Overview
Project Management is essential to the smooth operation of the organizations in today’s society. Accordingly, the Project Management professional is equipped with the knowledge and tools necessary for obtaining high quality results by optimizing the use of resources and keeping costs to a minimum.
A Post-Graduate Diploma in Project Management prepares participants for a wide range of careers across a variety of industries, for example: Engineering and Logistics Management, Events Management, Senior Management, Software Development/IT Manager, System Administrator, Brand Manager/Sales Manager and Construction Management.
Postgraduate diplomas allow students to study something new or build on the skills and knowledge already gained during their first degree. In the current climate, more and more graduates are opting to pursue postgraduate study for the following reasons:
Employers want to recruit people who have the right mix of competencies.
1. BSc. Degree in any discipline or
2. Mature student entry/prior learning assessment: Professional Certification, Associate Degree, or Diploma. Applicants falling in this category must be twenty five years or older, with a minimum of two years experience in a specialized area of the industry. Applicants will be accepted based on an assessment of their prior learning.
Semester I | Semester II |
Critical Thinking | Applied Statistical Techniques |
Project Management Foundations | Communications and Risk Management |
Project Procurement and Stakeholder Management | Project Cost, Quality and HR Management |
Project Scope and Time Management | Research Methods |
Semester III | |
Project Management Capstone | |
Research Paper/Dissertation | |
Internship/Practicum |
A Post-Graduate Diploma in Project Management prepares participants for a wide range of careers across a variety of industries, for example: Engineering and Logistics Management, Events Management, Senior Management, Software Development/IT Manager, System Administrator, Brand Manager/Sales Manager and Construction Management.
Postgraduate diplomas allow students to study something new or build on the skills and knowledge already gained during their first degree. In the current climate, more and more graduates are opting to pursue postgraduate study for the following reasons:
Employers want to recruit people who have the right mix of competencies.
1. BSc. Degree in any discipline or
2. Mature student entry/prior learning assessment: Professional Certification, Associate Degree, or Diploma. Applicants falling in this category must be twenty five years or older, with a minimum of two years experience in a specialized area of the industry. Applicants will be accepted based on an assessment of their prior learning.
Excelsior Community College is a registered institution with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MoEYI) in Jamaica, and the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ), the local accreditation body.
Excelsior Community College obtained Candidacy for Institutional Accreditation in March 2019 from the UCJ. As such, our Masters’ Degree programmes curricula are developed in alignment with the UCJ’s and recognized industries occupational standards. Additionally, our programmes are aligned to the Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission (J-TEC), the National Qualifications Framework of Jamaica (NQF-J) and certifications are to be offered by the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ).
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