Online Project Management Certificate

Earn your project management certificate online

This online project management certificate program is a condensed, 16-week schedule designed for busy, working professionals.

Program objectives

In today's fast-paced business world, the pressure is higher than ever to deliver successful results on time and on budget. Aspects of project management can be found in nearly everything we do, and it is truly a universal language that fits into any industry, sector, or geography. Learn to streamline projects, gain maximum return on investment, and deliver results on time and on budget when you earn a Project Management Certificate with CSU Professional Education.

This program provides participants with the critical tools necessary to work in a dynamic project management environment. Learn to run projects using standard, globally recognized processes. Instructors with extensive industry experience bring valuable, real-world knowledge to the online classroom using a comprehensive, integrated five-module curriculum based on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)® Guide.

By earning your project management certificate, you will learn to effectively execute projects, and identify and manage project risk in virtually any field, including:

Program structure

This program is delivered using a highly interactive, "shared learning" approach that provides project management education credits (contact hours) toward PMP® exam eligibility. Points are earned during weekly discussions, team exercises, and quizzes to test progression throughout the semester. Participants will learn:

• Common project management language and processes.
• The role of a project manager and team.
• Project life cycle phases, process groups, and knowledge areas — according to the PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)® Guide (7th edition).
• How to effectively manage project scope, risk, communications, and integration management to help reach higher levels of success on projects.

Who should enroll?

This certificate is ideal for those with various experience levels as project managers, project coordinators, and business analysts. It will also help more experienced project managers more effectively initiate, plan, manage, control, and close a project with greater success, no matter the size, type, or complexity of the project.

Professional credentials and certification

Throughout the course of this program, you will complete a project that integrates with and applies lessons from each module. Upon completion of the program, you can use this portfolio piece and the certificate credential to demonstrate your competency as a project manager.

This program also qualifies as the prerequisite requirement for taking the Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam, which can result in highly regarded credentials awarded by the Project Management Institute (PMI), including the Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)® and the Certified Associate Project Manager (CAPM)®.

Let CSU help you gain the knowledge to pass the PMP® exam and stand out from the crowd with valuable credentials.

Required materials

The following textbook must be purchased separately by the student:

• A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), 7th Edition

Career opportunities

Students who have taken this certificate program are employed by the following organizations (partial list):

PMI, PMP, CAPM, and PMBOK are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc