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Overview
The Master of Project Management will give you the skills and knowledge to successfully manage complex projects in the modern world. You'll learn to plan, prioritise and manage teams and resources for large and small scale projects whilst overcoming challenges and mitigating risks. This master's degree will give you the tools to efficiently and effectively manage projects across any industry.
Through practical placement experience in the second year of study, you'll have the opportunity to put your learning into practice and develop skills in adaptability and leadership. Professional experience includes 300 hours of professional practice related activity, which may include virtual or online activity.
Career opportunities
Graduating from this course may lead to a career as a Project Manager, Program Manager, Project Officer or Project Consultant.
Practical experience
You will complete a minimum of 300 hours of work placement (professional experience) over 12 weeks.
Professional recognition
The Master of Project Management is designed to meet the accreditation requirements of the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) and Project Management Institute (PMI).
Credit transfers and advanced standing
Pathways
Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education
For information about credit transfer available to students with complete or incomplete study at this or other Institutions refer to Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education
Credit transfer
For further information on credit transfer and how to apply visit ASK CDU
Credit transfers and advanced standing
Credit transfer
For further information on credit transfer and how to apply visit ASK CDU
Fees
Non-Commonwealth supported places
Full fee paying places are available in this course.
Information about fees and charges can be found at Fees and Payments.
International tuition fees
The annual tuition fee for full time study in 2026 is AUD $38,192.00. This equates to $4,774.00 per 10 credit point unit (0.125 EFTSL).
These fees are subject to increases annually, effective at the start of each calendar year.
You can find a list of International fees and payments you can expect to pay as part of your studies in Australia. See 2026 Higher Education International Annual Tuition Fees.
CDU offers a number of scholarships to international students to assist with the cost of study.
Why study a postgraduate degree at CDU?
Study a postgraduate course at Charles Darwin University to upskill at work, fast-track your career, increase your job prospects or explore a new interest. We offer flexible study options so you don't have to put your life on hold while you learn.
- #2 Australian uni for postgraduate employment outcomes (GUG 2024)
- Top 100 university globally for quality education
- Our graduates enjoy higher than average employment rates and starting salaries
Why study a postgraduate degree at CDU?
Study a postgraduate course at Charles Darwin University, the #2 Australian university for postgraduate employment outcomes (GUG 2024).
- Top 100 university globally for quality education (THE Impact Rankings 2021)
- Our graduates enjoy higher than average employment rates and starting salaries
Why study a postgraduate degree at CDU?
Study a postgraduate course at Charles Darwin University to upskill at work, fast-track your career, increase your job prospects or explore a new interest. We offer flexible study options so you don't have to put your life on hold while you learn.
- #2 Australian uni for postgraduate employment outcomes (GUG 2024)
- Top 100 university globally for quality education
- Our graduates enjoy higher than average employment rates and starting salaries
Why study a postgraduate degree at CDU?
Study a postgraduate course at Charles Darwin University, the #2 Australian university for postgraduate employment outcomes (GUG 2024).
- Top 100 university globally for quality education (THE Impact Rankings 2021)
- Our graduates enjoy higher than average employment rates and starting salaries
What will I study?
The course consists of core units, placement and elective units. The core units of this course will teach you project management concepts and skills. In the second year of study, the students will have a placement unit to prepare them for professional practice.
Course structure
The course stresses the importance of theory and the application of theory in practice through projects and practical exercises.
A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 160 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless otherwise indicated.
| Unit type | Credit Points | Specific requirements |
| Core Units (13 units) | 140cp | Compulsory Core units totalling 140 credit points as detailed below. Management Units Placement Unit |
| Elective Units (2 units) | 20cp | Elective units totalling 20 credit points selected from postgraduate units offered by the University. |
| 160cp | Total Credit Points |
Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure)
- See the Higher Education Course Rules (Award Requirements) in the Units and Courses Policy.
COURSE CHANGES AND TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS - 2026
Course Changes:
- ECO505 Economics of Sustainability has been added to core units and replaces BUS504 Sustainable Enterprise
- FIN504 Finance and Investment for Executives has been added to core units and (together with LAW514) replaces BUS610 Sustainable Enterprise and Consulting Project (20cp)
- LAW514 Commercial Law has been added to core units and (together with FIN504) replaces BUS610 Sustainable Enterprise and Consulting Project (20cp)
- MAN500 Strategic Management has been added to core units and replaces MAN514 Management for the Executive
Transitional Arrangements:
- BUS504 Sustainable Enterprise is replaced by ECO505 Economics of Sustainability. Students who have completed BUS504 should not enrol/complete ECO505.
- BUS610 Sustainable Enterprise and Consulting Project (20cp) is replaced by FIN504 Finance and Investment for Executives and LAW514 Commercial Law. Students who have completed BUS610 should not enrol/complete FIN504 or LAW514.
- MAN514 Management for the Executive is replaced by MAN500 Strategic Management. Students who have completed MAN514 should not enrol/complete in MAN500.
- Students who commenced in 2025 Summer Semester intake should enrol in MAN500 in Year 3, Semester 2.
- Students who have completed BUS504, BUS610 and MAN514 prior to 2026 will have these units counted towards their Core unit requirements.
