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CV84 - Master of Project Management
Overview
Course Overview
This course provides an opportunity for you to extend your knowledge through both course work and research into project management. At the conclusion of the course you can choose a research project that can be based on either your workplace or issues that are important to the general project management profession. Alternatively, you can opt for an internship, and if you successfully qualify, you will be placed at a host organisation to further develop your skills and competencies, and obtain real world experience. While undertaking the qualification you will be well prepared to contribute to future growth and change in the projects you are involved in whilst at the same time enhancing your individual career advancement opportunities. This course focuses on both the hard technical and soft human aspects of project management as used in large commercial and public organisations. All the course materials have been aligned to the Project Management Institute (PMI) global standards and core bodies of knowledge.
Career Information
Career opportunities are endless for Project Management graduates. Employment can be found many industries, such as Engineering, Business, IT, Construction, Health, Government, Mining, Transportation and many others. The course will boost your career advancement prospects and provide a competitive advantage for you over others without this qualification.
Course Details
| Duration | 2 years full-time or 4 years part-time |
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| Credit Points that Must be Earned | 96 |
| Number of Units Required | CQUniversity uses the concept of credits to express the amount of study required for a particular course and individual units. The number of units varies between courses. Units in postgraduate courses normally consist of 6 points of credit or multiples thereof (e.g. 12, 18, 24). |
| Expected Hours of Study | One point of credit is equivalent to an expectation of approximately two hours of student work per week in a term. |
| Course Type | Postgraduate Award |
| Qualification (post nominal) | MProjMgt |
| AQF Level | Level 9: Masters Degree (Coursework) |
| Course Fees |
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Admission Codes
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Where and when can I start?
Units offered internally at the below campuses may be delivered using a combination of face-to-face and video conferencing style teaching.
Units offered via MIX mode are delivered online and require compulsory attendance of site-specific learning activities such as on-campus residential schools, placements and/or work integrated learning. See Course Features tab for further information. Online units are delivered using online resources only.
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Units offered via MIX mode are delivered online and require compulsory attendance of site-specific learning activities such as on-campus residential schools, placements and/or work integrated learning. See Course Features tab for further information. Online units are delivered using online resources only.
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The following tables list the courses availabilities by location and term. Directing your pointer over your preferred location will provide further information if this course is not available for the full duration. Please be sure to also check individual unit availability by location and term prior to enrolling.
Domestic Availability
Term 3 - 2026
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Term 2 - 2026
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Perth
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International Availability
Term 3 - 2026
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Entry Requirements - What do I need to start?
Academic Requirements
- A bachelor degree in any discipline from an Australian university or college; or a CQUniversity Graduate Certificate in Project Management, or equivalent.
- Candidates who have completed the CQUniversity Graduate Diploma of Project Management, will be granted advanced standing of 7 core units and 1 elective unit.
- Please see the Graduate Diploma of Project Management handbook entry for more information.
- International students should Refer to https://www.cqu.edu.au/international-students/entry-requirements/english-requirements for further information including English Language international student page requirements.
Assumed Knowledge
N/A
Security Requirements
No information available at this time
Health Requirements
No information available at this time
Fees and Charges
Course Features
Awards and Accreditation
| Interim Awards | CC33 - Graduate Certificate in Project Management CV81 - Graduate Diploma of Project Management |
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| Exit Awards | CC33 - Graduate Certificate in Project Management CV81 - Graduate Diploma of Project Management |
| Accreditation |
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Residential School Requirements
No Residential School for this course.
Practicum/Work Placement
| PPMP20017 - Students have the option of undertaking an internship instead of the unit PPMP20016 |
Previous and Current Enrolments
| Year | Number of Students |
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| 2024 | 296 |
| 2023 | 438 |
| 2022 | 351 |
| 2021 | 296 |
| 2020 | 625 |
Inherent Requirements
There are Inherent Requirements (IRs) that you need to be aware of, and fulfil, to achieve the core learning outcomes of the units and course. IRs are the essential capabilities, knowledge, behaviours and skills that are needed to complete a unit or course.
Please note that in some instances there may be similarities between course, entry and inherent requirements.
If you experience difficulties meeting these requirements, reasonable adjustments may be made upon contacting accessibility@cqu.edu.au. Adjustment must not compromise the academic integrity of the degree or course chosen at CQUniversity or the legal requirements of field education.
