Certificate in Project Management
The Power of Project Management
Meet today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities with a Marlboro College Graduate School Certificate in Project Management.
What is Project Management?
Project Management helps you answer the challenge of deadlines and budgets with a proactive project plan that leads to maximum success with minimum resources.
Course Overview
Marlboro College Graduate School courses emphasize both critical thinking and the practical application of tools and techniques. In each of the Project Management Certificate courses, participants are required to select a "live" project. Thus, students apply their coursework directly to the business challenges that they face in their work.
Project Management 1*
This course guides leaders through the application of the project management Initiating and Planning processes. Key topics include project selection, scoping, schedule development, risk management, quality assurance, team building and project communication. Students create a comprehensive plan using a project of their choice.
Project Management 2*
Students in this course manage an actual project as a case study in best practices focused on the Execution, Monitoring & Controlling, and Close-out processes. Key topics include budgeting, procurement, schedule tracking, earned value, project recovery, status reporting and issue management.
Change Management
Intelligent "change management" is required to successfully implement projects in organizations. This course prepares participants to lead that change, beginning with a systematic approach to enterprise-wide change initiatives. In addition to learning Organizational Change Management best practices, the course encourages students to apply specific tools and strategies to their own project work.
Leadership
Project Managers have a unique leadership challenge because they often have responsibility without authority. This year-long course explores the dimensions of leadership, including self-awareness and personal mastery, team development, and organizational strategy.
* Project Management course instructors are certified as Project Management Professionals by the Project Management Institute
This Certificate is based on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) and meets the formal education requirements needed to apply for the Project Management Institute's PMP® exam. PMP Prep Study Groups are offered by local PMI Chapters, such as PMI Keene and PMI Champlain Valley in Burlington.
Application Materials
- Completed Online Application Form.
- Official College Transcript(s): All transcripts should be sent via a traditional postal system to:
Office of Admissions
Marlboro College Graduate School
28 Vernon Street, Suite #120
Brattleboro, VT 05301
- One Letter of Recommendation: Letters may be emailed to: jheslin@marlboro.edu.
- Statement of Intent: Your statement of intent gives you the opportunity to outline the goals you hope to achieve by attending the Graduate School, and it helps us determine how our programs can best fit your needs. Please email your statement of intent to: jheslin@marlboro.edu
Talk to your HR department about tuition reimbursement for professional development.
Gainful Employment Disclosure
Occupations
- Managers (http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-9199.00)
- Business Teachers, Post Secondary (http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/25-1011.00)
- Construction Manager (http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-9021.00)
- Civil Engineers (http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/17-2051.00)
- Engineering Managers (http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-9041.00)
- Cost Estimators (http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/13-1051.00)
On time graduation rate: 100%
Tuition and fees: 2011-2012 academic year = $8,340
Estimated book total cost: $402.27 (high estimate based on new books)
- Project Management I – $135.94
- Project Management II – $19.99
- Leadership I, II, III – $182.39
- Managing Change - $63.95
Placement rate: due to the newness of this certificate program we do not currently have this data
Median loan debt (as provided by Secretary of Ed.): data not yet available
Accreditation
The Marlboro Certificate in Program Management is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. (NEASC), which accredits schools and colleges in the six New England states.
