Abu Dhabi University

Course Details

Master of Project Management

Course Description

The Master of Project Management (MPM) program at Abu Dhabi University is offered by the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) in collaboration with the College of Business Administration (COBA) and Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA. The program accepted the first cohort of students in Spring 2013. The program is designed to be in line with the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) developed by the Project Management Institute (PMI: www.pmi.org). This prepares the students to take the exam of Project Management Professional (PMP) certification offered by the PMI and makes the program more attractive to professionals and engineers who plan to become certified Project Managers. The program curriculum consists of 10 courses (30 credit hours), 6 of which are core courses, 2 are program elective courses, and 2 are business courses. The students could also do a thesis in lieu of the 2 program elective courses. The new program accepts students with a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, computer science, or information technology. The mission of the Master of Project Management program is to provide an opportunity for fresh engineers as well as working professionals to obtain a master’s degree in Project Management on a carefully designed schedule that minimizes disruption of work commitments. The program is designed to provide project managers and business executives a wide range of new skills that would enhance their analytical abilities and knowledge of the Project Management, thus making them an asset to their organizations. The program will enable its graduates to develop an understanding of latest project management issues and to gain managerial and business skills that are essential for effective project management, including project planning, integration, scope management, scheduling, costing, contract management, progress communication to stakeholders, procurement management, ethical and legal aspects, and business and organizational principles. UAE economy, in general, and Abu Dhabi economy, in particular, are in high need for project managers with advanced degrees to manage the various growing sectors such as the construction industry in both public and private organizations. Upon completion of the 6 core courses of the program, students will be offered two certificates from Abu Dhabi University, the first one is a Certificate in Project Management Fundamentals, and the second is a Certificate in Advanced Project Management. This program has been introduced at Abu Dhabi University in response to the UAE market needs where effective project management is driving many sectors of the industry and where project managers are crucial to the UAE public and private firms. The graduates of this program will train Emirati and expatriate professionals to lead and manage projects in the UAE project-based industries.

Course Duration

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2year

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