Build your project management certificate

To earn a project management certificate, students must successfully complete the following courses depending on which track of study they choose:

  1. Applied Project Management Certificate: complete the Core Course (PROJ_PMI 402-0 or PROJ_PMI 402-DL) only.
  2. Essentials of Project Management Certificate: complete the Core Course (PROJ_PMI 401-0 or PROJ_PMI 401-DL) and two Elective Courses.

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Managing Distributed Teams

Managing Distributed Teams

According to recent research by Gallup, only 28% of managers have been trained to lead hybrid teams and individual contributors are even more likely to be without a specific plan for working in a hybrid or distributed environment.

PROJ_PMI 300-0 Managing Distributed Teams provides practical tools to increase the success of projects being managed in hybrid and global environments. Students will gain a mix of technical skills and interpersonal skills that will equip them to improve collaboration, communication, and decision-making processes.

The instructor was really engaging! Learning the concepts and nuances of managing projects virtually and globally is so pertinent in [today’s] world. I appreciate that this class is offered.”

Annual Schedule

Expand the annual schedule lists below to see which quarters each project management class is typically offered in.

Project Management Annual Schedule - Core Courses

Project Management Annual Schedule - Core Courses
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CORE COURSES
FALL WINTER SPRING SUMMER
PROJ_PMI 401-0 Essentials of Project Management (Remote) X X X X
PROJ_PMI 401-0 Essentials of Project Management (On Campus) X X
PROJ_PMI 401-DL Essentials of Project Management (Online) X X X X
PROJ_PMI 402-0 Applied Project Management (Remote) X X X X
PROJ_PMI 402-DL Applied Project Management (Online) X X X X

Project Management Annual Schedule - Elective Courses

Project Management Annual Schedule - Elective Courses
ELECTIVE COURSES
FALL WINTER SPRING SUMMER
PROJ_PMI 204-0 Developing People and Teams (Remote) X X X
PROJ_PMI 211-0 Soft Skills for the Project Manager (Remote) X X
PROJ_PMI 225-0 Power Excel Skills for Project Managers (Remote) X X
PROJ_PMI 300-0 Managing Distributed Teams (Remote) X X
PROJ_PMI 315-DL Risk Management (Online) X X
PROJ_PMI 345-DL Practical Project Planning (Online) X X

Attribution

PMI, PMBOK, CAPM, PMI-ACP, and PMP are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

Course Registration


PDP courses are offered online, remotely, and on-campus. Please refer to the Schedule Notes for course delivery information.

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Program Course ID Course Title / Description Winter 2025
Project ManagementPROJ_PMI 204-0Developing People and Teams

Remote Campus
MW
7 – 8:30 p.m.
Hansen, Bliss

Project ManagementPROJ_PMI 225-0Power Excel Skills for Project Managers

Remote Campus
MW
6 – 8 p.m.
Melo (DeMelo), Alex (Alexandre)

Project ManagementPROJ_PMI 300-0Managing Distributed Teams

Remote Campus
Tu
6:30 – 9 p.m.
Ryali, Balajirao

Project ManagementPROJ_PMI 345-DLPractical Project Planning (Online)

Online
Asynch
Asynch
Barnes, Lisa-Ann

Project ManagementPROJ_PMI 401-0Essentials of Project Management (Remote)

Remote Campus
Th
6 – 8:30 p.m.
Barnes, Lisa-Ann

Project ManagementPROJ_PMI 401-DLEssentials of Project Management (Online)

Online
Asynch
Asynch
Barnes, Lisa-Ann

Project ManagementPROJ_PMI 402-0Applied Project Management (Remote)

Remote Campus
Tu
5:45 – 8:45 p.m.
Larson, Karen

Project ManagementPROJ_PMI 402-DLApplied Project Management (Online)

Online
Asynch
Asynch
Baumgartner, Daniel C.

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