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Master of Science in Information Technology: Project Management

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 The UMUC Graduate School of Management & Technology has been reviewed and approved as a provider of project management training by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Project Management (PMAN) Specialization Description

The Project Management (PMAN) specialization provides a strong theoretical and practical foundation in project management. This specialization is designed to serve managers and other professionals who wish to acquire, enhance, and certify their knowledge and skills to successfully design, integrate, develop, and manage projects. Students gain hands-on experience using various project management tools and techniques to successfully manage “real world” projects of varying sizes and degrees of complexity. Additionally, students apply emerging principles and methods in the modern project management field

Career Path

The Master of Science program in Information Technology serves careers at the entry, mid-, or upper-level positions, depending upon the prior level of experience of the candidate.

Project Management

Some fields such as aerospace, construction, information technology, and government contracting are natural environments to practice project management principles. Driven by the need for innovation in rapidly changing environments, many other fields and industries are discovering that project-based organizations are more appropriate than their traditional modes of management. This growing perception applies from the lowest levels of management to the strategic boardroom.

Requirements

Recommendations

Students who wish to improve their graduate writing skills may take COMM 600, Academic Writing for Graduate Students (3).

Core Required Courses

UCSP 611 Introduction to Graduate Library Research Skills (0), to be taken within the first 6 credits of study

  • ITEC 610 Information Technology Foundations (3)
  • ITEC 620 Information Technology Infrastructure (3)
  • ITEC 630 Information Systems Analysis, Modeling, and Design (3)
  • ITEC 640 Information Technology Project Management (3)
  • TMAN 625 Economics and Financial Analysis for Technology Managers (3)

Core Rules

  1. ITEC 620 must be taken before taking first specialization course.
  2. Must complete 3 credits of core courses before taking first specialization course.

Project Management (PMAN) Specialization Required Courses

  • PMAN 634 Foundations of Project Management (3)
  • PMAN 637 Project Risk Management (3)
  • PMAN 638 Project Communications Management (3)
  • PMAN 639 Project Quality Management (3)
  • PMAN 641 Project Procurement Management (3)
  • PMAN 650 Financial Management of Projects (3)

Capstone Course: PMAN 670 Advanced Project Methods (3)

Clustered Course Option

PMAN 600 Project Management: Foundations and Advanced Methods (6) is a six-credit course. Students who receive credit for PMAN 600 may not receive credit for PMAN 634 or PMAN 670.

Specialization Rules

PMAN 634 or PMAN 600 must be taken as the first course.

Note: Some course names and numbers were updated beginning with the fall 2007 semester. If you began the program prior to fall 2007 and have chosen to follow your original, pre-fall 2007 requirements, you should use the pre-fall 2007 Study Plan for this degree.