Northeastern University, Master of Science in Project Management

Northeastern University’s Master of Science in Project Management is designed to provide you with the practical skills and theoretical concepts you need to lead complex projects. This online master’s degree program addresses every phase of project management including project definition, cost and risk estimation, scheduling, budget management, negotiation and conflict resolution, and project presentation and evaluation. It also draws on real-world case studies to demonstrate techniques and tools for managing long- and short-term projects successfully and economically. It is instructed by a highly-qualified faculty, who represent a wide cross-section of professional practices in such fields as finance, education, and management. They serve as mentors and advisors, and collaborate alongside students to solve global challenges facing established and emerging markets. Students who do not have at least three years of professional experience directing or leading project tasks, are required to complete foundational courses before taking core project management courses. In addition to the core project management courses, the program offers specialization tracks that allow students to extend their knowledge in areas that align to their personal and professional career goals.

This includes a couple of elective in project management topical areas and one concentration from the available nine concentration tracks. Examples of concentration tracks include construction management, agile project management, program and portfolio management, information security management. The program’s curriculum combines theory with experiential learning to help students acquire relevant, real-world skills they can apply to their desired industry. Students work with either their own organization or a sponsoring organization on short-term projects that address a key business need that company. Students also work on a final project management capstone which offers students an opportunity to utilize all of their learned project management skills to evaluate project processes and outcomes of a single project throughout the entire project life cycle.