Graduate Certificate in Engineering Project Management Overview
Discover how to expertly manage and lead engineering projects from the initial phase through closing. Our online Graduate Certificate in Engineering Project Management prepares you to execute projects efficiently and cost-effectively while minimizing errors and producing consistent, predictable results. You’ll explore the advanced tools, techniques, and skill sets required in project management, including advanced risk analysis and management techniques, Lean Six Sigma, advanced engineering economics, and project planning and control.
This is an affordable, flexible 12-credit graduate certificate program that you can finish at your own pace while giving your professional and personal responsibilities full attention. Program courses are delivered 100% online, enabling you to access coursework from practically anywhere in the world. All credits you earn will count toward your Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI).
Project management is a high-growth field, with PMI forecasting more than 200,000 new project management-related jobs each year through 2027 in the United States alone. Position yourself for new employment opportunities, advancement, and career-enhancing professional certification with our online graduate certificate program.
Career Potential for Graduate Certificate in Engineering Project Management Holders
The expertise you build in our online program can prepare you for success in a wide range of industries, including:
- Automotive
- Construction
- Defense
- Engineering
- Information Technology
- Healthcare
- Manufacturing
Engineering Project Management Required Courses
Choose any four courses below for a total of 12 credit hours.
ENPM 6301 - Essentials of Engineering Project Management
8 weeks
3
Essentials of Engineering Project Management provides an introduction to engineering project management, including: distinguishing features of engineering projects; role of a technical project manager; introduction to MS Project; essential knowledge areas; and agile approaches for engineering projects.
ENPM 6302 - Advanced Engineering Economics
8 weeks
3
Advanced Engineering Economics covers topics including: need for economic basis for decisions related to engineering projects; time value of money; present worth analysis; annual worth analysis; rate of return analysis; life cycle costing; lease vs. buy decisions; project risk and uncertainty; simulation methods; capital budgeting decisions; and economic analysis in the public sector in the context of engineering projects.
ENPM 6303 - Engineering Projects Planning and Control
8 weeks
3
This course aims to develop advanced skills for planning, monitoring and controlling of engineering projects; project management plan; planning in the context of time, stakeholders, and procurement management; improve overall project management tracking; improve estimation of project costs, resources, and time; complete multiple project tasks on time; track and report the status of the project and deliverables for early problem identification and resolution; create various types of dependencies among the project tasks and tracking using software.
ENPM 6304 - Quality and Risk Management in Engineering Projects
8 weeks
3
Quality and Risk Management in Engineering Projects delves into the following subjects: quality concept, quality planning, quality assurance tools, quality control concepts and tools, case studies; project risk identification, planning, preparation and response, qualitative and quantitative risk analysis techniques required for engineering project management; application of the quality and risk management in engineering projects.
ENPM 6305 - Lean Six Sigma
8 weeks
3
This course offers theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience in problem-solving processes/tools. After completing this course, students will be competent to appear for lean six sigma green belt certification. The course includes but not limited to a lean six sigma overview with DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) process, Pareto charts, 5S, SIPOC, and design of experiments. An advanced DMAIC concept is also introduced briefly from the black belt certification. Knowledge about probability & statistics is a prerequisite to enroll in this class.
ENPM 6306 - Probability Risk Assessment (PRA) of ENP
8 weeks
3
This course aims to do PRA analysis of engineering projects, Bayesian methods in engineering; reliability and risk assessment of complex projects using event-tree and fault-tree analysis, uncertainty propagation and prediction; planning, identification and mitigation of risks; Break-even analysis, Monte Carlo Simulation and Sensitivity Analysis, Contingency management.
ENPM 6307 - Engineering Project Management
8 weeks
3
This course aims to develop skills and techniques for managing an engineering project (initiating, planning, executing, and closing); use of project management software; techniques to manage under scope, risk, cost, schedule, and resource constraints; relevant case studies; group discussions; and preparation of a comprehensive engineering project management plan in team environment.
Admission Requirements
Students seeking admission must have previously completed an undergraduate degree. If you’re in the final year of an undergraduate program, you can enroll in individual courses, but you will be granted a certificate only after graduating from your parent institution.
Regular Admission Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in engineering, computer science, or business from an accredited college or university
- Minimum GPA 3.0
- Official transcripts
Conditional Admission Requirements
A student with a GPA below 3.0 but not lower than 2.75 in the last 60 semester credit hours of upper-level coursework will be considered for admission based on the student’s application.
Official Transcripts
Official copies of transcripts must come directly from the school in a sealed envelope and can be mailed to:
UT Permian Basin
Office of Admissions
4901 E. University Blvd.
Odessa, TX 79762
Official transcripts in electronic format can be sent to admissions@utpb.edu.
Application Fee
The application fee is $40.
If you have any questions regarding the admission requirements, please email studentinquiries@online.utpb.edu.
We’re pleased to offer program admission on a rolling basis.
Rolling admission refers to our process of accepting and evaluating applications as we receive them and moving any applications that miss the deadline to the next semester. However, if you want to enroll in courses for a specific semester, you will need to make note of the application deadlines found below. If you don’t complete your application and submit the required materials by the deadline, your application will be rolled over to the next semester.