CV81 Graduate Diploma of Project Management

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete electives

Core Structure

Number of units: 7 Total credit points: 42


Students must undertake all of the following units.

Year 1 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
PPMP20007 Project Management Concepts
PPMP20008 Initiating and Planning Projects
PPMP20009 Leading Lean Projects
PPMP20010 Executing and Closing Projects
Year 1 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
PPMP20011 Contract and Procurement Management
PPMP20012 Portfolio and Program Management

Students can select one unit from the two optional units listed below. Students who intend to continue their studies in the Masters of Project Management course (CV84) are highly encouraged to consider taking Project Management Research Proposal unit (PPMP20015) which is a core unit in the master's course in order to enrol smoothly in the second year of the master course.

Year 1 - Term 2
Students must complete 1 from the following units:
PPMP20015 Research Proposal
BUSN20017 Effective Business Communications

Elective Elective

Number of units: 1 Total credit points: 6


Students have to complete one elective unit from the recommended electives list below. However, students have the discretion to choose individual units from any course offered within the CQUniversity provided they meet the prerequisite requirements of that units in order to make up the 6 credit points of electives needed to complete the degree.

Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
MGMT20134 Business Ethics and Sustainability
MGMT20135 Critical Thinking and Managerial Decision-Making
MGMT20143 Think Big
MGMT20144 Management and Business Context
PPMP20013 Project Management for Operators of Large Assets
FINC20018 Managerial Finance