Certificate in Project Management

The ability to effectively manage projects of all sizes is an extremely valuable skill in today's complex and ever-changing organizations. To expand your expertise in this ubiquitous and critical process, University of Phoenix Online offers the exact education you need to succeed.

The Certificate Program in Project Management(PM) is a six-course program that equips individuals with the skills for successfully managing projects of varying sizes and complexity. It emphasizes real-world application with assignments designed to immediately improve bottom-line results. Offered via the Internet, this fast-paced program is the ideal way to expand your skills, improve your effectiveness, and add valuable credentials to your resume.

The PM program examines the roles and environments of project management, domestically, globally and virtually. Participants will explore the latest tools and techniques for work planning, control, and evaluation, and learn the value of aligning a project's objectives with the organization's strategies and stakeholders' interests. Participants will also study strategies for procurement, risk management, decision-making, project estimating and evaluation. Theories of effective motivation and leadership are also discussed, as well the emerging trends in project management.

As an institution always focused on the needs of an adult learner population, our Instructional Framework reflects the instructional strategies most important for this population.

University of Phoenix was founded upon the vision of making higher education more available, even if you’re a professional with a full time commitment to work and family. With 40 years of experience, we continue to focus on meeting the needs of adult learners. Malcolm Knowles identified the characteristics of adult learners as differing from the classic 18-22 year-old college students; through areas such as the learner’s need to know, self-concept, experience, readiness to learn, orientation to learning and motivation. These characteristics influence the instructional design process – shifting our framework from content-driven to context-driven and reinforcing relevant application to the real world.