Master of Science in Project Management Northeastern University - Toronto Campus, Canada

The Master of Science in Project Management prepares you to drive innovation in your organization by giving you the skills and tools to effectively lead volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous projects from inception to completion in global markets. Accredited by the Project Management Institute’s Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs (GAC), our curriculum has a two-pronged approach that provides the foundational knowledge of scientific-based project management tools, organizational strategies, and theoretical concepts, coupled with the opportunity to deepen subject matter expertise through targeted concentration work and innovative project management concepts.

Unique Features

• Option to engage in experiential learning through the co-op program and/or Experiential Network projects.
• Program curriculum can be tailored to student's past professional experience with project management.
• Concentrations allow students to focus their study on content-specific knowledge.
• This is a STEM-designated graduate degree.
• The program is delivered through a hybrid model of online and on-site learning.

Program Objectives

• Specialized Knowledge – Effectively lead and manage sometimes interrelated, complex projects in a mature manner while avoiding common project management pitfalls.
• Broad, Integrative Knowledge – Manage project scope, risk, quality, and performance metrics while effectively communicating with all project stakeholders.
• Civic Learning – Understand the need for ethics and social responsibility in the practice of project management as outlined in the PMI Code of Ethics.
• Intellectual Skills – Develop the critical-thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills necessary to lead projects in a complex and dynamic project environment.

Concentrations:

• Agile Project Management
• Analytics
• Construction Management
• Leadership
• Leading and Managing Technical Projects
• Organizational Communication
• Project Business Analysis

Experiential / Co-op Opportunities

Northeastern's signature experience-powered learning model has been at the heart of the university for more than a century. It combines world-class academics with professional practice, allowing you to acquire relevant, real-world skills you can immediately put into action in your current workplace.