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: 12 Total credit points: 72

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.




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

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

Internship Stream Students must complete the following compulsory units:

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

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 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

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 take some units online.

Students have to complete four elective units from the recommended electives list below. Alternatively, students can complete all units within the listed groups should they opt to have another qualification that is more aligned with their career goals and needs. However, students have the discretion to choose individual units from any course offered within the CQUniversity provided they meet the prerequisite requirements of that units 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
LAWS20062 International Commercial Law
FINC20023 International Financial Management
FINC20018 Managerial Finance

Social Innovation Group: Students can take the entire units listed within this group to be eligible for an additional qualification (CV88 - Graduate Certificate in Social Innovation). Details of this qualification can be found via this link: https://handbook.cqu.edu.au/programs/viewProgram?programCode=CV88 If you select this option 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 may choose to do any of the following:
MGMT20142 Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Sustainability
MGMT20143 Think Big
MGMT20132 Innovation and Sustainable Business Development
MGMT20141 Enterprise Project

Hospital and Health System Management Group: Students can take the entire units listed within this group to be eligible for an additional qualification (CH80 - Graduate Certificate in Hospital and Health Services Management). To be eligible for this qualification, students choosing this group are required to have a bachelor degree or to show substantial equivalent experience as a health leader or manager in a healthcare setting. Details of this qualification can be found via this link: https://handbook.cqu.edu.au/programs/index?programCode=CH80 If you select this option 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 may choose to do any of the following:
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 Group: Students can take the entire units listed within this group as a pathway towards an additional qualification (CC29 - Graduate Certificate in Information Systems). Details of this qualification can be found via this link: https://handbook.cqu.edu.au/programs/index?programCode=CC29 If you select this option you will need to select a further unit form the recommended list to complete your four electives. If you select this option 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 may choose to do any of the following:
COIT20248 Information Systems Analysis and Design
COIT20249 Professional Skills and Ethics in Information and Communications Technology
COIT20245 Introduction to Programming

Information Technology Group: Students can take the entire units listed within this group as a pathway towards an additional qualification (CC28 - Graduate Certificate in Information Technology). Details of this qualification can be found via this link: https://handbook.cqu.edu.au/programs/index?programCode=CC28 If you select this option you will need to select a further unit form the recommended list to complete your four electives. If you select this option 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 may choose to do any of the following:
COIT20245 Introduction to Programming
COIT20246 Networking and Cyber Security
COIT20248 Information Systems Analysis and Design

Sustainable Tourism Management Group: Students can take the entire units listed within this group as a pathway towards an additional qualification (CH77 - Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Tourism Management). Details of this qualification can be found via this link: https://handbook.cqu.edu.au/programs/index?programCode=CH77 If you select this option 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 may choose to do any of the following:
TOUR20018 Introduction to Sustainable Tourism
TOUR20020 Managing Tourism in Natural and Protected Areas
TOUR20021 Tourism Impacts on Community, Culture and Heritage
TOUR20023 Tourism as a Strategy for Sustainable Development

Management Group: Students can take the entire units listed within this group to be eligible for an additional qualification (CH76 - Graduate Certificate in Management). Details of this qualification can be found via this link: https://handbook.cqu.edu.au/programs/index?programCode=CH76 If you select this option 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 may choose to do any of the following:
BUSN20017 Effective Business Communications
HRMT20024 Managing Human Resources
MGMT20144 Management and Business Context
MRKT20052 Marketing Management and Digital Communications