business program, including calculus and matrix algebra. Students who do not meet this requirement are strongly encouraged to acquire the needed mathematical skills prior to enrolling in this unit. P 2018 Commencing students: QBUS1040; 2018 continuing students: BUSS1020 or DATA1001 or ECMT1010 or ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or STAT1021 or ((MATH1005 or MATH1015) and MATH1115) or 6 credit points of MATH units which must include MATH1905. N ECMT2110 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| QBUS2820 Predictive Analytics |
6 | A This unit assumes mathematical knowledge at the level of the Maths in Business program (including calculus and matrix algebra) and basic computer programming skills at the level of QBUS2810. P QBUS2810 or ECMT2110 or DATA2002 |
Semester 2 |
| SOFT2201 Software Construction and Design 1 |
6 | P INFO1113 OR INFO1103 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905 N INFO3220 |
Semester 2 |
| SOFT2412 Agile Software Development Practices |
6 | P INFO1113 OR INFO1103 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905 |
Semester 2 |
| WORK1004 Foundations of Management |
6 | N WORK2201 |
Semester 2 |
| WORK2210 Strategic Management |
6 | P 40 credit points worth of units of study |
Semester 1 |
| WORK2218 Managing Organisational Behaviour |
6 | P 24 Junior credit points |
Semester 2 |
| WORK3205 Organisational Communication |
6 | N WORK2221 |
Intensive July Semester 2 |
| WORK3202 Leadership |
6 | N WORK2222 |
Semester 1 |
| Alternative elective units may be taken with approval of the Head of School. | |||
Project Management Honours |
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| A candidate for Honours in Project Management must enrol in the following Honours Project units: | |||
| PMGT4850 Project Management Honours Project A |
12 | P Students are required to achieve a minimum 65% average mark in the 2000-level and 3000-level or higher units of the normal BPM program to be eligible for entry to Honours. Note: Department permission required for enrolment It is expected that the Thesis will be conducted over two consecutive semesters and that the majority of students will start in Semester 1. Commencement in Semester 2 requires permission of Thesis coordinator (who may consult the Undergraduate or Program Director) |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PMGT4851 Project Management Honours Project B |
12 | P Students are required to achieve a minimum 65% average mark in the 2000-level and 3000-level or higher units of the normal BPM program to be eligible for entry to Honours. Note: Department permission required for enrolment It is expected that the Thesis will be conducted over two consecutive semesters and that the majority of students will start in Semester 1. Commencement in Semester 2 requires permission of Thesis coordinator (who may consult the Undergraduate or Program) |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| Candidates for Honours in Project Management must select 24 credit points from the following list of electives. | |||
| PMGT5875 Project Innovation Management |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PMGT5876 Strategic Delivery of Change |
6 | N WORK6026 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PMGT5879 Strategic Portfolio and Program Management |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| PMGT5886 System Dynamics Modelling for PM |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| PMGT6867 Quantitative Methods: Project Management |
6 | A Expect the basic understanding of the organisational context of projects and limited experience of working in a project team. Also, familiarity of different quantitative methods applied in the context of different project environments. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Notes |
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| 1. The Honours program is completed as an additional year. Students are required to achieve a minimum 65% average mark in the 2000-level and 3000-level or higher units of the above program to be eligible for entry to Honours. | |||
| 2. Students undertaking the Honours program may enrol in alternative postgraduate Project Management units with permission of the Program Director. | |||
For a standard enrolment plans for the various Project Management streams visit CUSP (https://cusp.sydney.edu.au).