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

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

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

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