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
COMS105 | Interpersonal Communication | 4.5 |
COMS203 | Speech Communications | 4.5 |
ECON210 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4.5 |
ECON212 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4.5 |
ENGL104 | Introductory Written Communication | 4.5 |
ENGL105 | Professional Written Communications | 4.5 |
HIST101 | Modern American History: 1950 to the 21st Century | 4.5 |
MATH102 | Introduction to College Math | 4.5 |
MATH106 | Algebra for Business | 4.5 |
MATH301 | Data Driven Statistics | 4.5 |
PHIL101 | Introduction to Ethics | 4.5 |
SCI101 | Introduction to the Sciences | 4.5 |
SCI103 | Science and Technology- Laboratory Course | 1.5 |
SCI201 | Environmental Science and Sustainability | 4.5 |
SCI203 | Environmental Science and Sustainability - Laboratory Course | 1.5 |
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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 |
BADM440 | Research Design Methods and Applications | 4 |
FINC225 | Financial Statement Analysis | 4 |
HRMT215 | Management of Human Resources | 4 |
HRMT440 | Managing Organizational Change | 4 |
IT190 | Introduction to IT | 4 |
IT254 | Spreadsheet Applications | 4 |
MGM335 | Organizational Behavior Principles | 4 |
MGM316 | International Business Communications | 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 |
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UNIV201 | Career Planning and Management | 4 |
| or | |
MGM255 | Management Fundamentals | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 82 |
Courses: Concentration
MPM344 | Project Risk Management | 4 |
MPM346 | Contracts and Procurement | 4 |
MPM357 | Project Performance and Quality Assurance | 4 |
MPM436 | Project Cost and Scheduling | 4 |
MPM460 | Human Resources within Project Management | 4 |
MPM 480 | The Evolution of Project Management | 4 |
PM220 | Project Management Tools | 4 |
PM430 | Project Management Capstone | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 32 |
Total Credit Hours: 180
The Bachelor of Science in Project Management delivered at the applicable ground campuses and Colorado Technical University’s Virtual Campus is accredited by the PMI Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs (GAC).
Locations
- Colorado Springs
- Aurora (Denver Area)
- Virtual Campus
Area of Study
- Business & Management
- Project Management