The current market dynamism and business environment have led to companies and organisations needing to manage numerous projects in parallel. Within this context, the figure of Project Manager takes on key importance in organisations and companies of all sizes, as they play a critical role in terms of designing efficient business strategies that take full advantage of the available resources. Meanwhile, globalisation, the emergence of new competitors and sudden changes in business strategies mean that, as well as being equipped with an in-depth knowledge of project management, Project Managers also need to have highly developed personal skills and performance competencies.
In response to this business demand, the Master in Project Management is designed to equip executives to lead, plan, organise and oversee complex global projects efficiently and effectively. Professionals equipped to lead teams based on the development of executive skills and techniques required by directors. In short, Project Directors who can align the present needs of companies in terms of project management with the current requirements stipulated in the global standard of the Project Management Institute (PMI): minimising risks, creating new opportunities and achieving the objectives that have been set.
Admission Process and Degree
The main objective of the admissions process is to ensure the suitability of the candidates for the program by looking at their professional experience and their academic CV.
Our aim is for all participants to make the most of the experience we offer through a context in which they may develop a long-term relationship with classmates, teachers and alumni.
In order to start the admissions process, the form has to be filled in so that the AACTD.us Academic Committee can consider the application. If the decision issued by the Academic Committee for the requested program is positive, the candidate can complete his or her enrolment.
Course Contents
Courses in the Master in Project Management:
| Courses | ECTS |
| MODULE 1 – Project Management: Strategy, Portfolio and Financing | – |
| Strategic management and business environment | 3 ECTS |
| Program and portfolio management. Project finance | 4 ECTS |
| MODULE 2 – Project Planning and Control: Scope, Time, Cost | – |
| Project scope management | 3 ECTS |
| Project Time Management | 3 ECTS |
| Project cost management | 3 ECTS |
| MODULE 3 – Quality and Risk Management, Procurement and Legal Aspects in Projects | – |
| Project risk management | 3 ECTS |
| Project quality management | 3 ECTS |
| Project procurement management and legal aspects | 3 ECTS |
| MODULE 4 – The Human Factor | – |
| Human resource management. Project manager. Interpersonal skills and ethics | 4 ECTS |
| Communication and stakeholder management | 3 ECTS |
| Project sales management | 3 ECTS |
| MODULE 5 – Knowledge Management and Integration | – |
| Project integration and knowledge management. Project management game and tools | 4 ECTS |
| New trends and methodologies in project management | 3 ECTS |
| PMP Certification preparation | 3 ECTS |
| MODULE 6 – Final Master Thesis | – |
| Final master thesis | 15 ECTS |
| MODULE 7- Minor | – |
| Minor | 10 ECTS |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 70 ECTS |
Minors
In the Anglo-Saxon educational model, Minors or specialties are concentrations of subjects that, referring to the same area of knowledge, make up, as a whole, a subject of secondary learning and sometimes disconnected from the master. That is to say: of the main knowledge area.
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