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Capella University
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY

MS Master of Science in Information Systems and Technology Management Project Management specialization

Overview

Elevate your career with a program focused on the essential IT skills required of project management leaders in dynamic, global organizations. With this online Master's program in Project Management, you'll examine the fundamentals of project management and assess the current state of technology, including its organizational, legal, ethical and professional influences. You'll also explore best practices and new ideas in IT management, so you can build the analytical skills to recognize where current methods fall short — and build the leadership skills to implement change. Because the curriculum was shaped by a panel of business leaders, IT consultants, and other industry experts, you'll focus on the specific issues that IT managers have identified as the greatest challenges faced by the industry today. With instructors who have deep, in-the-trenches IT experience, you'll gain real-world insight and valuable mentoring. And with a specialized path for career changers, this program also offers those transitioning into the field a separate course sequence to build foundational knowledge before encountering advanced IT concepts.

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Degree outcomes

With your Master's in Project Management from Capella, you'll learn to lead and manage people and resources, and demonstrate a strategic alignment between business needs and project outcomes. Discover specifically what you'll learn — and how you can apply it.

Career outcomes

Common jobs with an online Master's in Project Management include data processing manager, director of IT, information systems manager, management information systems director/manager, project manager/director or senior IT manager. Potential workplaces include: community college, consulting firm, corporation, government, land-based or online college or university, or military.

Earn credit for what you already know

Your previous learning, work experience, and industry certifications may help you earn your degree in less time. To learn more, or an enrollment counselor or visit our competency-based prior learning assessment.