Stand out and get ahead in your chosen field with a Graduate Diploma in Project Management. This course is specifically designed to meet the needs of project managers by focusing on advanced principles and techniques. Graduates are ready to assume the role of project manager and become a member of project management teams.

By learning how to carry out project and contract management, you will be able to evaluate models, and modes of analysis and techniques of legal, ethical and accountability requirements.

In addition to the technical skills provided, you will develop strong professional skills as well as strong personal, interpersonal and organisational attributes.

• Location:
  Footscray Park and City Flinders
• Faculty:
  Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science
• School:
  School of Engineering and Science
• Study mode:
  Full Time and Part Time
• Delivery mode:
  On campus
• Course code:
  EGPR
• Duration:
  1 year
• This information is for Australian residents.
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How to apply

• project manager and/or effective members of project management teams

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To provide students with a conceptual understanding of relevant models, modes of analysis and techniques for understanding and procurement. They will also have developed the ability to apply and carrying out project management, contract management and evaluate these models, modes of analysis and technique in the context of the legal, ethical and accountability requirements which apply. In addition to the technical skills provided in the course, graduates will have developed strong relevant professional skills as well as strong personal, interpersonal and organisational attributes. By utilising a consultative committee of current project management professionals, the course has been designed to meet the needs of project managers in industry, equip professionals already in industry with advanced principles and techniques to enable them to assume the role of project manager and/or become an effective member of project management teams and adopt a unique approach to manage people, resources, time line and risks to achieve a successful project outcome.

Course structure consists of four project management core units plus four faculty based elective units.

• Principles of Project Management

  Unit code

  VPP5600

  Credits

  12

• Project Governance

  Unit code

  VPP5640

  Credits

  12

• Organisation Change Management

  Unit code

  BMO6624

  Credits

  12

• Business Project Management

  Unit code

  BMO5602

  Credits

  12

• Accounting for Events

  Unit code

  BAO5505

  Credits

  12

• Project Management and Information Technology

  Unit code

  VCP5705

  Credits

  12

• Project Risk Management

  Unit code

  VPP5621

  Credits

  12

• Project Procurement Management

  Unit code

  VCP5726

  Credits

  12

• Project Management and People

  Unit code

  AHB5205

  Credits

  12

• Project Planning and Control

  Unit code

  VPP5610

  Credits

  12

• Marketing Management

  Unit code

  BHO6505

  Credits

  12

• Managing Innovation and Entrepreneurship

  Unit code

  BMO6622

  Credits

  12

• Sport Event Management

  Unit code

  AHB5202

  Credits

  12

• Facility Life Cycle Costing

  Unit code

  VCP5736

  Credits

  12

• Project Stakeholders Management

  Unit code

  VPP5620

  Credits

  12

• Project Development Analysis and Review

  Unit code

  VPP5716

  Credits

  12

Students who successfully complete eight required units are eligible to graduate with a Graduate Diploma in Project Management. Students who are enrolled in the Master of Project Management course are not eligible to apply but may exit with a Graduate Diploma in Project Management.

1 year (full time) or Maximum three years (part time)

• Year 12:

  A degree or a diploma in any discipline and a minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience. The requirement of qualification may be waived in exceptional circumstance on the basis of experience.