Project Management (Post-Degree Diploma)
Curriculum Guideline
Effective Date:
Program code
PDPMGT
Discontinued
No
Program
Faculty
Commerce & Business Administration
Department
Business
Credential type
Post-Degree Diploma
Transcript title
Project Management PD Diploma
Date of first offering
Start term
202420
End term
202510
Credential
Post-Degree Diploma in Project Management
Length of program
One year
Credits
30.00
Admissions requirements
Applicants must meet the admission requirements listed below:
- General College Admission Requirements
- Applicants must have an undergraduate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in Canada or an equivalent credential from an approved institution of a different country. Any applicant who earned their credential in a language other than English must meet the Douglas College English language proficiency requirement.
Curriculum framework
Graduation Requirements
- Successful completion of 30 credits
- Minimum of 15 upper-level credits
- 70% (21 credits) of all coursework must be completed at Douglas College.
- A minimum program GPA of 2.00 is required.
- In good academic standing.
- Time limit to complete the program graduation requirements: four (4) years. Any courses completed outside of that time limit will not be usable. Students may seek the permission of the Department/Program to complete a credential outside the approved time limits.
- Courses used towards a previously received credential can be used to meet program requirements. However, additional courses will need to be taken to replace these credits. See Note #3 for details about replacement courses.
- Effective September 2024: Up to 50% (15 credits) of coursework used towards a previously received credential can be used to meet graduation requirements (see the Credentials Awarded Policy).
| Course Requirements | ||
| Course Code |
Course Title | Credits |
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Required Courses (See Note #1): |
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Management Essentials |
3.00 |
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Project Management Essentials |
3.00 |
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Financial and Managerial Accounting for Managers |
3.00 |
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Applied Digital Project Management |
3.00 |
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Managing Project Costs, Quality, Risks and Procurement |
3.00 |
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Managing Project Time and Scope |
3.00 |
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Managing Project Communications, Stakeholders and Human Resources |
3.00 |
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Public-Sector Partnering and Procurement |
3.00 |
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Project Management Methodologies |
3.00 |
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Choose one of the following courses: |
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COBA 4885 (See Note #2) |
Experiential Learning & Internship |
3.00 |
|
Negotiation Skills |
3.00 |
|
| MARK 2150 | Personal Selling | 3.00 |
| SOSC 2140 | Behaviour in Organizations | 3.00 |
| CMNS 1217 | Intercultural Communication in the Workplace | 3.00 |
| CMNS 1216 | Interpersonal Skills for the Workplace | 3.00 |
| CMNS 1210 | Communicating and Working Effectively in Groups | 3.00 |
| CMNS 1125 | Public Speaking | 3.00 |
| CMNS 1115 | Business Communication | 3.00 |
| PHIL 1122 | Business Ethics | 3.00 |
| PHIL 1101 | Critical Thinking | 3.00 |
| CSIS 1190 | EXCEL for Business | 3.00 |
| MARK 1120 | Introductory Marketing | 3.00 |
|
Total Credits |
|
30.00 |
Notes
- The required courses, above, have been listed in the recommended order for students to take them. To complete the program efficiently, students need to:
- Make note of courses that are not offered every term to adjust their plans accordingly,
- Take all pre-requisites prior to attempting to register for a given course, and
- Understand which courses have additional minimum grade requirements in the prerequisites.
- While C- is the normal minimum grade needed to be achieved in a pre-requisite course, some courses require higher grades in the pre-requisite course.
- Students must know which courses require higher grades in the pre-requisite course so that they can achieve the necessary grade.
- If students do not obtain the required grade in a pre-requisite course, students must retake the pre-requisite course to earn the grade required.
- COBA 4885 (Experiential Learning and Internship) provides the opportunity for students to gain unpaid work experience and course credit. Students who would like to find out more about internship should email the careercentre@douglascollege.ca at the start of their program.
- For replacement courses, students must:
- Work within the requirement that, at least, 50% (15 credits) of the coursework in the post-degree diploma is at the 3000/4000 level;
- Meet pre-requisites for the replacement courses (i.e., not expect pre-requisite overrides); and
- Select from the following courses:
- Any course from CBA (i.e., BUSN, ACCT, BLAW, COBA, CSIS, ECON, FINC, HOSP, or MARK) or
- Any Modern Language (MODL) course, or
- From outside CBA, the courses that are listed in the table below, or
- A similar course, as approved by the Program Coordinator.
1000-Level, Non-CBA Courses
2000-Level, Non-CBA Courses
3000-Level, Non-CBA Courses
Learning outcomes
Students who complete this program will:
- Obtain broad knowledge of the theories and principles of projects and project management
- Understand the roles of various stakeholder in project success.
- Develop skills and abilities to manage projects to deliver results on time, within budget and to a high quality standard.
- Cover content aligned to the content of the Project Management Body of Knowledge.
- Complete the education hours’ pre-requisite for those wishing to challenge the following certification exams offered by the Project Management Institute:
- CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management),
- PMP (Project Management Professional), and
- PMI-ACP (Project Management Institute-Agile Certified Practitioner)