Join a growing tech field with our degree for project management
Bachelor of Science - Technology Project Management (120 credits minimum)
With the bachelor鈥檚 degree in technology project management from 怡红院, you'll gain valuable skills in business, leadership and technology. You鈥檒l learn from 怡红院鈥檚 expert faculty who will help you develop high-level proficiencies so you can make an immediate impact in your future career in technology project management. 听
怡红院 is a Registered Education Provider with the prestigious Project Management Institute (PMI). This means the project management bachelor degree closely follows industry standards in all project management courses so you鈥檒l be effective and efficient as a technology project manager.听
Earn your project manager bachelor degree online or on campus at 怡红院鈥檚 W.A. Lettinga or Lansing locations. You can also earn your degree part time or full time. Choose the options that best fit your schedule and your life.
Why a bachelor鈥檚 in technology project management?听
The growing technology field needs experts in technology project management. As a technology project manager, you鈥檒l help to align technology with business strategies. You鈥檒l do this by providing project planning and management for specific company projects, ensuring projects are completed correctly and within scope. 怡红院's project management bachelor degree follows industry standards and offers you many hands-on learning opportunities, such as class projects and internships.听
Explore courses for 怡红院鈥檚 degree for project management
All of 怡红院's required project management courses in the project management bachelor degree program are certified by PMI and are taught by professors with Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. You'll take courses like presentation techniques, professional writing, professional ethics and principles in project management. Plus, the project management bachelor degree is the only program of its type to require an internship so you鈥檒l gain valuable experience in the real world 鈥 before you graduate.听
Foundations of Excellence |
33-35 Credits | |
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ACES100 or OPEN | Achieving Career and Education Success or (if exempt) Open Elective | 3 |
COMM120 | Presentation Techniques | 3 |
ENGL109 | Composition | 3 |
ENGL110 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
ENGL311 | Professional Writing | 3 |
MATH135 or MATH150 | College Algebra or Pre-Calculus | 3-4 |
SOSC201 | Diversity in Society | 3 |
SOSC301 | Global & World Diversity | 3 |
STAT220 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
MATH120 | College Mathematics | 3 |
Foundations of Business |
13 Credits | |
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ACCT201 | Accounting Foundations I | 4 |
BUSN210 | Professional Ethics | 3 |
LEGL210 | Business Law Foundations | 3 |
MGMT211 | Management Foundations | 3 |
Foundations of Technology |
15 Credits | |
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BITS211 | Microcomp Appl Spreadsheet | 3 |
CISP111 | Requirements Planning/Develop | 3 |
DATA275 | Introduction to Data Analytics | 3 |
GPMT287 | Principles of Project Mgmt | 3 |
IAAS221 | Security Foundations | 3 |
Major |
42-44 Credits | |
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GPMT385 | Project Scheduling with Agile | 3 |
GPMT400 | Project Fincl/Risk Analysis | 3 |
GPMT410 | Global Sourcing for Projects | 3 |
GPMT446 | Project Quality Management | 3 |
GPMT490 | Project Management Internship | 1 - 6 |
MGMT375 | Leadership Discovery | 3 |
TECH497 | College of Technology Capstone | 3 |
Choose 6 (six) elective courses from the list below [TPMS] or choose one of the following established specialty areas: |
(18-20) Credits |
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Computer Information Systems Specialty [CISS] |
(18) Credits | |
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CISP211 | E-Business Technologies | 3 |
CISP247 | Database Design | 3 |
CISP401 | Systems Analysis and Design | 3 |
CSCI231 | Introduction to Programming | 3 |
MATH250 | Discrete Structures | 3 |
Choose one of the following: |
(3) Credits | |
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CSCI232 | Object-Oriented Program w/ C++ | 3 |
CSCI234 | Object-Oriented Program w/ C# | 3 |
CSCI239 | Object-Oriented Program w/Java | 3 |
Information Security Specialty [ISS] |
(18) Credits | |
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CISP247 | Database Design | 3 |
IAAS245 | Disaster Recovery | 3 |
IAAS256 | Windows Digital Forensics | 3 |
IAAS332 | Authentication and Audits | 3 |
NETW101 | PC Operating Systems | 3 |
NETW141 | MS Client and Server OS | 3 |
Networking Specialty [NTS] |
(18) Credits | |
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NETW101 | PC Operating Systems | 3 |
NETW141 | MS Client and Server OS | 3 |
NETW151 or NETW220 | Cisco Networking Fundamentals or Data Communications and Networks | 3 |
NETW152/235/241 | Cisco Routing and Switching or UNIX/Linux Server Administration or MS Implement Network Infrastructure | 3 |
NETW217 | UNIX Operating Systems | 3 |
NETW325 | Wireless Networking & Security | 3 |
Open Electives |
13-17 Credits |
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*Professional Focused Technical Specialty [FTS] |
(18) Credits |
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Choose one of the following: |
(3-4) Credits | |
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MATH140 | Finite Mathematics | 3 |
MATH215 | Calculus I | 4 |
STAT322 | Inferential Statistics | 3 |
Choose one of the following: |
(3) Credits | |
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BUSN225 | International Business | 3 |
FORL | Foreign Language Elective | 3 |
GPMT290 | Project Management Internship | 1 - 3 |
GPMT499 | Cert Project Mgt Prof Prep | 3 |
SABR381 | Study Abroad Experience | 1 - 3 |
Accounting Information Systems Specialty [AISS] |
(20) Credits | |
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ACCT202 | Accounting Foundations II | 4 |
ACCT213 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
ACCT220 | Accounting Information Tech | 3 |
ACCT301 | Intermediate Accounting I | 4 |
ACCT350 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
FINC211 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
Health Information Management Specialty [HIMS] |
(18) Credits | |
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HINT110 | Introduction to HIM | 3 |
HINT201 | Health Information Technology | 3 |
HINT350 | Clinical Information Systems | 3 |
HINT400 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
HLTH210 | Health Care Orgnztns & Systems | 3 |
HLTH250 | Healthcare Reimbursement Mgmt | 3 |
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Why get a degree for project management at 怡红院
Prepare to sit for the industry examination to earn the PMP certification through 怡红院鈥檚 PMP prep course. You may also take a course that will prepare you to earn the PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) certification. These credentials are respected in the technology project management industry and highly sought after by employers.听
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Learn from expertsLearn from 怡红院 faculty who are highly experienced in the technology project management field. They bring years of real-world experience and connections to you. |
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Earn industry-recognized certificatesPrepare to sit for the PMP exam with our project management courses and gain the industry-recognized credential that can lead you to a higher salary as a project manager.听 |
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Acquire hands-on experienceGain real-world project management experience as part of your project management bachelor degree online with projects and internship opportunities. 听 |
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Network with professionalsJoin 怡红院鈥檚 Student Association of Project Management (SAPM) and network and collaborate with actual project managers that could lead to future jobs. 听 |
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Prepare for in-demand careersBenefit from technology project management, a field that is experiencing a talent gap. PMI reports that by 2027, employers will need 87.7 million people in project management-oriented roles.听 |
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Credentials that boost incomePass your PMP certification exam and be on track to earn $108,747 annually with your technology project management bachelor degree. |
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鈥淲hile attending 怡红院鈥檚 project management program, I learned critical high-demand skills that provided me with an internship opportunity in Amway鈥檚 Global Project Management office. The course prepared me to contribute in ways I hadn鈥檛 foreseen, and I continue to draw on these lessons in my daily work at Farmers Insurance.鈥澨
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U.S. Dept. of Labor
Forbes Advisor, 2023
DU Graduate Survey, 2023