Degree Program Description: The online Internet-based M.P.M. program is designed to bring the benefits of modern technology and high quality, graduate-level instruction to project management professionals in a form that parallels their fast-paced working world.
The Master of Project Management (MPM) Degree Program at Western Carolina University was the first such masters degree in the United States at a nationally accredited institution and the first one to be accredited by PMI (1983). The MPM Program was initiated with the active sponsorship, cooperation and support of the Project Management Institute, the premiere, world-wide, non-profit professional organization for professional project managers. The program is part of the Management and International Business Department within the College of Business. MPM strives to be the pre-eminent comprehensive educational program for professional project managers, to advance the project management profession through teaching, research and service, and to develop leaders in the project management profession.
Fully accredited at the national level, the goal of the program is to fit into the project manager's busy work schedule. The program provides flexible, direct access to work-related graduate education from any location that has a communications link, at any time, and by making the best use of the latest advances in educational technology.
The MPM Program has accreditations at three levels:
-The program is accredited by Project Management Institute (PMI)
-The College of Business is accredited by Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
-The University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SAC)
These accreditations represent the assurance to each MPM student that their graduate degree will be one of the most respected degrees in the field.
Required Standardized Test: GMAT or GRE
Minimum Admissions Requirements: An undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, with a 3.0 average on the last 60 credit hours, a GMAT score of 400 or higher (waived if you already have a masters degree), relevant work experience and a recommendation from a current or past employer. Additional documents include a letter of recommendation from your employer, and a resume. You must have experience in project management.
Prerequisites: At the time of the admission decision the program director will evaluate the need for prerequisite courses needed by students with little experience in project management in order to provide an adequate background for the M.P.M. program.
Application Deadline: You can begin the program in January or August. The earlier you can get your application to us, the greater the chance of reserving a place in the program.
Certificate Offered: Graduate Certificate in Project Management
Certificate Program Description: The Graduate Certificate in Project Management is awarded to students who successfully complete four 3-credit courses: PMC 610 (Introduction to Professional Project Management), PMC 620 (Life Cycle of Successful Projects), PMC 630 (Project Teams-Tools and Techniques for Global Collaboration), PMC 640 (The Art and Science of Project Planning). If a student desires to continue study in the M.P.M. degree program after completing the certificate program, and the student meets the admission requirements for the M.P.M. program, the student will be given credit for the first two core courses in the M.P.M. program (PM 650 and PM 652).
Certificate Minimum Admission Requirements: An undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited instruction of higher education, with a 3.0 average on the last 60 hours.
Number of Graduate Faculty: 5
Number of Students: 120
Location of Course Offerings: Online for degree program, Online and Asheville for certificate program
Graduate Program Director:
Jeanne E. Dorle, Ph.D., PMP
Director, Project Management Graduate Programs
Management & International Business Department
828-227-3603 (office)
828-508-7924 (mobile)
jdorle@email.wcu.edu