Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Advanced Certificate in Project Management
Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
Advanced Certificate
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
USD 2,257 / per credit *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus, Distance Learning
* when enrolled in fewer than 12 credits per semester
Key Summary
About: The Advanced Certificate in Project Management at Rochester Institute of Technology prepares you to plan, organize, and execute projects across the project lifecycle. A graduate certificate (advanced certificate) comprises up to five graduate-level courses and can stand alone or transfer into a master's degree. You’ll learn project initiation, planning, scheduling, risk management, stakeholder coordination, and cross-cultural team collaboration. RIT offers an inclusive, collaborative community with cooperative education, paid work programmes, and a career network supporting professional development.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as project manager, programme manager, project coordinator, applying project planning, execution, risk and stakeholder management across industries.
In today’s business-oriented society, project-based organizations and project management have become much more than just a way of conducting business. New growth within these organizations has changed the shape of project management to reveal what is becoming an exciting new career path for many individuals. The advanced certificate in project management will prepare you to effectively manage projects by successfully planning, organizing, and executing specific projects or one-time efforts.
Why Study Project Management?
Project managers have quickly become a necessary asset for many businesses. Encountering the challenges of cultural and social differences, along with an assortment of industrial focuses, a project manager must be aware of a project’s goals on a daily and, sometimes, hourly basis. The advanced certificate in project management will prepare you to plan, develop, and execute successful business projects from initiation to completion.
What is a Graduate Certificate?
A graduate certificate also called an advanced certificate, is a selection of up to five graduate-level courses in a particular area of study. It can serve as a stand-alone credential that provides expertise in a specific topic that enhances your professional knowledge base, or it can serve as the entry point to a master's degree. Some students complete an advanced certificate and apply for those credits hours later toward a master's degree.
The advanced certificate in project management consists of three core courses and one elective. Courses cover the fundamentals of project management as well as agile leadership, and design thinking. The certificate can be completed entirely online, on campus, or through a combination of both options.
First Year
- Project Management
- Agile Project Management
Second Year
- Graduate Elective
Choose one of the following:
- Advanced Project Management
- International Project Management
- Agile Leadership and Self-Organizing Teams
- Agile and Design Thinking
Graduate Electives
- Advanced Project Management
- International Project Management
- Program Management for Product and Service Development
- Agile Leadership and Self-Organizing Teams
- Agile and Design Thinking
- Individual Leadership Development
- Leading and Developing Teams
- Theories of Organizational Development
- Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management
- Talent Development
- Team Process and Facilitation Skills
- Information Technology and Globalization
- Leading Teams in Organizations
- Managing Organizational Change
- Negotiations
- Service Design Fundamentals
- Lean Six Sigma Fundamentals
Most of our programs offer "rolling" application review - there is no specific deadline for applications; applications will be accepted and reviewed throughout the year.