Project Management Major (PMT)

The Project Management program is intended to provide students with critical skills and integrate them with an existing business core to create students who can take on various organizational projects and program management tasks. Further, liberal arts graduates make for exceptional project managers once they have acquired the necessary skills. Thus, this program aims to provide students with the skills vital to project management to supplement their liberal arts education, including Agile Project Management and effective career navigation.  By the end of their program, students will be ready and confident to undertake the Certified Associate In Project Management (CAPM) certification. 

Learning outcomes:

• Develop project initiation and planning documents that define scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria, ensuring alignment with stakeholder expectations.
• Design comprehensive project plans, including schedules, budgets, and resource allocations, demonstrating the ability to coordinate complex projects effectively.
• Create a comprehensive risk management plan to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks, enhancing project resilience and decision-making.
• Implement performance monitoring systems and corrective action plans that ensure projects remain within scope, cost, and time constraints.
• Construct Agile project roadmaps and iteration plans that adapt to changing requirements and promote continuous value delivery.
• Execute a comprehensive project from initiation to closure, applying all project management knowledge and skills to deliver measurable outcomes.
• Build a career plan that maximizes the chances of success by applying project management principles like communication, professionalism, and stakeholder engagement.

Program Contact: Professor Scott Takacs