Overview
Prepare for a rewarding project-management role, or learn new skills for your current project-management position, with a graduate qualification from VU.
The Graduate Diploma in Project Management is one of a suite of courses designed for current or potential project managers in industry. You’ll learn specialised project management principles and techniques. You can apply the skills you learn during this course to projects in sectors including:
- administration
- business
- engineering and construction
- information technology.
The internationally-recognisedA Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) underpins all our project-management teaching. We have strong industry connections, which give you access to current work-based scenarios. These combine for a practical, usable and valued skill set.
This qualification provides you with valuable recognition in the industry.
If you’re aiming for a leadership or high-level management role, our Master of Project Management will give you the qualifications and skills to get there.
Once you’ve successfully completed your graduate diploma, you’ll gain entry to the Master of Project Management – and you’ll already be half way to completing the masters degree.
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Critically analyse and adapt advanced project management models and principles to design and evaluate solutions for complex scenarios, integrating social, ethical, environmental, and economic factors;
- Conceptually map and implement comprehensive organisational and management frameworks that optimise strategic objectives across various project performance domains;
- Devise and validate comprehensive project management plans to address complex organisational initiatives across diverse stakeholder environments;
- Synthesise professional standards, regulatory frameworks and industry best practices to lead ethically sound and compliant project management initiatives; and
- Interpret and critique advanced organisational theories and disseminate evidence-based recommendations, demonstrating project management leadership competencies.
Our course includes the latest project management methods, trending across the various industries.
Our lecturers are experienced project managers. Through strong connections to industry we keep up to date on current project-management requirements.
Some of the latest global trends in project management we teach include being customer-focused and agile.
Study this course via our award-winning VU Block Model®.
Instead of juggling several units at once, you’ll complete two units over 8 weeks (full-time), or just one if you’re studying part-time.
Learning in workshop-style classes, you’ll develop strong connections with your peers and practical skills for your career.
You’ll also get fast feedback on your assignments, helping you to improve quickly as you progress through your course.