Project Management MBA Specialization Overview
The 1 Year Online MBA’s Accelerated curriculum earns you a Project Management specialization. The coursework is dual-purpose, and additionally provides Project Management Institute approved preparation for earning a Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification.
Our comprehensive curriculum provides students with all the tools needed to prepare themselves for the PMP® certification exam. As a unique feature to our program, we offer students a 1-year membership with the Project Management Institute (PMI).
By earning a Project Management specialization from Ashland University MBA Programs, students are given a professional advantage. Benefits of this membership include:
- Ashland University will pay for the first year of regular membership in the Project Management Institute (PMI), starting after students complete the Project Management specialization course requirements
- PMI Membership also unlocks exclusive networking opportunities with 450,000+ fellow project management professionals worldwide
It’s important to note that there are additional requirements needed, prior to taking the PMP exam.
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Curriculum
The graduation requirement for the Ashland University MBA program is 30 credits, which includes 18 credits of core courses.
Project Management Specialization Courses
- MBA 530 – Foundations of Project Management
- MBA 531 – Increasing Organization Capacity in Project Management
- MBA 533 – Advanced Topics in Communications for Project Managers
What Is Project Management?
Project Management (PM) is a temporary group activity and a “process” of managing resources, the application of specialized knowledge and the use of techniques and methodologies to meet today’s changing business needs and objectives. PM is a strategic competency skill that enables companies to “tie” project results to business goals.
A successful PM’s work results in the creation of something unique, whether it is a product, service or result. PM skills are strategically and vitally important in meeting company goals, whether in: Technology, Health Care, Manufacturing, Business etc. that includes profit or non-profit entities. The Project Management profession is experiencing a growing worldwide need for professionally skilled and academically qualified personnel. Project Managers who know how to manage any or all aspects of a project (responding to a natural disaster, developing a new e-commerce application, improving mobile applications or expansion of a new geographic market etc.) from project inception/idea to closure will find this career path most challenging. The growing demand for Project Management skills is reflected in a recent posting in Hiring Demand Indicators.