KU Online Project Management Master's Degree & Certificate and On-campus Programs in Kansas City
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What is project management?
Project management involves leading cross-functional teams to deliver successful projects. A project manager’s responsibilities include:
- Creating clear and attainable project objectives
- Developing project requirements
- Planning project tasks to meet the objectives
- Managing complex, interdependent project activities to meet the cost, time, quality and client satisfaction objectives
- Managing change on the project
- Leading the project team and managing project stakeholders
What industries need project managers?
Project management is a broadly applicable skill set, increasingly desired in a wide variety of industries such as business, engineering, health care, information technology, military, science, construction, marketing and event planning.
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Is project management graduate education right for you?
KU’s online project management graduate programs and on-campus programs in Kansas City help existing project managers, or those who desire to become a project manager or program manager, learn how to successfully lead any project, from a simple, short-duration project to a multi-year highly complex project.
KU also offers an online bachelor's degree in project management. Visit this page to learn more.
What on-campus and online project management masters and certificate programs are available at KU?
You can pursue project management graduate education through several paths with KU.
- Online Master of Science in Project Management
- In-person Master of Science in Project Management
- In-person Master of Engineering in Project Management
- Graduate Certificate in Project Management
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Flexible
- Choose course formats that work for you
- Fully online
- In-person Overland Park
- In-person courses are also recorded and available via live-stream
Prestigious
- Globally recognized KU degree
- Credentialed, experienced faculty
- Each instructor has >20 years industry experience
- KU is one of 38 public university members of the prestigious Association of American Universities, a group of America's leading research universities
Useful
- Learn it today, use it tomorrow
- Discuss your real-world projects in class
- Courses follow the PMI PMBOK™