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Information Technology Project Management
Graduate Certificate (on-campus, online, and eLive)

The Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Project Management is particularly valuable for project managers, systems analysts, designers, programmers, research managers, and others engaged in the administration of technical projects. Students are informed of new and improved IT project management tools and techniques used in today’s competitive market, where only the best IT project managers will succeed in completing assignments in a timely, cost-effective, and quality-conscious manner.

Students will also be able to take an optional (PMP) preparation course and pursue PMP certification.

Program Options

In addition to being offered on the Charles River Campus, this certificate is also available in the following format:

Apply Credits

Credits earned from this certificate may be applied toward the Master of Science in Computer Information Systems, which is accredited by the Project Management Institute’s Global Accreditation Center.

Requirements

A total of 16 credits are required.

Prerequisites

Applicants to the program are required to have a bachelor’s degree and programming experience equivalent to MET CS 231 Introduction to Computer Science for Programmers with C++ or MET CS 232 Introduction to Computer Science with Java.

Curriculum

16 required credits:

  • MET CS 632 IT Project Management
  • MET CS 633 Distributed Software Development and Management
  • MET CS 673 Software Engineering
    or     MET CS 682 Information Systems Analysis and Design
  • MET CS 782 IT Strategy and Management

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