Master of Business Administration with an Emphasis in Project Management

Overview

Earn Your MBA and Prepare for Your PMI Certification

With Grand Canyon University's (GCU) Master of Business Administration (MBA) with an Emphasis in Project Management, you can bolster your competency in efficient business practices. Offered by the Colangelo College of Business, this project management degree program incorporates research-based strategies with business fundamentals to nurture your skills in traditional and agile project management. Coursework to prepare you for functional management is logically embedded throughout your program to support your development into an adept project manager.

In this MBA in project management degree program, you learn the core functions of a project manager and apply research based concepts to improve your effectiveness. You use your interpersonal skills to address each business function and discuss innovative methods to minimize processes and enhance productivity. If you choose to pursue GCU's Master of Business Administration with an Emphasis in Project Management, you have access to intense academic training to help you prepare for the Project Management Institute's (PMI) competitive certification process.

Degree Outcomes

Prepare for Your Project Management Institute (PMI) Certifications

Traditional, evening and online MBA project management courses align with PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and may prepare you for the following certifications:

Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM): Entry-level certification for project practitioners. Designed for business professionals with little or no project experience, this certification exemplifies your increased understanding of the fundamental knowledge, terminology and processes required for effective project management.

Project Management Professional (PMP): Globally demanded, this certification is important for project managers seeking industry-recognized credential. It demonstrates your ability to lead and direct projects.

Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP): Designed for project managers who operate within extremely fluid environments, the ACP certification demonstrates your knowledge of agile project management, used to develop non-standard and highly customizable products in IT, infrastructure and engineering.

What You Will Learn

Real-World MBA Project Management Coursework

The MBA in project management accelerates your learning through multiple course topics and objectives:

• Managerial concepts and strategies relating to the management of operations in both manufacturing and service environments
• Traditional project management as delineated in the Project PMI's PMBOK
• Microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts relevant to contemporary business
• Quantitative tools and techniques used to model business functions and applications
• Current services marketing concepts, principles and theories
• Definition, formulation and execution of strategy within organizations

Career Outcomes

Potential Careers with Advanced Project Management Skills

The project management MBA offers you advanced skills and prepares you to pursue a career as a project analyst, project manager, executive, director of operations, manager or other business leader. Typical workplaces include business entities, service organizations, engineering and IT firms, design organizations and government agencies.