- Complying with academic and non-academic misconduct policies and procedures such as CQUniversity’s Student Charter, Student Misconduct Policy and Student Behavioural Misconduct Procedures and Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
- Demonstrating honesty and integrity in the academic environment, as well as every aspect of professional practice.
- Being reflective with personal behaviours appropriate for professional performance and being positive and receptive to processing constructive supervisor/lecturer feedback or criticism.
- Successfully processing and coping with your own emotions and behaviour when dealing with individuals in the professional environment, and/or demanding or highly pressurised environments.
- Demonstrating appropriate and stable behaviours when managing projects while under pressure, which could at times be extreme.
- Demonstrating appropriate and stable behaviours when working in a team.
- Complying with the policies and practices of the project management business or organisation (Internship students)
- Complying with the requirements for student registration with the Project Management Institute (PMI) (Student members)
- Complying with the requirements for student registration with the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) (Student members)
- Delivering every aspect of project management services that are within the relevant and applicable laws (internship students).
- Displaying behaviours compliant with the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
- Verbally communicating in the English language with accuracy, appropriateness and effectiveness.
- Actively participating in discussion activities related to the course.
- Using language that is appropriate to the context of the individual, group or workplace.
- Using appropriate facial expressions; eye contact, being mindful of personal space boundaries, a range of body movements and gestures.
- Recognising and interpreting non-verbal cues of others and responding appropriately during activities related to the course, particularly when working in a team.
- Competently and appropriately producing written assessment work in a logical, coherent manner, and with correct grammar and punctuation to the required academic standards.
- Competently using a desktop operating system such as Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X to be able to engage in on-line learning, reading and responding as required to emails, and completing relevant assessments for the course.
- Regularly accessing the Internet for research, and email for communication with peers and lecturers.
- Operating electronic devices for capturing information, and/or communicating information to others.
- Presenting in front of a range of audiences including students, academics and industry personnel.
- Conceptualising and using appropriate knowledge in response to academic assessment items.
- Applying theoretical knowledge, research and best practice evidence, policies and procedures in project management practice (Internship students)
- Providing written text proficiently, in English, using appropriate vocabulary and conventions of speech, including being able to paraphrase, summarise and reference in accordance with appropriate academic conventions.
- Competently reading, writing and accurately interpreting information to convey language effectively when presenting assessments.
- Producing accurate, concise and clear project management documentation which meets legal and governance requirements (Internship students)
- Perceiving fine detail on a computer screen and/or mobile/portable device.
- Conducting visual inspections on assessment deliverables to detect any faults or anomalies in order to be able to implement corrective actions.
- Creating and editing audio recordings from meetings with sufficient auditory ability with team members and stakeholders.
- Communicating with sufficient auditory ability with various peers during group assignment work.
- Interacting with a computer through input devices such as a mouse or keyboard.
- Interacting with mobile devices through inputs such as buttons and a touchscreen.
- Processing paperwork manually where electronic devices such as a computer, tablet or smartphone are not available.
- Achieving optimal engagement, unity of purpose, and efficient and timely delivery of assessment work in a team setting.
- Harnessing the capacity of small teams of fellow students as well as possible other stakeholders to achieve positive working relationships and the timely delivery of milestones, requirements and outcomes.
- Critically self-reflecting on situations that may/may not have gone well and taking the learning point(s) from that situation.
- Reflecting on teamwork during the completion of an assessment
- Modifying and reflecting on work integrated learning in response to supervisor feedback (Internship students)
- Actively participating and sustaining performance in activities related to the course of study.
- Performing with the required mental energy and endurance in performing project management skills and services within specified time constraints.
- Sustaining performance while working on a complex and demanding study project, through to completion.
- Executing multiple tasks and activities over a prolonged period of time and be able to plan, manage, control and steer study activities in balance with other activities.
- Incorporating a range of gross motor skills while participating effectively in activities related to the project management learning in the course.
- Moving with ease around (but not limited to) customer and/or project sites, an office and confined spaces while performing project management tasks, subject to industry and/or project (Internship students).
- Interacting with a computer through input devices such as a mouse or keyboard.
- Interacting with mobile devices through inputs such as buttons and a touchscreen.
- Detecting, using fine motor skills, minor variations or changes to assessment deliverables.
