- Cost: $4,190, reflects 10 percent discount for registering all courses in certificate at once
- Credits: 60 contact hours, 6.0 CEUs
- Courses: 6 required and 3 elective courses
- Location: U of M St. Paul campus, Continuing Education and Conference Center
- Customized training: Courses can be tailored to meet your needs and brought to your location
- Webinars: CCAPS offers free webinars on a variety of topics to help you hone your business acumen. Catch up on past webinars or sit in on the next live event, "Three Myths Killing Your Agile Adoption" on August 8 at noon.
Being an in-demand, successful project manager requires a combination of process and human interaction skills. With this certificate you'll lay a strong foundation of knowledge and the interpersonal aspects of being an effective project manager.
- Negotiate and resolve conflicts
- Manage risk and change
- Build and motivate project teams
- Ensure project control and successfully close projects.
Project Management Certificate Courses
Courses are listed in recommended sequence
| Required courses (42 contact hours) | Upcoming Dates | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Project Management Foundations (6 hours) | Sep 7, Sep 18 & 20, Oct 19, Jan 29 & 31, Feb 15, Apr 26 | $470 |
| Project Initiation (6 hours) | Sep 14, Sep 25 & 27, Oct 26, Feb 5, Feb 22 | $470 |
| Project Planning (12 hours) | Sep 20 & 21, Oct 2, 4, 9 & 11, Nov 1 & 2, Feb 12, 14, 19 & 21, Mar 14 & 15 | $900 |
| Project Execution, Monitoring, and Control (6 hours) | Sep 28, Oct 16 & 17, Nov 9, Mar 5 & 7, Mar 21 | $470 |
| Project Leadership (6 hours) | Sep 12, Oct 12, Oct 30 & Nov 1, Nov 30, Mar 12 & 14, Apr 5 | $470 |
| Project Risk Management (6 hours) | Oct 5, Oct 23 & 25, Nov 16, Feb 26 & 28, Mar 20 | $470 |
| Elective courses - Choose 3 (18 contact hours) | Upcoming Dates | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Business Acumen (6 hours) | Oct 19, Jan 15, May 2 | $470 |
| Communicating Across Cultures (6 hours) | Nov 9, May 30 | $420 |
| Introduction to Agile (6 hours) | Oct 12, Jan 23, Mar 19 & 21, Jun 13 | $470 |
| Negotiate for Agreement (6 hours) | Sep 7, Dec 4 & 6, Apr 2 & 4, Jun 21 | $420 |
| Project Management and Chaos Theory (6 hours) | Oct 12, Nov 13 & 15, May 3 | $470 |
| Project Management and New Product Development (6 hours) | Oct 5 | $470 |
| Managing Complex Projects (6 hours) | Jan 4, Apr 9 & 11 | $470 |
| Technical Writing (6 hours) | Sep 28, Dec 11, Feb 13, Mar 15, Jun 4 | $420 |
Not interested in a certificate? Courses can be taken individually. See the full list of professional development courses.
Professional Development
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Student Success
Josh Kline needed to rev up his leadership and project management skills after taking on a major project at Land O'Lakes. He signed up for the U's Project Management Certificate evening courses and immediately put his new skills to work on the job the next day.
