B6025 Master of Project Management
Faculty of Business and Economics
Master of Project Management (B6025) is a 72-credit-point, master's degree (coursework) course from the Faculty of Business and Economics, taught at Monash Online. Map your units semester by semester with the MonMap planner.
- Credit points
- 72
- Campus
- Monash Online
- Online
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Overview
The Master of Project Management is a forward-thinking, interdisciplinary graduate degree that integrates the knowledge required to manage major projects and programs across multiple sectors. With demand for skilled project managers at an all-time high, you can expand and deepen your knowledge and practice skills to launch or advance your career in this dynamic field. With full and part-time options, together with flexible delivery, you can also fit study around your busy work and family commitments.
The course is structured in three parts – Project management essentials knowledge; Project management advanced theory and practice; and Project management application studies. You’ll learn how to critically analyse project environments from managing people and stakeholders to communications, culture and politics, as well as identify adaptive approaches to complex problems and use innovative practices to deliver successful project outcomes.
You will have the opportunity to work on real-life projects where theory and practice are applied to problems situated in local and international, corporate, government and social contexts. As a Master of Project Management graduate, you’ll be strongly placed to provide strategic project leadership in a wide range of settings, such as business delivery, IT developments and engineering solutions across the corporate, government and not-for-profit sectors.
Course structure
Part A. Core studies24 credit points
Part B. Discipline studies24 credit points
Part C. Application studies24 credit points
- the following three units (18 credit points); and
- one elective unit (6 credit points) selected from units offered across Monash Online programs, provided you meet the prerequisites and any unit enrolment restrictions.
The handbook's description of this structure
This course is structured in three parts: Part A. Core studies Part B. Discipline studies and Part C. Application studies.
Part A. Core studies
In these studies, you will develop an understanding of the principles and techniques of delivering projects using different methods, processes and knowledge frameworks. You will explore the techniques to manage the project context, including people, stakeholders, communications, culture, and politics.
These studies will also introduce you to project management studies at advanced graduate level. They are intended for students whose previous qualification is not in a cognate field, and build on existing professional work experience.
Part B. Discipline studies
In these studies you will develop specialist expertise in organising the project function to deliver value through your ability to manage complex projects and knowledge. These studies will introduce you to advanced graduate level concepts in project management within allied disciplines. In this part you will also develop specialist expertise to critically analyse complex problems and to identify adaptive approaches so agreed project outcomes are delivered across multiple boundaries, utilising innovative project practices.
Part C. Application studies
The focus of these studies is professional or scholarly work that can contribute to a portfolio of professional development. These studies will also allow you to extend your knowledge in project management, or more broadly in business and economics, by selecting from the range of units offered in the Monash Online programs portfolio.
Master's entry points
Depending on prior qualifications you may receive entry level credit (a form of block credit) which determines your point of entry to the course:
- If you are admitted at entry level 1 you complete 72 credit points, comprising Part A, Part B and Part C.
- If you are admitted at entry level 2 you complete 48 credit points, comprising Part B and Part C.
- If you are admitted at entry level 3 you complete 24 credit points, comprising Part C.
Note: If you are eligible for credit for prior studies you may elect not to receive the credit and complete one of the higher credit-point options.
Course progression map
The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each teaching period.
The course comprises 72 credit points structured in three parts: Part A. Core studies (24 credit points), Part B. Discipline studies (24 credit points), and Part C. Application studies (24 credit points).
Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.
Part A. Core studies (24 credit points)
You must complete the following four units (24 credit points)
- OPO5900 Project initiation and development
- OPO5901 Project delivery, teams and leadership
- OPO5902 The planning approach to project management
- OPO5903 The learning approach to project management
Part B. Discipline studies (24 credit points)
You must complete the following four units (24 credit points)
- OPO5000 Project-based organisations and AI transformation
- OPO5001 Projects and organisational dynamics
- OPO5002 Project management for organisational innovation
- OPO5003 Project knowledge, analytics and AI
Part C. Application studies (24 credit points)
You must complete 24 credit points, comprising:
- the following three units (18 credit points); and
- one elective unit (6 credit points) selected from units offered across Monash Online programs, provided you meet the prerequisites and any unit enrolment restrictions.
- LEO5113 Industry challenge
- LEO5114 Global challenge
- MGO5992 Professional development
Learning outcomes
These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework and Monash Graduate Attributes.
Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that you will be able to:
- 1
apply advanced project management knowledge and technical skills across diverse organisational and industry contexts
- 2
critically evaluate project management problems using evidence-based reasoning to make informed decisions and develop effective solutions at the project, program and portfolio levels
- 3
communicate clearly, effectively and professionally using multimodal formats and digital tools for diverse contexts and audiences
- 4
apply advanced research skills to critically evaluate information to support evidence-based decisions
- 5
engage in effective collaboration in teams to address organisational challenges, and demonstrate leadership where appropriate
- 6
apply a global lens to complex organisational contexts and decision-making
- 7
embed ethical considerations into complex decision-making processes to propose solutions that result in sustainable, fair and equitable outcomes for all stakeholders, including communities and the environment
- 8
embed equity, diversity and inclusion by incorporating differing perspectives, cultures, identities, skills, and/or abilities in organisational practices.
Entry requirements
English language
Monash Level A, that is: IELTS (Academic): 6.5 overall (no band lower than 6.0); or Pearson Test of English (Academic): score of 58 overall with no band lower than 50; or TOEFL Internet-based test: score of 79 overall with minimum scores: Writing: 21, Listening: 12, Reading: 13 and Speaking: 18; or Equivalent approved English test
Pathways
B5005 Graduate Diploma of Project Management
B4005 Graduate Certificate of Project Management
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Other information
The Master of Project Management is a forward-thinking, interdisciplinary graduate degree that integrates the knowledge required to manage projects, portfolios and programs across multiple sectors. With demand for skilled project managers at an all-time high, you can expand and deepen your knowledge and practice skills to launch or advance your career in this dynamic field. With full and part-time options, together with flexible delivery, you can study around your work and personal commitments.
The course is structured in three parts – Project management core studies; Project management discipline studies; and Project management application studies. You will learn how to critically navigate project environments from managing people and stakeholders to communications, culture and politics, as well as identify adaptive approaches to complex problems and use innovative practices to deliver successful project outcomes.
You will have the opportunity to work on real-life projects where theory and practice are applied to problems at the local, national and international levels within corporate, government and social contexts. As a Master of Project Management graduate, you will be positioned to provide strategic project leadership in a wide range of settings spanning all sectors.
Common questions
Where can I study Master of Project Management?
At Monash Online.
How do I plan my Master of Project Management units?
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