The George Washington University, located in Washington, offers a Master of Science in Project Management, which is approved by the American Academy of Project Managers and can be used towards certification. The curriculum for this program is a comprehensive blend of theory and practice. Courses meet on campus during the day, or in the evening at the Foggy Bottom location, and students can also use distance learning technology to complete the degree from nearly anywhere. This provides flexibility to students with careers or families.
This extension of the University of California, located in Cupertino, offers a certificate in Project and Program Management. Students can complete this course in the classroom or through distance education online. There are seven courses required for completion, and you can use these as credit towards your master's degree if you choose to continue on. The American Academy of Project Managers approves this program, which you can use towards certification with the academy. Required courses include Role of the Project Manager, Project Leadership and Communication, Project Integration and Risk Management and Applied Project Management.
Queens College is located at the City University of New York in Flushing, New York. Queens offers a Project Management Professional Certificate Program that is approved by the American Academy of Project Managers and can be used towards certification with them. The curriculum at Queens focuses on topics such as developing and improving the performance of projects and programs in technology, finance and accounting, building construction and industrial expansion.
The University of Atlanta, located in Atlanta, Georgia, offers a Graduate Certificate Program in Project Management (MPM). This is an online program that is approved by the American Academy of Project Managers and can be used towards certification. Students study how projects are established, maintained and executed to meet stakeholder's expectations; how to establish and maintain estimates of the project's planning parameters; how to establish and maintain commitments related to the project; how to evaluate the progress of a project; and how and when to take corrective actions. Students may use credits earned in the certificate program towards a master's degree.