Project Management, BS

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The project management major prepares students to develop the skills and background necessary to succeed in the field of project management. With a grounding in core business courses, students will learn the various facets of the life cycle of a project. Students will analyze, initiate, plan, monitor, control and value projects for different business scenarios. Students will create a project management plan.

In general, 300 - level courses in the Business Administration Professional Core or Electives Groups are taken after students have completed the freshman and sophomore years (4 full semesters).

However, students who have completed 45 semester hours and who have a cumulative grade-point average of 2.75 or above are eligible to take 300 - level business core courses during the second semester of the sophomore year.

A student can complete no more than two internships in business administration, each carrying no more than three semester hours of credit.

Program Learning Outcomes:

Apply major concepts in the functional areas of accounting, marketing, finance, and management in an integrated manner.
Apply legal, ethical, social, and economic standards of business within a global environment.
Employ effective group collaboration techniques to complete a designated task.
Apply tools and techniques to obtain and process information for business decision making.
Develop and deliver effective forms of professional communication.
Utilize technology and research skills to develop effective business practices and facilitate critical thinking and problem solving.
Apply strategic planning and leadership skills to effect a change initiative in a business scenario.
Demonstrate the ability to produce project management outputs in accordance with the project life cycle and established practices for conducting projects within an organization.
Analyze, initiate, plan, monitor, control, and value projects that would meet stakeholder requirements and project objectives.
Create a project management plan and budget using project management tools and processes.

Program CIP: 52.0211 - Project Management.

Program SOC: 13-1082 - Project Management Specialists

General Education Requirements (39-42 sem. hrs)

For a complete list of general education courses click here. For additional information on general education requirements click here.

Ethics Course Requirement (3 sem. hrs)

MGMT 368W - Business Ethics 3 hours (this option also fulfills core requirement)

Core Requirements (45 sem. hrs)

All courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher. Courses in the major cannot be taken as pass/fail.

Project Management Major (24 sem. hrs)

Students who elect to earn a major in Project Management must complete 15 hours of required courses and nine elective hours from the list of elective options provided below.

Required Courses (15 sem. hrs)

All must be completed with a grade of C or higher. Courses in the major cannot be taken pass/fail.

Electives (9 sem. hrs)

Courses in the major cannot be taken pass/fail.

Electives (9-12 sem. hrs)

Total: 120 (sem. hrs)

The total reflects the minimum number of hours to obtain a bachelor’s degree. Some courses listed above may fulfill more than one requirement block. Please speak to your academic advisor to plan your specific degree path.

Note(s)

All students must take part in an evaluation of the business core and major outcomes during their last 30 hours prior to graduation. MGMT 479 - Strategic Management 3 hours with a C or higher satisfies the culminating experience for the business core and the capstone for the Project Management major.