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Project Management
Bachelor of Science in Business
Build your vision for organizational success into a potential career path. The online bachelor’s in business, project management degree at Capella can equip you with hard and soft skills to support complex business initiatives in today’s competitive landscape. You’ll learn to develop project strategies, synthesize project requirements, facilitate effective communication, keep projects within approved budgets and assess project performance in a wide range of professional environments. Put yourself in a position to motivate people and help organizations reach their highest potential.
The mission of Capella University's BS in Business specialization in Project Management is to provide undergraduate business learners with a solid theoretical and practical foundation in the processes, procedures, tools, and techniques of coordinating and managing projects in an organizational setting.
Classes start January 8
Use the code MSFALL to waive the $50 application fee.
At a glance
- Online
- FlexPath available
- 8–14 General education courses
- 10 Core courses
- 8 Specialization courses
- 7–13 Elective courses
- 1 Capstone
- 180 Total quarter credits
- 135 Max transfer credits
FlexPath lets you finish the degree you started, with a bachelor’s in business in 15 months for $15,000.*
*Based on fastest 25 percent of students. Your program length and cost will vary by transfer credits, the per-session cost, and how quickly you complete courses. Books, supplies, and other fees apply.
Explore project management courses
- This degree requires a total of 90 program points in FlexPath or 180 program credits in GuidedPath
- You’ll need to complete 8–14 general education courses, 10 core courses, eight specialization courses, 7–13 elective courses and one capstone
| PM4010 * |
Process Groups and Knowledge Areas in Project Management
This course covers the project life cycle and project management processes. This includes initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and control, and closing. Learners analyze the relationship of the process groups to the Project Management Institute (PMI®) knowledge areas and develop the documents and deliverables required for each stage of the project life cycle. Learners are also introduced to the importance of people‐ oriented skills, such as communications, team building and leadership. Finally, learners apply the knowledge learned in the development and managing of a project. Prerequisite(s): PM3000. |
6 quarter credits |
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| PM4020 * |
Integration and Scope Management
In this course, learners cover integration management and scope management knowledge areas. Learners identify and examine the processes, tools, and techniques used to integrate activities from execution to project completion, and manage the interdependencies among the project management knowledge areas. Learners create the scope management plan component of the project management plan and emphasize a system solutions approach for gathering and defining business requirements and leveraging project change management for controlling project scope. Finally, learners consider the importance of developing strategic business and leadership skills, such as listening, problem solving, team building, market awareness, and customer relationship skills. Prerequisite(s): PM4010. |
6 quarter credits |
| PM4030 * |
Scheduling, Cost, and Quality Management
Learners investigate project scheduling and cost and quality management in a business or information technology (IT) project context. Learners analyze project scheduling, costs, and quality management processes, including quality planning, quality assurance, and quality control. Learners also monitor project results to evaluate compliance with schedule, costs and quality standards and gain an understanding of the steps involved in planning, performing, and controlling a business or IT project. Learners identify a variety of scheduling, cost and quality tools that can be used independently or conjunctively. Finally, learners utilize project management software to help in developing a project schedule. Prerequisite(s): PM4010. |
6 quarter credits |
| PM4040 * |
Human Resources and Motivation Management
In this course, learners sample strategies for improving creativity, teamwork, and job satisfaction within a project team by creating and developing a project and recruiting team members. Learners study the theories on individual motivation and how it fits in the organizational structure. Learners examine the strengths and weaknesses of organizational development supporting project team member development to gain knowledge of how to effectively motivate project team members. Learners also gain understanding about virtual teams, how to effectively manage them, and evaluate the link between personality traits and resolving team conflicts and how to effectively communicate with your team to manage change. Prerequisite(s): PM4010. |
6 quarter credits |
| PM4050 * |
Communication and Stakeholder Management
Learners in this course focus on project communication and stakeholder management knowledge areas. Learners cover the processes, tools, and techniques used to manage project communications and stakeholders across project management process groups and emphasize executive project sponsorship as a strategic tool for project success. Learners also acquire skills in strategic business management and leadership: customer relationship and satisfaction, operational functions, conflict management, negotiation, listening, problem solving, and team building. Prerequisite(s): PM4010. |
6 quarter credits |
*Course has prerequisite(s). See catalog for details.
