Project Management (Post-Degree Diploma)
Curriculum Guideline
Applicants must meet the admission requirements listed below:
- General College Admission Requirements
- Applicants must have an undergraduate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in Canada or an equivalent credential from an approved institution of a different country. Any applicant who earned their credential in a language other than English must meet the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøÆØÒ»Çø¶þÇø English language proficiency requirement.
Graduation Requirements
- Successful completion of 30 credits
- At least 50% (15 credits) of all coursework must be completed at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøÆØÒ»Çø¶þÇø.
- Minimum of 15 upper-level credits
- A minimum program GPA of 2.00 is required.
- In good academic standing.
- Time limit to complete the program graduation requirements: four (4) years. Any courses completed outside of that time limit will not be usable. Students may seek the permission of the Department/Program to complete a credential outside the approved time limits.
- Up to 50% (15 credits) of coursework used towards a previously received credential can be used to meet graduation requirements (see the Credentials Awarded Policy and see note 4).
Course Requirements (see notes 1-2):
| Course Code |
Course Title | Credits |
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Management Essentials |
3.00 |
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Project Management Essentials |
3.00 |
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Financial and Managerial Accounting for Managers |
3.00 |
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Applied Digital Project Management |
3.00 |
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Managing Project Costs, Quality, Risks and Procurement |
3.00 |
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Managing Project Time and Scope |
3.00 |
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Managing Project Communications, Stakeholders and Human Resources |
3.00 |
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Public-Sector Partnering and Procurement |
3.00 |
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Project Management Methodologies |
3.00 |
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Choose one of the following courses: |
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| COBA elective (see note #3) |
Experiential Education course |
3.00 |
| BLAW 3780 |
Negotiation Skills |
3.00 |
| BUSN 3320 | Cross-Cultural Management | 3.00 |
| MARK 2150 | Personal Selling | 3.00 |
| SOSC 2140 | Behaviour in Organizations | 3.00 |
| CMNS 1217 | Intercultural Communication in the Workplace | 3.00 |
| CMNS 1216 | Interpersonal Skills for the Workplace | 3.00 |
| CMNS 1210 | Communicating and Working Effectively in Groups | 3.00 |
| CMNS 1125 | Public Speaking | 3.00 |
| CMNS 1115 | Business Communication | 3.00 |
| PHIL 1122 | Business Ethics | 3.00 |
| PHIL 1101 | Critical Thinking | 3.00 |
| CSIS 1190 | EXCEL for Business | 3.00 |
| MARK 1120 | Introductory Marketing | 3.00 |
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Total Credits |
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30.00 |
Notes:
1) Students who complete this program will have met all or most of the educational requirements to challenge the following certification exams offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI):
- Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM),
- Project Management Professional (PMP),
- Risk Management Professional (RMP),
- Professional in Business Analysis (PBA),
- Scheduling Professional (SP),
- Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP), and/or
- Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP).
2) The courses, above, have been listed in the recommended order for students to take them. To complete the program efficiently, students need to:
- Make note of courses that are not offered every term to adjust their plans accordingly,
- Take all pre-requisites prior to attempting to register for a given course, and
- Satisfy the pre-requisites that require grades higher than C-.
3) COBA 4885 and COBA 4886 (Experiential Learning and Internship I and II) provide the opportunity for students to gain unpaid work experience and course credit. Students who would like to find out more about internship should email the careercentre@douglascollege.ca at the start of their program. Please contact the program coordinator regarding other COBA courses that may also be eligible.
4) If replacement courses are required, students are responsible for:
- Choosing courses that fulfill all graduation requirements; and
- Completing pre-requisites for the replacement courses (i.e., not expect pre-requisite overrides).
Replacement courses should be 3-credits. The following replacement course options are recommended:
- Any course from CBA (i.e., BUSN, ACCT, BLAW, COBA, CSIS, ECON, FINC, HOSP, or MARK);
- From outside CBA, the courses that are listed in the table below;
- Any Modern Language (MODL) course; or
- A similar course, as approved by the Program Coordinator.
1000-Level, Non-CBA Courses
2000-Level, Non-CBA Courses
3000-Level, Non-CBA Courses
Students who complete this program will be able to:
- Utilize a broad knowledge of theories and principles of project management at the generalist and specialist level.
- Understand the roles within project management in achieving the operational and strategic goals of an organization.
- Manage human resources in projects at an entry level.
- Apply their knowledge and skills in core project management areas.