Bachelor of Science in Project Management
The Bachelor of Science in Project Management (BSPM) is a 180-credit-hour program that is offered online and at both Colorado campuses. It consists of 66 general education credit hours, 82 credit hours devoted to core business and management courses, and 32 credit hours in the project management concentration.
This globally accredited program for students interested in the project management field is aligned with project management standards and skills. Its focus is on student practice and understanding of project management industry standards in various work settings.
Mission Statement
The mission of the College of Business and Management is to offer professional market-driven business degrees that build business competencies transferable to all industries. The College of Business and Management accomplishes this mission by offering curriculum that aligns to industry standards, remains relevant, and builds practical skills applicable to the competitive global business environment.
Program Accreditations and Alignments
The curriculum covers the various knowledge areas, including the PMI Talent Triangle™, specified by the Project Management Institute Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs (GAC) and A Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition, the industry standard for project management. CTU’s BSPM is accredited by PMI-GAC and is an approved PMI® Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.) program.
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 |
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| COMS201 | Technical and Professional Writing | 4.5 |
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| COMS203 | Speech Communications | 4.5 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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