CV84 Master of Project Management

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 1 minor
  3. Complete electives

Core Structure

Number of units: 11 Total credit points: 72

Students are required to complete one of the following three streams: Practicum, Internship or Research.

Some units are offered in Term 3 to help students complete the course earlier, particularly for those students intending to take the internship stream. Students are strongly advised to consult course advisers at the beginning of each term regarding the units they intend to take to ensure they can complete the course within the shortest possible time.

Students should note that they may be required to enrol in some units online.

Students are required to complete one of the following three streams: Practicum, Internship, or Research.

Some units are offered in Term 3 to help students complete the course earlier, particularly for those students intending to take the internship stream. Students are strongly advised to consult course advisers at the beginning of each term regarding the units they intend to take to ensure they can complete the course within the shortest possible time.

Students should note that they may be required to enrol in some units online.

Year 1 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
PPMP20007 Project Management Concepts
PPMP20008 Initiating and Planning Projects
PPMP20009 Leading Lean Projects
PPMP20010 Executing and Closing Projects
Year 1 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
PPMP20011 Contract and Procurement Management
PPMP20012 Program and Portfolio Management Information Systems
PPMP20015 Research Proposal

Practicum Stream

If you choose this option, you will apply your knowledge gained over your course of study in a simulated environment.

To complete this stream, you can enrol yourself into your discipline practicum unit - PPMP20018 Project Management Practicum. This unit is taken in the last term of study and you can also complete two elective units in this same term.

Practicum stream students must complete the following compulsory units:

Year 2 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
MGMT20143 Think Big
Year 2 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
PPMP20018 Project Management Practicum
BUSN20017 Effective Business Communications
PPMP20014 Complex Project Management

Research Stream

Students are eligible for this stream upon successful completion of PPMP20015 unit and subject to HOCs approval. To complete this stream you can enrol yourself into the research units (PPMP20019 Research Project 1 followed by PPMP20016 Research Project 2) where you can apply the knowledge of research through the investigation, analysis, and the critique of the relevant area to your profession and discipline.

Research stream students must complete the following compulsory units:

Year 2 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
PPMP20014 Complex Project Management
PPMP20019 Research Project 1
Year 2 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
PPMP20016 Research Project 2

Internship Stream 

To be eligible for this stream you must pass all of your units at the first attempt, apply for the internship, and undergo a series of interviews with prospective host organisations. Generally, internship students will spend 32 hours per week for 10 consecutive weeks with the internship host organisation applying the knowledge they have gained over the course of your study before returning to campus for the presentation of your learning journey.

Assessments will need to be completed throughout the term. The internship is taken in the last term of study, and to assist internship students in completing all units before the last study term, some units are offered in all three teaching terms. You are strongly advised to consult course advisers at the beginning of each term regarding the units you intend to take to ensure you can complete the course within the shortest possible time.

If you choose this option, you will be enrolled in the unit PPMP20017 Project Management Internship once you have secured a host organisation.

Year 2 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
PPMP20014 Complex Project Management
MGMT20144 Management and Business Context
BUSN20017 Effective Business Communications
Year 2 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
PPMP20017 Project Management Internship

Hospital and Health Services Management Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Students that take HHSM20001, HHSM20002, HHSM20003, and HHSM20004 are eligible for the 'Hospital and Health Services Management' minor.

In addition, completion of the units within this minor gives students eligibility for an additional qualification, CH80 - Graduate Certificate in Hospital and Health Services Management. Details of this qualification can be found via this link: https://handbook.cqu.edu.au/he/courses/view/CH80

If you select this minor and opt to receive an additional qualification, you will need to apply for the award at the end of your studies as awards such as these are not automatically granted.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
HHSM20001 Australian Health Care Structures
HHSM20002 Managing Access and Equity in Health Care Settings
HHSM20003 Using Health Data: Recognising Risk to Initiate Change
HHSM20004 Organisational Culture in Health Care Settings

Information Systems Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Students that take COIT20248, COIT20249, COIT20245, and PPMP20007 are eligible for the 'Information Systems' minor.

In addition, completion of the units within this minor gives students eligibility for an additional qualification, CC29 - Graduate Certificate in Information Systems. Details of this qualification can be found via this link: https://handbook.cqu.edu.au/he/courses/view/CC29

If you select this minor you will need to select an additional unit from the recommended elective list as PPMP20007 (that is part of this minor) is already a core unit in CV84.

If you select this minor and opt to receive an additional qualification, you will need to apply for the award at the end of your studies as awards such as these are not automatically granted.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
COIT20248 Information Systems Analysis and Design
COIT20249 Professional Skills and Ethics in Information and Communications Technology
COIT20245 Introduction to Programming

Information Technology Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Students that take COIT20245, COIT20246, COIT20248, and PPMP20007 are eligible for the 'Information Technology' minor.

In addition, completion of the units within this minor gives students eligibility for an additional qualification, CC28 - Graduate Certificate in Information Technology. Details of this qualification can be found via this link: https://handbook.cqu.edu.au/he/courses/view/CC28

If you select this minor you will need to select an additional unit from the recommended elective list as PPMP20007 (that is part of this minor) is already a core unit in CV84.

If you select this minor and opt to receive an additional qualification, you will need to apply for the award at the end of your studies as awards such as these are not automatically granted.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
COIT20245 Introduction to Programming
COIT20246 Networking and Cyber Security
COIT20248 Information Systems Analysis and Design

Management Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Students that take BUSN20017, HRMT20024, MGMT20144, and MRKT20052 are eligible for the 'Management' minor.

In addition, completion of the units within this minor gives students eligibility for an additional qualification, CH76 - Graduate Certificate in Management. Details of this qualification can be found via this link: https://handbook.cqu.edu.au/he/courses/view/CH76

If you select this minor and opt to receive an additional qualification, you will need to apply for the award at the end of your studies as awards such as these are not automatically granted.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BUSN20017 Effective Business Communications
HRMT20024 Managing Human Resources
MGMT20144 Management and Business Context
MRKT20052 Marketing Management and Digital Communications

Elective

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

If you are on a campus where your choice of electives is not offered, you will need to study some units online.

Students have to complete four elective units from the recommended electives list below. Alternatively, students can opt for a MINOR by completing the respective units within that MINOR, should they opt to have another qualification that is more aligned with their career goals and profission. However, students have the discretion to choose individual units from any course offered within CQUniversity provided they meet the prerequisite requirements of that unit in order to make up the 24 credit points of electives needed to complete the degree.

Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
BUSN20017 Effective Business Communications
MGMT20144 Management and Business Context
MGMT20134 Business Ethics and Sustainability
MGMT20135 Critical Thinking and Managerial Decision-Making
PPMP20013 Project Management for Operators of Large Assets
MGMT20143 Think Big
HRMT20029 International Employment Relations
FINC20023 International Financial Management
FINC20018 Managerial Finance