CSU Global’s Master in Project Management program consists of a total of nine core courses (three credits each)—six required courses (see Exhibit 1) and three elective courses (see Exhibit 2), two of the latter must be taken. The content of each core course is shown in Exhibits 1 and 2. In addition, students must choose a specialization, which consists of four specialization courses for a total of 12 credits. The specializations offered are shown in Exhibit 3.
At Capella University, the Master of Business Administration in Project Management program is similarly structured. It includes a total of six core courses (four quarter credits each) covering various business topics that must be taken. In addition, four courses in the project management specialization must be taken (four quarter credits each). Furthermore, students must integrate the knowledge and skills acquired in the MBA program into an application-based business project, which may be a project from their own professional experience. The Project Management Foundations course teaches, among other things, the methodologies defined by the Project Management Institute (PMI) (Capella University n.d. a; n.d. b). The corresponding learning content is shown in Exhibits 4 and 5.
Overall, the learning content of the two programs considered here is very similar. In particular, the capstone courses are designed to ensure a certain degree of application.
References
Capella University (n.d. a) MBA in Project Management. Accessed February 27, 2025, https://www.capella.edu/online-business-degrees/mba-program/mba-project-management/.
Capella University (n.d. b) Master of Business Administration: Project management courses. Accessed February 27, 2025, https://www.capella.edu/online-business-degrees/mba-program/mba-project-management/courses/.
CSU Global (n.d.) Online Master’s in Project Management (MPM). Accessed February 23, 2023, March 14/15/16, 2023, April 21, 2023, and February 27, 2025, https://csuglobal.edu/academic-programs/graduate-degrees/masters-degree-project-management.
CSU Global (2023) Academic catalog: Spring 2022–2023. CSU Global, Aurora, CO.
CSU Global (2025) Academic catalog: Spring 2024–2025. CSU Global, Aurora, CO.
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