Handbook - Project Management

Overview

The MProjMgt is designed for postgraduate scholars with appropriate undergraduate qualifications in a relevant discipline and/or extensive professional experience who wish to develop a higher level understanding of the principles and practices of project management and to strengthen their skills in this area. The MProjMgt provides students with the opportunity … For more content click the Read More button below.

The MProjMgt provides students with the opportunity to acquire an understanding and advanced analytical skills in the key areas required to manage a project including: integration management, scope management, communications management, risk management, quality management, schedule management, cost management, human resource management, and procurement management. There is a strong emphasis on extending undergraduate skills and knowledge and vocational experiences to enable graduates to apply their high level understanding to real world problems.

Program Structure

Students must complete 48 UOC when taken as a standalone program.

1. Compulsory courses - 24 UOC
2. Prescribed elective courses - 24 UOC

Core Courses - List A12 Units of Credit:

Core Courses - List B12 Units of Credit:

Prescribed Electives

Students take up to 24 UOC of courses from the list below.
Note: Students may, with School approval, take up to two courses (12 UOC) from other coursework programs.

Organisational Behaviour

ZBUS8103

6 UOC

Strategic Human Resources

ZBUS8105

6 UOC

Finance and Investment Appraisal

ZBUS8108

6 UOC

Accounting for Management Decisions

Humanitarian Logistics

ZBUS8210

6 UOC

Critical Analysis in Business

Strategic Procurement and Outsourcing

Reliability Engineering Fundamentals

ZEIT8136

6 UOC

Software Project Management

ZEIT8152

6 UOC

Reliability Program Management

ZEIT8226

6 UOC

Systems Engineering Practice

Systems Thinking and Modelling

ZEIT8403

6 UOC

Capability Option Analysis

ZEIT8404

6 UOC

Decision Making Analytics

Simulation Applications

ZEIT8601

6 UOC

Applied Machine Learning

Research Project

The option of undertaking a 12 UOC research project ZEIT8280 Project - Project Management F/T and ZEIT8281 Project - Project Management F/T, is available to Masters students who obtain a distinction average or better in four courses and is subject to approval by the Program Authority. The project is recommended for those with a strong interest in pursuing original research in a particular area or intending to undertake a higher research degree qualification. Student undertaking the project are unable to enrol in courses from other coursework programs

ZEIT8280

12 UOC

Project - Project Management F/T

ZEIT8281

6 UOC

Project - Project Management P/T

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please note that this Handbook is a comprehensive catalogue of our offerings and includes courses that can be taken to satisfy program requirements irrespective as to their availability for a particular year. Availability of courses is best checked using filters on this site or on the class timetable site.

You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Minimum Entry Requirements

To gain entry into a Master of Project Management (8595), an applicant must meet one of the following entry requirements:

1. Completion of a Bachelor degree with honours in the same or a related discipline* from a recognised institution; or

2. Completion of a Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate in the same or a related discipline* from a recognised institution; or

3. Completion of a Bachelor degree in the same or a related discipline* from a recognised institution; and completion of at least three years relevant full-time professional experience; or

4. Completion of a Bachelor degree in a non-related discipline; and completion of at least four years relevant full-time professional experience; or

5. Evidence of other qualifications and professional experience to be assessed as acceptable grounds for admission into the program by the relevant Program Authority. In certain circumstances, students may be required to undertake and successfully complete a relevant non-award course as a condition for admission into the program. This non-award course may also be credited towards the program upon admission.

*Related Discipline/s: Management

For more information about admission requirements for various UNSW programs, visit the following website(s):

Domestic Students

International Student

Program Requirements

Progression Requirements

Students who do not complete the full Master program requirements may exit the program with a Graduate Certificate in Project Management (Code 7595) qualification (24 UOC). Of the four courses, students must complete a minimum of two courses from the core course lists and two other courses (core or elective) from the 8595 program.

For any advanced standing granted on entry into the Masters program, a maximum of 12 UOC advanced standing can be applied to the Graduate Certificate. It is still a requirement that the student complete at least one core course at UNSW.

For more information on university policy on progression requirements please visit Academic Progression

Associated Programs

Postgraduate Pathway

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD1615 - Project Management

Doctor of Project Management - DProjMgt1742 - Project Management

Professional Outcomes

Accreditations

Australian Institute of Project Management

Recognition of Achievement

Award with Excellence

Current Students Award with Excellence

For more information, please visit the link above.

The Award with Excellence is awarded in coursework masters programs, including Masters (Extension) but with the exception of Masters (Extended) such as JD and MD, when a Weighted Average Mean (WAM) of at least 80% has been achieved and at least 50% of the requirements of the award are completed at UNSW. All eligible programs will award 'with Excellence' except in special circumstances where approval of Academic Board has been given for a program to opt out.

Program Fees

At UNSW fees are generally charged at course level and therefore dependent upon individual enrolment and other factors such as student's residency status. For generic information on fees and additional expenses of UNSW programs, click on one of the following:

Domestic Students

Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)

International Students

Additional Expenses and Resources

Student hours calculated as full-time student taking four face to face courses on campus each semester.

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