Try FlexPath for yourself
In our nongraded, noncredit-bearing FlexPath Trial Course, you’ll explore online self-paced learning, experience the courseroom and view a sample assessment.
What you’ll learn
This specialization provides undergraduate business students with a foundational education in the processes, procedures, tools and techniques for coordinating and managing projects in organizational settings. The program integrates practice and theory with a focus on the basics of project management. A wide range of practical knowledge areas are emphasized, including resource allocation, risk assessment and stakeholder management. Students examine the role of project manager as a change agent working with others to create value for an organization. The curriculum focuses on development of project management technical skills, professional behavior and strategic awareness businesses need to make informed decisions.
On successful completion of this program, you should be able to:
- Integrate and coordinate the interdependencies between professional accepted processes and knowledge areas
- Define and control the scope activities of a project
- Define the processes required to manage the timely completion of a project
- Apply the processes to complete the project within approved budget
- Purchase or acquire necessary products, services or results from outside the project team
- Ensure that the project deliverable’s quality criteria are defined, and that requirements are met and validated against a quality management system
- Increase the likelihood and impact of positive events, and decrease the likelihood and impact of negative events on a project
- Identify, analyze and effectively manage the people, groups or organizations that are impacted positively or negatively by the project
- Ensure the identification and management of timely and appropriate communications to all project stakeholders
- Organize, manage, motivate and lead the project team
Review the Capella career exploration guide to learn more about this program and career paths to explore.
Faculty spotlight
Robert W. Bigelow, BA, JD, PHD
Academic Program Director, MBA, MSHRM, BSBA
How much does the BS in Business cost?
The total cost of your degree will depend on academic performance, transfer credits, scholarships and other factors. See GuidedPath cost information below.
A self-paced learning format that helps put you in control. Take courses at your own speed and move on to the next course whenever you’re ready.
- Enroll in one or two core courses at a time and complete as many as you can in 12 weeks
- 2 Capella quarter credits = 1 program point
- Set your own deadlines, no courseroom discussions
- Pay a flat tuition fee per 12-week billing session*
$12,500
ACCELERATED PACE
$20,000
TYPICAL PACE
$30,000
SLOWER PACE
$2,500 per 12-week billing session, $125 resource kit fee, 90 total program points, 68 max transfer points
A structured learning format with an active peer community and faculty guidance. We’ll set the schedule, you meet the deadlines.
- Based on the quarter system; 1–3 courses per 10-week quarter
- 1 semester credit = 1.5 quarter credits
- Weekly assignments and courseroom discussions
- Pay for what you take, price varies by courseload or quarter
$18,675
MAX TRANSFER CREDITS
$43,770
AVERAGE TRANSFER CREDITS
$365 per 1000-2000 level credit $415 per 3000-4000 level credit, $150 resource kit fee, 180 total quarter credits, 135 max transfer credits
*This is only an estimate, effective July 10, 2023, and is subject to change. Your price will vary depending on your specialization, transfer credits, tuition discounts, and (in FlexPath) how quickly you complete courses. Books, supplies, and other fees are not included in this estimate. GuidedPath prices show the tuition you would pay if you brought in an average number of transfer credits or the maximum allowed transfer credits. FlexPath prices show the tuition you would pay if you brought in an average number of transfer credits and completed courses at the speed of a median FlexPath student, as quickly as the fastest 25% of FlexPath students, or as quickly as the fastest 75% of students. New or recently revised program estimates are based on comparable programs. Military Tuition Assistance is not available for FlexPath.
