Project Management
Master of Project Management
These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2014 (the 'Coursework Rule'), the Coursework Policy 2014, the Resolutions of the Faculty, the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 (as amended), the Academic Honesty in Coursework Policy 2015 and the Academic Honesty Procedures 2016. Up to date versions of all such documents are available from the Policy Register: http://sydney.edu.au/policies.
Course resolutions
1 Course codes
|
Code |
Course title |
|---|---|
| GCPRJMGT-01 |
Graduate Certificate in Project Management |
| GNPRJMGT-02 |
Graduate Diploma in Project Management |
|
MAPRJMGT-02 |
Master of Project Management |
2 Attendance pattern
3 Master's type
0.
The master's degree in these resolutions is a professional master's course, as defined by the Coursework Rule.
4 Embedded courses in this sequence
(2)
Providing candidates satisfy the admission requirements for each stage, a candidate may progress to the award of any of the courses in this sequence. Only the longest award completed will be conferred.
5 Admission to candidature
(1)
Available places will be offered to qualified applicants in the order in which complete applications are received, according to the following admissions criteria.
(a)
a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification with a minimum credit average in a relevant discipline; or
(b)
a Bachelor's degree with Honours from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification in an unrelated discipline; or
(c)
a combination of a Bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification and relevant industry experience and certifications; or
(d)
completion of the embedded graduate diploma or graduate certificate with a minimum credit average.
(5)
In exceptional circumstances the Dean may admit applicants without these qualifications who, in the opinion of the Faculty, have qualifications and evidence of experience and achievement sufficient to successfully undertake the award.
6 Requirements for award
(1)
The units of study that are required for the courses are set out in the table of units of study: Graduate Certificate in Project Management / Graduate Diploma of Project Management / Master of Project Management.
(2)
To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Project Management a candidate must complete 24 credit points.
(a)
A candidate will normally complete the 24 credit points of Project Management Foundation units of study.
(3)
To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Project Management a candidate must complete 48 credit points, including:
(4)
To qualify for the award of the Master of Project Management, a candidate must complete 72 credit points, including:
7 Majors
(1)
Completion of a major is not a requirement of the Master of Project Management. A major requires the completion of 12 credit points from units of study listed in the table for that major. The majors available are:
8 Cross-institutional study
0.
Cross-institutional study is not available in these courses except where the University of Sydney has a formal cooperation agreement with another university.
9 Satisfactory progress
0.
Progression is subject to the Coursework Rule. A candidate who has failed to meet these progression rules will be transferred to either the Graduate Diploma or the Graduate Certificate in Project Management, depending on the credit points successfully completed.
10 Course transfer
0.
A candidate for the master or graduate diploma may elect to discontinue study and graduate with a shorter award from this embedded sequence, with the approval of the Director of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies Graduate School, and provided the requirements of the shorter award have been met.