Project Management

Project managers help organisations deliver new products, services and infrastructure. They manage and implement new systems and processes and they effect change within organisations.

About the major

The Project Management major will provide you with the fundamental project management skills, theories and methods required in complex business environments. Learn to investigate how to approach the management of projects where an innovative and dynamic approach is required. The project management-related technical and behavioural skills you will develop can be applied across any industry and is highly valued in professional, creative and management roles.

Options for studying Project Management

Both the Project Management major and minor are available as Table S (shared pool) options.

Pathways through the major and minor

The requirements for a major/minor in Project Management are spread out over three years of the degree (possibly four years if students are completing a combined Bachelor of Advanced Studies degree).

(i) Project Management Major

To achieve a major in Project Management, students must complete 48 credit points comprising:

• 12 credit points of 1000-level core units of study;
• 12 credit points of 2000-level core units of study;
• 12 credit points of 3000-level major core units of study;
• 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units of study.

A sample pathway for the Project Management major (over three years of a degree) is listed below.

Sample pathway - Project Management major (48 credit points)

Please Note. This sample progression is meant as an example only. Depending on unit prerequisites, students may be able to complete these units in a different sequence to that displayed in the table above.

For details of the core and selective units of study required for the major or minor please refer to the Project Management section of the unit of study table, Table S, in this handbook.

(ii) Project Management Minor

To achieve a minor in Project Management, students must complete 36 credit points comprising:

• 12 credit points of 1000-level core units of study;
• 12 credit points of 2000-level core units of study;
• 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units of study.

A sample pathway for the Project Management minor (over three years of a degree) is listed below.

Sample pathway - Project Management minor (36 credit points)

Please Note. This sample progression is meant as an example only. Depending on unit prerequisites, students may be able to complete these units in a different sequence to that displayed in the table above.

For details of the core and selective units of study required for the major or minor please refer to the Project Management section of the unit of study table, Table S, in this handbook.

Honours

Honours is not available in Project Management in Table S, but is available through the Bachelor of Project Management.

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Learning Outcomes

Students who graduate with a Project Management major will be able to:

1. Demonstrate theoretical and technical understanding of the management of projects discipline.
2. Select and apply approaches and methods to identify and deliver desired outcomes in predictable and unpredictable contexts.
3. Use analytical techniques and understanding of operational and strategic drivers to determine relevant concepts, consequences, and strategies.
4. Apply awareness of sociocultural, economic and strategic factors that may promote or hinder effectiveness of people, procedures, or processes.
5. Engage others to set and realise objectives.
6. Convey and communicate project concepts and issues clearly and concisely to a broad range of stakeholders.