COURSE CHANGES AND TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS - 2025
Course Changes:
- BUS505 Design Thinking for Sustainable Innovation has been replaced by PRT596 Human Centred Artificial Intelligence.
- ACT501 Sustainable Enterprise has been replaced by PRT531 Business Intelligence and Data Mining.
- PRT604 Professional Experience has been replaced by PRT603 Professional Practice for Project Management (20cp).
Transition Arrangements:
- Students who have completed PRT604 Professional Experience should not complete PRT603 Professional Practice for Project Management (20cp).
- Students who have completed ACT501 Accounting Principles should not complete PRT531 Business Intelligence and Data Mining.
- Students who have completed PRT604 and ACT501 prior to 2025 will have these units counted towards their core unit requirements.
Study plan
STUDENTS COMMENCING IN SEMESTER 1
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student enrolling in a full-time study load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
When designing an individual study plan:
- maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and
- check the assumed knowledge, pre-requisite and co-requisite requirements for each unit.
| Legend: | CO = Core Unit | E = General Elective |
Full-Time Study Plan
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| PRT531 Business Intelligence and Data Mining | CO | PMO201 Project Management | CO |
| MAN500 Strategic Management (replaces MAN514 from 2026) | CO | PRT592 Project Portfolio and Program Management | CO |
| PRT551 Project Management, Risk and Reliability | CO | PRT593 Risk Management | CO |
| PRT591 Project Resource Planning | CO | PRT596 Human Centred Artificial Intelligence | CO |
| Year 2 | |||
| ECO505 Economics of Sustainability (replaces BUS504 from 2026) | CO | PRT603 Professional Practice for Project Management (20cp) | CO |
| PRT594 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution | CO | Elective | E |
| FIN504 Finance and Investment for Executives (replaces BUS610 (20cp) from 2026) | CO | Elective | E |
| LAW514 Commercial Law (replaces BUS610 (20cp) from 2026) | CO | ||
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STUDENTS COMMENCING IN SEMESTER 2
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student enrolling in a full-time study load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
When designing an individual study plan:
- maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and
- check the assumed knowledge, pre-requisite and co-requisite requirements for each unit.
| Legend: | CO = Core Unit | E = General Elective |
Full-Time Study Plan
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | ||
| Calendar Year 1 | |||
| PMO201 Project Management | CO | ||
| PRT592 Project Portfolio and Program Management | CO | ||
| PRT593 Risk Management | CO | ||
| PRT596 Human Centred Artificial Intelligence (replaces BUS505 from 2025) | CO | ||
| Calendar Year 2 | |||
| PRT531 Business Intelligence and Data Mining (replaces ACT501 from 2025) | CO | ECO505 Economics of Sustainability (replaces BUS504 from 2026) | CO |
| MAN500 Strategic Management (replaces MAN514 from 2026) | CO | PRT603 Professional Practice for Project Management (20cp) | CO |
| PRT551 Project Management, Risk and Reliability | CO | Elective | E |
| FIN504 Finance and Investment for Executives (replaces BUS610 (20cp) from 2026) | CO | ||
| Calendar Year 3 | |||
| PRT591 Project Resource Planning | CO | ||
| PRT594 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution | CO | ||
| LAW514 Commercial Law (replaces BUS610 (20cp) from 2026) | CO | ||
| Elective | E | ||
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STUDENTS COMMENCING IN SUMMER SEMESTER from 2026
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student enrolling in a full-time study load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
When designing an individual study plan:
- maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and
- check the assumed knowledge, pre-requisite and co-requisite requirements for each unit.
| Legend: | CO = Core Unit | E = General Elective |
Full-Time Study Plan
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Summer Semester | |||
| Calendar Year 1 | |||||
| MAN500 Strategic Management (replaces MAN514 from 2026) | CO | ||||
| ECO505 Economics of Sustainability (replaces BUS504 from 2026) | CO | ||||
| Calendar Year 2 | |||||
| FIN504 Finance and Investment for Executives (replaces BUS610 (20cp) from 2026) | CO | PMO201 Project Management | CO | ||
| PRT551 Project Management, Risk and Reliability | CO | PRT592 Project Portfolio and Program Management | CO | ||
| PRT591 Project Resource Planning | CO | PRT593 Risk Management | CO | ||
| PRT531 Business Intelligence and Data Mining (replaces ACT501 from 2025) | CO | PRT596 Human Centred Artificial Intelligence (replaces BUS505 from 2025) | CO | ||
| Calendar Year 3 | |||||
| PRT594 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution | CO | PRT603 Professional Practice for Project Management (20cp) | CO | ||
| LAW514 Commercial Law (replaces BUS610 (20cp) from 2026) | CO | ||||
| Elective | E | ||||
| Elective | E | ||||
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STUDENTS WHO COMMENCED IN SUMMER SEMESTER in 2025 should follow the following study plan
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student enrolling in a full-time study load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
When designing an individual study plan:
- maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and
- check the assumed knowledge, pre-requisite and co-requisite requirements for each unit.
