Certificate Project Management Certificate

The project management graduate certificate program is designed to facilitate learning essential and contemporary concepts, tools, and processes to manage projects in modern organizations. Courses in the program cover a mix of technical and human topics that are needed for successful project management. Students looking to enroll in the certificate program must meet the admission requirements of Old Dominion University at the graduate level to obtain the Graduate Certificate in Project Management. Certain courses taken for the certificate program may later be applied to the master’s degree in engineering management for students that get formally admitted to the Master in Engineering Management (MEM) program.

Program Overview

The graduate certificate in Project Management consists of 12 credit hours of graduate level course work. 

Additional Information

For additional information on the certificate, please contact the Graduate Program Director (emse@odu.edu).

Additional Graduate Student Resources (Graduate School): The Graduate School has extensive additional resources for graduate students at https://www.odu.edu/graduateschool/graduate-student-resources  

Admission Information

Application Process

Summary: Applications for graduate in Project Management Certificate should be made through the general ODU Application Portal.  Additional materials supporting your application (outlined below) will be required. Once complete, your application package will be reviewed and forwarded to Graduate Program Director for consideration.  Questions regarding the general application process and application deadlines can be directed to admissions@odu.edu (on campus) or globaladmissions@odu.edu (online).

Requirements

General ODU Requirements: General requirements for graduate admission to the Project Management Certificate can be found on the ODU Graduate Admissions website.   Additional details can be found in the Admissions section of the Graduate Catalog.

Admission to the Project Management Certificate is in accordance with Old Dominion University and Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology requirements for master’s programs as specified in this catalog.

Prior Degrees: 

Undergraduate degree from a U.S. ABET-accredited program in engineering or engineering technology with a GPA of 3.00 (out of 4.00) or better. Students who hold bachelor’s degrees in other disciplines or who do not meet the GPA requirement may be considered for admission based on transcript evidence of applicable physics and calculus courses, a résumé indicating relevant work experience in an engineering discipline, and/or satisfactory GRE quantitative scores.

Transcripts: Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended are required.

Examination/Test Scores: Submission of Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores may be required.  However, this requirement is waived if the applicant holds an engineering degree from an ABET accredited institution in the USA and at the discretion of GPD.

Language Proficiency Requirements: TOEFL (or IELTS) scores are required for all applicants whose native language is not English unless their BS degrees are from USA institutions.  These applicants must meet University admission requirements (IELTS: 6.5 or TOEFL iBT: 79); please refer to the website: https://www.odu.edu/admissions/proficiency for additional details.

Résumé: A résumé or CV detailing relevant experience is required.

Personal Statement: Each applicant must submit an essay of 500 words or less describing personal and academic goals, professional objectives, preparation for graduate study, and how the chosen program will help the applicant achieve these goals and objectives.

The certificate consists of four pre-approved graduate level courses contributing to an emphasis area that can be interdisciplinary.

Graduate Certificate Course Requirements

The Graduate Certificate in Engineering Management requires the completion of 12 credit hours at the graduate level. The courses are offered via online format. The four required courses are listed below:

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
ENMA 604	Project Management	3
ENMA 780	Leadership for Engineering Managers	3
ENMA 410/510	Agile Project Management	3
ENMA 700/800	Economic Analysis of Capital Projects	3
Optional:
ENMA 601	Analysis of Organizational Systems
Total Credit Hours		12

An overall GPA of 3.00 or better is required to earn the graduate certificate in project management.