Opportunities for Specialization
Students may select courses from among the first three groups that will enable them to focus their orientation in planning, management, or quantitative design. Examples are listed below.

The Graduate Certificate in Project Management
The Graduate Certificate is designed for students who seek professional advancement without immediately committing to a degree program, or for those who may already have an advanced degree and seek to enhance their knowledge and skills.

The Project Management Institute's seal has been awarded to selected programs in Metropolitan College.

Students who wish to be credentialed as a Project Management Professional (PMP), in addition to earning the PMME certificate, will take four courses, one in each of the categories, including MET AD 642/742 Program and Project Management, as well as one additional course from the following list:

Descriptions of these three courses are given below.

MET AD 642 Project Management
MET AD 642 is offered on line, whereas MET AD 742 is the on-campus version of the same course. The Project Management course examines the concepts and applied techniques for cost effective management of both long-term development programs and projects. Project management principles and methodology are provided with special focus on planning, controlling, and coordinating individual and group efforts. Key topics of focus include overview of modern project management, organization strategy and project selection, defining a project and developing a project plan and scheduling resources, project risk analysis, work breakdown structures, and project networks. MS Project will be introduced in this course to provide hands-on practical skills with the above topics. Mastery of key tools and concepts introduced in this course provides a significant competitive advantage in the marketplace. (4 cr.)

MET AD 643 Project Leadership and Communications
To succeed in project management, you must be a strong leader and an effective communicator. This course examines the current philosophies of leadership as applied to project management and identifies various styles of communication and conflict resolution. Through case studies and various exercises, you will develop enhanced leadership, communication, conflict management, and negotiation skills.
(4 cr.)

MET AD 644 Project Risk, Continuity, and Cost Management
This course introduces the art and science of project risk as well as continuity management and cost management. Managing the risk of a project as it relates to a three-part systematic process of identifying, analyzing, and responding is examined through actual case studies. Students learn how to manage the components of a project to assure it can be completed through both general and severe business disruptions on local, national, and international levels. Students learn the process of cost management, early cost estimation, detailed cost estimation, and cost control using earned value method. Students study in depth the issues of project procurement management and the different types of contracts for various scope scenarios. (4 cr.)