Capella is committed to transparency in its tuition and pricing. In addition to tuition, you will be responsible for additional costs, which may include an application fee, travel expenses, and practicum costs. A resource kit fee of $50-$200, charged quarterly or per billing session, covers the cost of required books, software, and other course materials. Click here to review program-specific fee amounts in our University Catalog.
Find out more about financing and payment options to help you complete your program. Federal aid also is available to help manage the costs of higher education. Learn more about financing your education.
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91% of alumni report that FlexPath allowed them to use their knowledge and experience to move faster through their programs.
Alumni Outcomes Survey, 2022–2023
“After years of working through traditional school, I was ready to quit. I had to balance the time between my family, my work and my studies. It was taking me a long time to get to where I wanted to be until I discovered FlexPath.”
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*Exclusions and conditions apply. Additional fee of $50 assessed each quarter you request documented credit.
Capella University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission
Accreditation and recognitions provide evidence that we meet standards for quality of faculty, curriculum, learner services, and fiscal stability.
The bachelor’s in business with a specialization in project management is accredited by the PMI Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs (GAC).*
See all our accreditations and recognitions.
To meet a PMI-GAC accreditation requirement, student achievement data can be found here.
The GAC Accredited Program seal is a mark of Project Management Institute, Inc.
*The FlexPath option for the project management specializations are not accredited by PMI-GAC.
What are the BS in Project Mngt admission requirements?
Applicants to the BS in Business, Project Management program must provide the following information for admission:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Transcript of any reported GED
- A $50 nonrefundable application fee, required at the time of application, to cover transcript requests, transcript evaluation, and other administrative costs
- You must be at least 24 years old. This requirement may be waived for:
- Military applicants and veterans
- Applicants with 24 or more quarter credits of prior college or university coursework (transferable college coursework and/or credentials that map to preapproved Credit for Prior Learning opportunities may be considered toward the 24-credit minimum equivalency total)
- Applicants who do not have any credits eligible for transfer must successfully complete a university-approved reading and writing assessment; by evaluating your skills prior to your first course, Capella can more effectively provide resources to prepare you for a successful learning experience
- A valid, government-issued form of photo identification
SAT and ACT are not required for admission.
FlexPath admission requirements
Applicants for our FlexPath self-paced learning option must also meet the following criteria:
- High school diploma or equivalent and 45 transferable college credits
- The recommended minimum GPA is 2.8 OR at least 100 applied transfer college credits. Those with a lower GPA and less than 100 applied transfer college credits, may be considered by providing additional documentation for review.
Step Into FlexPath is an option for those who don’t qualify for FlexPath. Start a program in our GuidedPath learning format and then transition into FlexPath upon successful completion of one course, at a 2.8 GPA or higher.
International student requirements
If you live outside the U.S. or aren’t a U.S. citizen, you may be considered an international student.
To meet the requirements for Capella admission, you must:
- Earn the minimum score on an acceptable test for proof of English proficiency
- Attend an internationally recognized institution
- Provide transcripts for evaluation
Learn more about international student admissions.
What support does Capella offer online students?
Our programs are designed to meet the unique needs of a bachelor’s student. We’ve structured the experience in manageable pieces to help you earn your degree with support from faculty, staff and online resources.
What can you do with a BS in Business Project Management degree?
Your education can help you reach your professional and personal goals. While Capella cannot guarantee that a graduate will secure any specific career outcome, such as a job title, promotion or salary increase, we encourage you to explore potential jobs and employment settings. Here are some ideas and examples for a graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Business, Project Management.
Job titles to explore
- Project manager
- Project lead
- Project coordinator
- Project specialist
- Program manager
Employment settings to explore
- Corporation
- Government – local, state, federal
- Construction
- Aerospace or defense company
- Nonprofit organization
- Health care organization
- Technology company
- Manufacturing firm
- Bank and financial institution
- Education
- Consulting firm
- Military
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