- Demonstrating the skills of collaborating with fellow students and colleagues.
- Rapidly building rapport with team members in order to engage them in project management practice.
- Interacting and engaging with individuals and groups in the learning environment in a respectful and culturally competent manner in a wide variety of contexts.
- Displaying influencing and leadership skills in the performance of team activities.
- Competently using a desktop operating system such as Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X to be able to engage in on-line learning, reading and responding as required to emails, and completing relevant assessments for the course.
- Competently using productivity software such as Microsoft Office, as well as analysing, manipulating and displaying scientific information using a variety of specific programs.
- Regularly accessing the Internet for research, and email for communication with peers and lecturers.
- Operating electronic devices for capturing information, and/or communicating information to others.
Core Learning Outcomes
- 1. Review the evolution of modern project, program and portfolio management in organisations and examine its future directions
- 2. Distinguish between the roles of people and technology in managing project, programs and portfolios in traditional and complex project situations
- 3. Analyse and model organisational goals and requirements, including the legal, ethical, social and cultural issues that affect the initiation, planning, execution,monitoring and controlling, and closing of projects
- 4. Identify areas for project, program and portfolio management research that will meet the needs of organisational and/or professional goals
- 5. Critically evaluate the impact of project, program and portfolio strategies on stakeholder and community outcomes, outputs and processes
- 6. Apply advanced project management knowledge and skills through work integrated learning, or undertake research into project, and/or program, and/or portfolio management in a practical environment or philosophical domain
- 7. Manage and evaluate own performance and professional development by working independently and by employing appropriate interpersonal, professional and technical skills
- 8. Prepare and write a dissertation that provides novel insights into the subject area of project, and/or program, and/or portfolio management, or a major report covering all aspects of a work integrated learning experience.
| Course Learning Outcomes | ||||||||
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| Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 1. KNOWLEDGE Have a body of knowledge that includes the understanding of recent developments in a discipline and/or area of professional practice | ||||||||
| 2. KNOWLEDGE Have an understanding of research principles and methods applicable to a field of work and/or learning | ||||||||
| 3. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge and to reflect critically on theory and professional practice or scholarship | ||||||||
| 4. SKILLS Have cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories and to apply established theories to different bodies of knowledge or practice | ||||||||
| 5. SKILLS Have cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level | ||||||||
| 6. SKILLS Have communication and technical research skills to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions to specialist and non-specialist audiences | ||||||||
| 7. SKILLS Have technical and communication skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about developments that contribute to professional practice or scholarship | ||||||||
| 8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to use creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning | ||||||||
| 9. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to use high level personal autonomy and accountability | ||||||||
| 10 APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to plan and execute a substantial research-based project, capstone experience and/or piece of scholarship. | ||||||||
| APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Communicate, interact and collaborate with others effectively in culturally or linguistically diverse contexts in a culturally respectful manner | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes
Course Structure
In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
- Complete electives
Core Structure
| Number of units: 11 | Total credit points: 72 |
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Students studying full time will undertake their first elective unit in Year 1 Term 2.
A second elective is undertaken in Year 2 Term 1.
The remaining two elective units will be undertaken in Year 2 Term 2.
| Year 2 - Term 2 | ||
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| Students must complete 1 from the following units: | ||
| PPMP20016 | Research Project 2 | |
| PPMP20017 | Project Management Internship | |
| Year 1 - Term 1 | ||
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| 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 | |
| PPMP20013 | Project Management for Operators of Large Assets | |
| Year 2 - Term 1 | ||
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| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| BUSN20016 | Research in Business | |
| PPMP20014 | Complex Project Management | |
| PPMP20015 | Research Proposal | |
Elective
| Number of units: 4 | Total credit points: 24 |
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Internship Opportunity
Students in the Master of Project Management are able to undertake an internship instead of completing PPMP20016 Project Management Research. To qualify for the internship, students need to undertake and have successfully completed all core and elective stream units prior to the internship term. To qualify for an internship, students must be in good academic standing, successfully pass the CQUniversity English Language Placement test and complete an interview with the internship host.
For more information please attend the information session given by Australian Internships in the fourth week of term. Students who elect to take the internship option should refer to the study schedule posted on the Moodle site: School of Engineering and Technology Internships (SET Internships).
