Postgraduate Certificate in Project Management

Course description

Project management is an in-demand field, and the best project managers have the latest knowledge and training to ensure their projects unfold smoothly. Over six months, you’ll explore team dynamics, stakeholder relations, project leadership and negotiations.

Topics like risk, time and cost management help you learn to keep projects on track. Topics like stakeholder engagement, change leadership and collaboration help you learn to keep everyone on board.

Finally, learning to effectively estimate, plan, schedule and resource projects gives you the tools you’ll need to further even the most complex projects and to further your career.

Pathway to a master’s degree

Complete this certificate as a specialisation option within our Executive MBA or Master of Global Management (MGM) Programs. If you have already graduated, you can transfer your full credits and adjust your tuition accordingly towards Royal Roads’ MBA, MGM, MA in Tourism Management, or MA in Interdisciplinary Studies.

Additionally, these credits can stack toward a Graduate Diploma in Project Management and Organisational Leadership. Connect with an enrolment advisor to map out your custom pathway to a Master’s degree.

Earn project management credentials

Students who complete this program will receive the educational hours required to apply for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® designation.

Active Project Management Professionals (PMP)® can earn Professional Development Units (PDUs) toward maintenance of the PMP® credential upon completion of this program.

Program outcomes

Once you have completed this program, you'll have project management skills that can be applied across industries and sectors.

You will graduate with the strategic framework and practical execution skills required to lead complex initiatives, optimise resource allocation, and drive successful project delivery across any industry, sector, or organisational structure globally.