Graduate Certificate of Project Management

At the end of the program, students of the Graduate Certificate of Project Management can:

1. apply independent judgement when analysing and evaluating complex problems to generate creative solutions in Project Management
2. communicate specialised knowledge, concepts and skills to a variety of audiences in the field of project management
3. demonstrate management skills by initiating, planning, implementing and evaluating tasks in the field of project management.

Project management is becoming a core activity in all organisations and increasingly responsible for delivery of the corporate strategy.

Find out what makes a successful project manager in the Graduate Certificate of Project Management, and learn how to undertake a new project.

Project Management can be applied in almost any industry across a range of projects, including developing a new product or service, effecting a change in structure, staffing, or style of an organisation, designing new motor vehicle, developing or acquiring a new or modified information system, constructing a building or facility, running a campaign for political office or implementing a new business procedure or process.

Award requirements

Students are required to complete three units

• MAN5401 Managing Project Scope and Stakeholders
• MAN5402 Project Scheduling and Control
• MAN6302 Managing Project Quality

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Indicative total fee $12,050

The amount shown here is indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.

Fees may vary depending on:

• the subjects you choose
• credit from previous work experience
• your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.

To learn more, go to Fees or contact a student advisor.

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The following course-specific admission requirements are mandatory and must be satisfied by all applicants. These requirements are in addition to or supersede the minimum requirements outlined within the Academic admission requirements band section below.

All applicants are required to have a Bachelor's degree in a discipline other than Project Management when using prior qualifications as a basis for application, with equivalents considered. 

Academic admission requirements (Band 6) may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

•   Bachelor degree; or.

Alternatively applicants can apply with at least five years appropriate professional experience.

English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

• IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.5 (no individual band less than 6.0);
• Bachelor degree from a country specified on the English Proficiency Bands page;
• Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at postgraduate level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
• Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience; or
• Other tests, courses or programs defined on the English Proficiency Bands page.

If you're applying for a course and have previous study or professional experience, you may be eligible for what we call 'advanced standing'.

For more information and to apply please go to https://www.ecu.edu.au/future-students/course-entry/advanced-standing