It is strongly recommended for students to select one group of four units from the three groups below.
| Available units | ||
|---|---|---|
| Students must complete 4 from the following units: | ||
| COIT20249 | Professional Skills and Ethics in Information and Communications Technology | |
| COIT20245 | Introduction to Programming | |
| COIT20248 | Information Systems Analysis and Design | |
| COIT20246 | Networking and Cyber Security | |
| Available units | ||
|---|---|---|
| Students must complete 4 from the following units: | ||
| ENMM20023 | Introduction to Asset and Maintenance Management | |
| ENMM20025 | Asset Maintenance Strategies | |
| ENMM20029 | Asset Management Organisation | |
| ENMM20024 | Asset Management Systems | |
| Available units | ||
|---|---|---|
| Students must complete 4 from the following units: | ||
| BUSN20017 | Effective Business Communications | |
| STAT20029 | Statistics for Managerial Decisions | |
| MGMT20135 | Critical Thinking and Managerial Decision-Making | |
| MGMT20134 | Business Ethics and Sustainability | |
More Details
At the completion of the first year of studies, students must select ONE of the following streams:
Project Management Research Stream
This stream consists of a final year research project for the Master of Project Management. The stream includes two research project units, 12 credit points each. The research project builds upon PPMP20015 in which eligible students completed a comprehensive research proposal for execution. The execution of the research project is undertaken in two stages. the two units are designed so that you can complete an investigative study through the analysis of, reflection on, and critique of, an area of your professional practice. By completing this project, you will contribute to the body of knowledge for your discipline. To qualify and remain eligible to continue with the research stream, you must:
1. have successfully completed PPMP20015 with a minimum score of 75% or Distinction;
2. have an overall GPA by the end of Year 1 of not less than 5.75;
3. pass the first phase of the research project by successfully completing the Research Project 1 unit.
Students failing to pass this phase will be diverted to the Practicum stream unless they have had compelling circumstances leading to an unsatisfactory result in the first phase.
Project Management Internship Stream
This stream consists of three units. In the Internship unit (12 credit points), you will undertake an internship, which will provide you with real project management experience while working with an employer (work-integrated learning). You will integrate knowledge and skills gained while studying your discipline units with their application in the workplace to further develop your project management competencies. You will document and reflect on your learning experiences and on their contribution to your professional development. Students wishing to take the Internship stream can fast track their studies and complete the course within two years by taking the two prerequisite units within the stream in Term 3, Year 1. Course advisors should be consulted on the possible options of fast tracking. To qualify for the Internship, you need to:
1. undertake and have successfully completed all core, optional stream units and electives prior to the internship term;
2. have a good academic standing which means you should have not failed any unit in CV84;
3. apply for internship by the deadline which is published each term via an email from Student Communication;
4. successfully complete an interview with the internship management organisation and the internship hose.
Project Management Practicum Stream
This stream consists of three units. In the Practicum unit, you will undertake a project and participate in tasks associated with the project management within a contemporary work environment. Assessment includes the opportunity to plan and execute a project, analyse your project performance and self-reflect on your experience and lessons learnt. Students who are ineligible to enrol in the research stream or internship stream will need to complete all units within the practicum stream as an alternative pathway towards the degree. To qualify for the Practicum stream, you need to:
1. undertake and have successfully completed all core units;
2. take the two optional units specified within the stream.
For further information please seek advice from a Course Advisor if necessary.
Additional information on the Internship is provided during an information session given by Australian Internships. Students who elect to take the internship option should refer to the study schedule posted on the Moodle site: School of Engineering and Technology INternships (SET Internships).
Interim Awards
As part of the CV84 Master of Project Management course, students may be eligible to receive an additional Graduate Certificate Interim Award as part of their studies. Upon successful completion of the relevant units (please refer to the course planner information), students may be eligible to graduate with one of the below Interim Awards:
CC29 Graduate Certificate in Information Systems
CC28 Graduate Certificate in Information Technology
CH76 Graduate Certificate in Management
CH77 Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Tourism Management
CH80 Graduate Certificate in Hospital and Health Services Management
CV88 Graduate Certificate in Social Innovation
Please note that if you choose to undertake one of the Interim Graduate Certificates listed,you must contact a Student Advisor as soon as you complete the course. Interim awards are not conferred automatically. Also please note that if you have received your Masters award, you cannot apply for the Interim Graduate Certificate retrospectively.