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	Portfolio and Program Management
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

To be eligible for this stream you must have achieved a minimum overall score of 75% in PPMP20015 Research in Project Management and an overall GPA of 5.75 by the end of your first year of study

AND

Complete the research unit where you apply your research knowledge from the previous units in this stream.

To complete this stream you can enrol yourself into your discipline research unit - PPMP20016 Research Project 2 after completing the mandated prerequisites PPMP20015 and PPMP20019.

If you complete this stream you may be eligible to enrol in a PhD.

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 unit 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 you 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 complete 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

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

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

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

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

Students that take MGMT20142, MGMT20143, MGMT20132 and MGMT20141 are eligible for the 'Social Innovation' minor.

In addition, completion of the units within this minor gives students eligibility 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/he/courses/view/CV88

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:
MGMT20132	Innovation and Sustainable Business Development
MGMT20141	Enterprise Project
MGMT20142	Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Sustainability
MGMT20143	Think Big

Students that take TOUR20018, TOUR20020, TOUR20021 and TOUR20023 are eligible for the 'Sustainable Tourism Management' minor.

In addition, completion of the units within this minor gives students eligibility for 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/he/courses/view/CH77

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:
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

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 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 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 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
LAWS20062	International Commercial Law
FINC20023	International Financial Management
FINC20018	Managerial Finance