Take the opportunity to acquire the practical skills to help you manage projects in virtually any industry or field.

Learn best project management practices, as provided in the Project Management Institute’s (PMI)® A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), the industry standard guideline for the profession.

PMP is a registered certification mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

PMBOK is a registered trademark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

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Completion Requirements

  • 11 total semester credits
    • Foundations course (1 sem. cr.)*
    • Certificate courses (9 sem. cr.)
  • PMP®/CAPM® Exam Preparation course (optional) (1 sem. cr.)†‡

This certificate can be completed in as little as 6 months. Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call an enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.

Foundations Course*

Certificate Courses

PMP®/CAPM® Exam Preparation Course (optional)†

*There is no cost for the 1-credit Foundations course in these certificate programs.

†The 1-credit PMP®/CAPM® Exam Preparation course is optional. Students may take this course during or following the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Applied Project Management and Graduate Certificate in Advanced Project Management. Enrolling in this course after the conferral of the certificate requires the student to submit a new application as a non-degree-seeking student.

‡Eligibility for the PMP® credential requires individuals to first attain specific educational and project management experience, including 35 contact hours of project management education and a minimum of 3 years, or 36 months, of project management experience, during which at least 4,500 hours were spent leading and directing project tasks. The final step in earning the PMP credential is passing the PMP exam. For more information, visit the Project Management Institute (PMI) website at www.pmi.org.

  • Foundations for Graduate Study in Project Management

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    Students taking this course are introduced to Walden University and to the requirements for successful participation in an online curriculum. Students work toward building a foundation for academic and professional success as scholar-practitioners and social change agents. Students engage in course assignments focused on the practical application of professional writing, critical-thinking skills, and the promotion of professional and academic excellence as they relate to project management.

  • Principles of Project Management

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    The process of creation, from conception through distribution, is complicated and requires a diverse set of management skills. Students in this course are introduced to the knowledge, tools, and techniques needed to manage projects successfully throughout a project life cycle. Students engage in coursework focused on project management knowledge areas and process groups as well as the distinguishing characteristics of each. They examine the ways these two dimensions of project management interact in initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing a project.

  • Budgeting and Management of Operations

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    Effective project management requires leaders with interdisciplinary knowledge and skills who understand the relationships between operational factors, such as business processes and product design. Students in this course learn about these relationships, in addition to other elements imperative in project management, including  project goal attainment, positive operating cash flow, risk mitigation strategy, and operational alignment. Students also explore the role of budgeting and management of operations in an organizational environment. They engage in practical exercises designed to help them develop budget and operational plans based on an organization’s accounting and financial data, project plans, and goals. Students also examine planning considerations associated with global operations.

  • Enterprise and Project Risk Management

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    Project management involves an ongoing, and nearly inevitable, variation of risks to which managers must be attuned and ready to mitigate. In this course, students learn how to plan, analyze, respond to, and control qualitative and quantitative risk in projects. They examine the internal risks associated with managing projects and the external risks associated with customer behavior, the supply chain, transportation and distribution channels, and acts of nature within the framework of the organization’s overall risk strategy. Assessing real-world examples of project risks, students learn about strategies for working with project stakeholders to identify and respond to risk within defined ethical and legal standards.

  • PMP Exam Preparation

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    The PMP exam tests the full Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), and, as such, is a comprehensive exam. This preparation course provides the guidance needed to organize the implicit project management knowledge the student has acquired through experience and coursework, fill gaps in the body of project management knowledge, and provides additional context to enhance the student's project management knowledge base. Through material review, drills, and detailed explanations, this course will prepare the student to sit confidently for the PMP exam. (Prerequisites: MSPM 6140 or MSPM 6170. Prerequisite may be taken concurrently with this course.)

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 Curriculum Component  Requirements  Cost
 Courses  10–11 total semester credit hours*  $895 per semester credit hour†
 Technology Fee  per semester  $150

*The 1-credit PMP Exam Preparation Course is optional. Students who want to take this course must request course registration before applying for their certificate to be conferred.

†Note: There is no cost for the 1-credit Foundations course in this certificate program.

Tuition and fees are subject to change.

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When you choose this certificate program at Walden, you can benefit from the flexibility of online learning and from MobileLearn®. Offered exclusively at Walden, MobileLearn not only enables you to choose where and when you learn, it also gives you the ability to choose how you learn. Learn more.

Find out more about what defines Walden’s Graduate Certificate in Applied Project Management program:

Walden is committed to providing the information you need to make an informed decision about where you pursue your education. Please find below detailed information for the Graduate Certificate in Applied Project Management relating to the types of occupations this program may lead to, completion rate, program costs, and median loan debt of students who have graduated from this program.

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Program Completion Rate
Program Costs
Median Loan Debt

Occupations—This program generally prepares students to enter the types of occupations listed below. For more information on these specific occupations, visit www.onetonline.org.

In addition to this list, there are other career options that graduates of this program may choose to pursue. To enter certain professions, students may need to satisfy specific additional requirements established by state and/or professional organizations in addition to completing their program.

View examples of our student and alumni accomplishments in their chosen fields.

Occupation Name* Occupation Code*
Managers, All Other 11-9199

*The “occupation name” is a general job title. “Occupation code” refers to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Standard Occupation Classification

Program Completion—This program had fewer than 10 graduates during July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012. As a result, Walden does not disclose this information in order to protect students’ privacy per U.S. Department of Education guidelines.

Program Costs—The total program costs are the estimated average costs over the duration of the program, excluding any scholarship or tuition reductions, for students completing the program on time. These costs can vary based on the number of credits. Typically, tuition and fees are subject to change annually.

Expense Cost
Tuition and Fees $9,250
Books and Supplies $0
Room and Board Not applicable

View cost per credit in the Tuition and Fees section.

Median Loan Debt—This program had fewer than 10 graduates during July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012. As a result, Walden does not disclose this information in order to protect students’ privacy per U.S. Department of Education guidelines.

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