Bachelor of Science in Project Management

The Bachelor of Science in Project Management (BSPM) is designed to prepare graduates for a career as project manager. Students will develop proficiency in effectively organizing/managing projects utilizing a practical approach that develops project leadership and team building skills.

The BSPM Program prepares the student to:

• Understand how leadership and management influence project team and stakeholder engagement
• Apply best practices as described in the PMBOK guide to accomplish project work
• Identify and analyze project scope to meet customer expectations

BSPM Program Competencies:

• Assess personal leadership style and adapt to needs of situations, employees, and co-workers.
• Evaluate the impact that a global marketplace and economy has on project management practices, human resources, and strategic decision making.
• Discover how project managers align organizational strategy with leadership and stakeholder needs to satisfy project requirements.
• Apply appropriate PMBOK Guide knowledge areas to project situations and work environments.
• Define a project, project management, and type of project structures, project life cycle phases, knowledge areas, and process.
• Explain management and integration of organizational programs and project portfolios.
• Identify tools, principles, and techniques of continuous process improvement.
• Create and implement a proactive risk management and quality plan and develop contingency plans.
• Analyze project scope and identify project key tasks and stakeholders; manage scope changes.

Degree Requirements

Courses: General Education

ECON210	Principles of Macroeconomics	4.5
ECON212	Principles of Microeconomics	4.5
ENGL101	Composition and Critical Thinking	4.5
ENGL103	Composition: Writing and Research	4.5
ENGL203	Professional Speech Communication	4.5
HIST101	Modern American History: 1950 to the 21st Century	4.5
HUMN250	World Values and Cultures	4.5
	or
LITR201	Literature: A Reflection of Life	4.5
MATH106	Algebra for Business	4.5
MATH451	Data Driven Decision Making	4.5
PHIL301	Ethics for Professionals	4.5
PSYC102	Introductory Psychology	4.5
	or
SOCL102	Introductory Sociology	4.5
SCI101	Introduction to the Sciences	4.5
SCI103	Lab - Science and Technology	1.5
SCI201	Environmental Science and Sustainability	4.5
SCI203	Lab - Environmental Science and Sustainability	1.5
UNIV104	Academic and Career Success	4.5
	or
HUMNELE	Humanities Elective	4.5
	Total Credit Hours:	66

Courses: Core

ACCT201	Accounting I	4
ACCT202	Accounting II	4
ACCT203	Accounting III	4
BADM150	Contemporary Business Trends	4
MGM335	Organizational Behavior Principles	4
MGM316	International Business Communications	4
BADM440	Research Design Methods and Applications	4
FINC400	Financial Management	4
HRMT215	Management of Human Resources	4
HRMT440	Managing Organizational Change	4
IT190	Introduction to IT	4
IT254	Spreadsheet Applications	4
MGMT115	Introductory Business Practices	4
MGMT235	Business Law I	4
MGMT345	Operations Management	4
MGMT455	Business Policies and Strategies	4
MKTG225	Introduction to Marketing	4
MPM210	Introduction to Project Management	6
SCM210	Introduction to Logistics/Supply Chain Management	4
UNIV201	Career Planning and Management	4
	Total Credit Hours:	82

Courses: Concentration

MPM344	Project Risk Management	4
MPM346	Contracts and Procurement	4
MPM357	Project Performance and Quality Assurance	4
MPM434	Project Scheduling and Cost	6
MPM468	HR Project Management	6
PM220	Project Management Tools	4
	or
MPM332	Organizational Leadership	4
PM430	Project Management Capstone	4
	Total Credit Hours:	32

Total Credit Hours: 180

This degree is accredited by the Project Management Institute's Global Accreditation Center (PMI-GAC).

CTU is a recognized provider with the Project Management Institute (PMI™) Educational Provider Program (PMI R.E.P.).

Locations

• Colorado Springs
• Aurora (Denver Area)
• Virtual Campus