Postgraduate Certificate in Project Management
Business & Management
A course by
UC Online
A flexible, fully online Postgraduate Certificate for working professionals seeking to gain foundational and advanced skills in project management, covering initiation to closeout, leadership, stakeholder engagement, and industry frameworks.
Online study
Flexible online learning from anywhere
It will take a total of 1 year
This course requires 18 hours per week
Core skills this course teaches
Apply project management methodologies
Evaluate and apply key project management methodologies, including Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid approaches, in a range of project contexts.
Manage stakeholders effectively
Develop advanced strategies for identifying, analysing, and engaging stakeholders, including culturally appropriate engagement with Māori and Pacific communities.
Demonstrate inclusive leadership
Critically evaluate and apply leadership theories and styles to lead diverse, high-performing teams, fostering inclusive and culturally competent environments.
What You're Signing Up For
The Postgraduate Certificate in Project Management at UC Online is designed to provide working professionals with essential project leadership skills. The fully online, part-time programme covers all project phases, from initiation and planning through to execution and closeout. Learners gain practical, workplace-relevant skills in methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid), risk and scope management, stakeholder engagement (including Māori and Pacific perspectives), leadership, project planning, and team development. Graduates are prepared to lead projects in any industry, formalise their experience with a university credential, and advance their careers, with the certificate serving as a direct pathway to the postgraduate diploma and masters in Project Management.
Course Content
- Fundamentals of Project Management and Advanced Stakeholder Engagement (PMGT601): foundations, standards (PMBOK, ISO 21500), methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid), stakeholder identification/engagement (incl. Māori and Pacific), project/product lifecycles, ethics.
- Inclusive Leadership and Team Development (PMGT604): advanced leadership theories/styles, team motivation, building high-performing teams, emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, inclusive practices, cultural competency.
- Advanced Project Planning (PMGT602): defining scope, work breakdown structures, responsibility matrices, project scheduling, cost estimation, software tools, resource, procurement, quality management, risk management (ISO 31000).
- Managing Project Execution and Closeout (PMGT603): monitoring resources/communications, performance/risk/control, earned value management, stakeholder reporting, project knowledge management, lessons learned, organisational learning, closeout.
What you need to know first
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Business
Management
Project Management
Construction
IT
Finance
Healthcare