| Legend: | CO = Core Unit | E = General Elective |
Full-Time Study Plan
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Summer Semester | |||
| Calendar Year 1 | |||||
| BUS504 Economics of Sustainability (replaced by ECO505 from 2026) Students who completed BUS504 in SS 2025 should not complete ECO505 | CO | ||||
| Calendar Year 2 | |||||
| FIN504 Finance and Investment for Executives (replaces BUS610 (20cp) from 2026) | CO | PMO201 Project Management | CO | ||
| PRT551 Project Management, Risk and Reliability | CO | PRT592 Project Portfolio and Program Management | CO | ||
| PRT591 Project Resource Planning | CO | PRT593 Risk Management | CO | ||
| PRT531 Business Intelligence and Data Mining (replaces ACT501 from 2025) | CO | PRT596 Human Centred Artificial Intelligence (replaces BUS505 from 2025) | CO | ||
| Calendar Year 3 | |||||
| PRT594 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution | CO | MAN500 Strategic Management (replaces MAN514 from 2026) | CO | ||
| LAW514 Commercial Law (replaces BUS610 (20cp) from 2026) | CO | PRT603 Professional Practice for Project Management (20cp) | CO | ||
| Elective | E | ||||
| Elective | E | ||||
Entry requirements
Admission criteria
Successful completion of a recognised bachelor degree, graduate certificate, graduate diploma, master's degree, or equivalent international qualification.
International entry pathway
Applicants who have completed the CDU English for Academic Purposes 4 (ZEAP40) or the Accelerated International Masters Qualifying Program (ZAMQP2, ZAMQP1) are eligible for entry.
Essential requirements
English language requirements
DOMESTIC STUDENTS
To be eligible for admission to this course, applicants must meet the standard English language proficiency requirements for Higher Education courses at Charles Darwin University (CDU) and provide evidence as part of their application.
You can meet the minimum English language requirement by providing evidence of one of following:
| Previous study in English |
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| AHPRA Registration | Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). |
| English Test^ | Completion of an approved English Test within two years of commencement, with the minimum scores shown below. |
| Primary language pathway | Completion of six years of primary and/or secondary schooling in a recognised English-speaking country*, including at least two years between years 7-12. |
Additional information about accepted tests and the evidence requirements is available on the English language proficiency requirements page.
^English tests - approved tests and minimum scores
| Undergraduate and postgraduate pathway program requirement | Postgraduate requirement (HDR and coursework) | |
| CDU ELICOS - English for Academic Purposes | Successful completion of EAP003 | Successful completion of EAP004 |
| International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic test | Overall minimum: 6.0 No band below: 6.0 | Overall minimum: 6.5 No band below 6.0 |
| Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic | Overall minimum: 50 No score below: 50 | Overall minimum: 58 No score below: 50 |
| Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) | Overall minimum: 60 Minimum writing score: 21 | Overall minimum: 79 Minimum writing score: 21 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) | Overall minimum: 169 No skill below: 169 | Overall minimum: 176 No skill below: 169 |
Information about test validity, accepted combined test results, IELTS One Skill Retake and evidence requirements is available on the English language proficiency requirements page.
*Recognised English-speaking countries:
| Standard List | Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America. |
| Extended List | Bermuda, Botswana, Cayman Islands, Fiji, Kenya, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Seychelles, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Vanuatu, Zimbabwe. |
All previous studies must have been delivered in English (medium of instruction was English). Applicants who have studied at an institution from a coutnry on the extended list must provide confirmation that their study was completed within the last five years.
For further details on the English requirements for CDU courses, please refer to the CDU English Language Proficiency Policy.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
To gain entry into Charles Darwin University, all Higher Education applicants must satisfy the University's English Language Proficiency Requirements for their chosen course of study.
The minimum English language requirement for this course is met by either undertaking previous education from an English-speaking country or undertaking one of the following English language tests and obtaining the minimum requirements listed below.
| CDU English for Academic Purposes 4 (ZEAP40) | Successful completion of EAP004 English for Academic Purposes 4 |
| IELTS Academic Module (including One Skill Retake) | A minimum overall score of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0. |
| Cambridge Advanced English (CAE) | A minimum overall score of 176, with no skill below 169. |
| Common European Framework Certificate of English Proficiency | A minimum overall grade of C1, valid for three years from the date of the test to the date of commencement at CDU. |
| Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic module | A minimum overall score of 58 with no score lower than 50. |
| TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT) | A minimum overall score of 79 with a minimum writing score of 21. |
* All tests are valid for two years from the date of the test to the date of commencement at CDU, unless otherwise specified.
* Where applicable, international applicants must also satisfy the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) English language requirements for student visa applications.
Do you have a question regarding English requirements at CDU? Please email: international@cdu.edu.au.
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The people-first approach to flexibility and supportive learning environment at CDU meant I could find a balance with study, work and family life.
Nikki
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I always encourage the young generation towards STEM fields, especially females. The other good thing about engineering or other STEM fields is that they are interconnected, meaning there are multiple career opportunities.
Shehani
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Course details
Inherent Requirements
There are inherent requirements for this course. Students must read and understand the requirements for this course.
Australian qualification framework
This course is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 9.
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