Master of Project Management

Fully understand the project lifecycle

From project selection to project completion, make the right decisions so that projects can be delivered within scope.

Lead and manage projects with confidence

Establish a sound understanding of the leadership techniques necessary to successfully lead a project through to completion.

Tailor your PM qualification to your passion

SCU’s Online MPM gives you the unique opportunity to tailor your degree to areas that you are interested in.

Set yourself apart from your peers with a project management masters degree that demonstrates your depth of understanding, critical and analytical skills, and serious commitment to your profession. Endorsed by the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM), through Southern Cross University’s Master of Project Management online course, you’ll learn core competencies associated with risk, control, planning, implementation, evaluation, collaboration, and systems analysis, all adaptable to your chosen industry. More than anything, our Master's degree is about giving you options. You can study broadly, focus your degree towards one or more areas of specialisation, or tailor your study to an emerging field.

Recommended study pattern

Students of Southern Cross University’s online Master of Project Management will study seven core units, a compulsory double-weighted Industry Research project and choose three elective units.

Core Subjects

• Project Management Principles
• Project Management: Initiation and Planning
• Project Management: Quality, Control and Risk
• Leading and Managing Projects
• Project Procurement and Contract Management
• Portfolio and Program Management
• Introduction to Agile Project Management
• Industry Research Project (double weighted)

Elective subjects*

• Choose from a range of electives across different industries to tailor your qualification to your interests:
• Business Accounting for Managers
• Business and Corporation Law for Managers
• Global Business
• Corporate Governance for Managers
• Strategy and Case Analysis
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Strategic Infrastructure Asset Management
• Engineering for a Sustainable Future
• Strategic Planning and Management in Healthcare
• Leading Change in Healthcare
• Governance and Accountability in Healthcare
• Managing Information Systems
• Managing Digital Enterprise
• Organisational Change and Development
• Management Communication

* The elective subjects running will depend on what intake you begin your studies.

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To qualify for entry into the Master of Project Management online, you must:

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a minimum of two years’ work experience in a professional environment; or
• Have over five years’ work experience/professional standing that is regarded by the Academic Board as equivalent to an undergraduate degree.
• Be proficient in English.

We recognise and grant credit for past education, qualifications and/or work experience in a process called advanced standing. If you're eligible for advanced standing, this can impact the number of units you need to study, reducing the time and cost of your overall degree. 

Studying online requires: 

• A PC or Mac with the latest operating system
• A fast, reliable internet connection 
• The latest version of Chrome or Firefox 

Sometimes, specific software or textbooks are required.