{"id":15291,"date":"2010-08-18T15:11:03","date_gmt":"2010-08-18T19:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/?page_id=15291"},"modified":"2026-06-22T16:39:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T20:39:05","slug":"ms-project-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/programs\/administrative-sciences\/ms-project-management\/","title":{"rendered":"MS in Project Management"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Contact<\/h3>\n

For contact information, please visit the Metropolitan College website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Offered both on the Charles River Campus and online, Metropolitan College\u2019s Master of Science (MS) in Project Management degree program provides comprehensive preparation for managing projects in different contexts. While learning the tools and techniques used to monitor and track project costs and schedules, students develop the ability to manage project resources and communications, and successfully complete a project.<\/p>\n

Students seeking a broad range of professional responsibilities will benefit from this detailed examination of a project\u2019s rationale and connection to the organization\u2019s mission, including its conception, planning, budgeting, resource allocation, implementation, and handover to the steady state. The MS in Project Management is beneficial to a wide array of students: those working on complex projects for global companies; those designing IT infrastructures; those working in biotechnology companies; and those completing consulting contracts.<\/p>\n

This program requires an average of 8\u201316 months to complete. Students may begin the program in the fall, spring, or summer term.<\/p>\n

Learning Outcomes<\/h2>\n

Students who complete the MS in Project Management will demonstrate competencies in three areas mandated for accreditation by the Project Management Institute Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs (GAC)<\/a>:<\/p>\n