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Doctor of Management - Project Management Concentration

Effective February 2019, this program is no longer available for future enrollments at the Denver South campus.

Effective November 2020, this program is no longer available for future enrollments at the Virtual Campus.

The Doctor of Management with a concentration in Project Management is a 100-credit hour terminal degree in management. The program includes 40 credit hours of core management courses, 20 credit hours of project management concentration courses, 4 credit hours of symposium-related courses, and 36 credit hours of doctoral research. The research element will culminate in a dissertation.

The Doctor of Management is a terminal degree for management professionals. The program helps students prepare to think and act strategically and provides the opportunity to enhance their abilities to make positive contributions in their chosen area of management expertise. The concentration in project management is not a program designed to teach only project management. Rather, it is designed to leverage the student’s experience to develop expertise in the industry. Classes are intended to provide instruction in project planning, tracking, analyzing, and reporting, as well as the identification of scheduling time limits, tradeoff-analysis techniques, the measurement of accomplishments against plans, and early identification of problems so corrective actions may follow.

 

This program does not lead to additional licensure or certification.  As such, CTU has made no determination regarding prerequisites for licensure or certification in any state or jurisdiction.

Program Accreditation and Alignments

This program is not accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

Outcomes

Doctor of Management Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Demonstrate a comprehensive ability to support business strategy and organizational missions in evolving, diverse environments.
  2. Design an approved original research study that offers contributions within the management discipline(s).
  3. Analyze strategic planning and solution-generation.
  4. Integrate theories, models, skills, and competencies in support of strengthening organizational missions within a complex environment.
 

Project Management Concentration Learning Outcomes

  1. Demonstrate fluency in project management through relevant industry-specific scholarly and professional works.
  2. Formulate technology solutions that improve project management performance and competitive advantage.
  3. Apply theories of project management tools and techniques addressing scope, time, and cost in an approved original research study.
  4. Design a comprehensive project plan.

Degree Requirements

Courses: Core

MGMT802Management Theory

4

MGMT808Management and Ethics

4

MGMT818Leadership Theory and Development

4

MGMT822Application of Action Research

4

MGMT824Strategic Thinking and Organizational Alignment

4

MGMT828Practice and Theory of Consulting and Intervention

4

MGMT832Organization Innovation and Scenario Thinking

4

RES804Principles of Research Methods and Design

4
RES812Qualitative Research Methods

4
RES814Quantitative Research Methods

4
RES860Doctoral Research I: Principles of Research and Writing

4
RES861Doctoral Research II: Annotated Bibliography

4
RES862Dissertation Research Process

4
RES863Doctoral Research III: Dissertation Literature Review

4
RES864Doctoral Research IV: Dissertation Methods

4
RES865Doctoral Research V: Dissertation Introduction

4
RES866Doctoral Research VI: Dissertation Findings

4
RES867Doctoral Research VII: Dissertation Discussion and Conclusion

4
RES868Doctoral Research VIII: Dissertation Conclusion

4
SYMP801Doctoral Symposium I

2
SYMP802Doctoral Symposium II

2
Total Credit Hours:80

Courses: Concentration

PM870Life-Cycle and Performance Management

4

PM872Portfolio & Program Management

4

PM874Special Topics in Project Management

4

PM876Risk and Quality Management

4

MGMT878Advanced Career Strategies for the Scholar-Practitioner

4
Total Credit Hours:20

Total Credit Hours: 100

Program Areas of Focus

The program emphasizes three areas of focus: Research and Writing; Leadership and Change Management; and the specific concentration discipline.

Graduation Requirements

In addition to the successful completion of 100 credit hours with an acceptable GPA, students must also satisfactorily complete their research proposal and final dissertation. The research proposal must be approved by the student’s Research Supervisor and University Reviewer. The dissertation, which must be approved by the student’s dissertation committee, is an extensive document that includes the research study. In addition, graduation requires presentation of the final dissertation.

Symposium

Doctoral programs at Colorado Technical University require a residential symposium. Additional information about CTU's doctoral symposium can be located in the Doctoral Symposium section of this catalog.

Area of Study

  • Business & Management
  • Project Management

Degree Level

  • Doctorate