The project management major is designed for students who possess or hope to possess project management responsibilities. Today, employees with project management skills are in great demand. Fortune magazine has identified project management as "the career path of choice." UMT faculty members are leaders in the project management education arena, having educated more than 30,000 managers in this field.

Specialized courses in the 33 credit-hour Project Management major are:

Mgt 250. Project Management
Mgt 251. Planning and Control
Mgt 252. Project Finance and Budgeting
Mgt 253. Risk and Quality Management
Mgt 254. Contracts and Procurement

Additional project management courses available for students to take as electives include:

Mgt 258. International Project Management
Mgt 279. Management of Major Programs

Students also need to take business courses to strengthen their general management capabilities. Included here are:

Mgt 200. Business Basics
Mgt 210. Quantitative Methods in Decision-making
Mgt 220. Information Technology
Mgt 230. Leadership and Organization
Mgt 240. Marketing and Sales

For a detailed description of these courses, see course descriptions.