The UBC Certificate in Project Management can help participants to:

• fast-forward your career with state-of-the-art project management skills and techniques
• become a project management expert within your industry, ensuring timely and cost-effective completion of critical projects
• transition from project specialist to a leader of high functioning project teams
• enhance your performance and ability to contribute to the company's bottom-line results

The part-time UBC Certificate in Project Management is delivered in a classroom format at UBC Robson Square. It includes a Core Program (comprised of modules and a team project) and Specializations.

The core program curriculum is grouped into modules that mirror real-world projects, with emphasis on the importance of working within teams and applying concepts and ideas to real workplace situations. You can read more about the courses in each module by clicking on the module name below.

The first core program module becomes the base upon which each subsequent module builds. This progression ensures that participants emerge with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills that are critical in today's workplace. As participants move through the various program modules they develop a greater understanding of the full breadth of project management. The application of specific competencies is effected in the team project. Augmented by a focused supplement of electives, the program leads to a specialization in strategic leadership, business analysis or sustainability management.

Core Program: Modules	Courses
Team Project	Introduction to Team Project	More
Project Initiation	Project Management Essentials Team Establishment Stakeholder Management Project Selection and Charter Development	More
Project Planning	Scope Planning Project Scheduling Budgeting Risk Management Project Communications Planning	More
Project Execution	Quality Management Procurement Management Human Resources Management	More
Project Control	Project Controlling Earned Value Management	More
Project Closing	Project Closing	More
Communications	Communications Skills	More
Microsoft Project	Scheduling and Tracking with Microsoft Project®	More

Note that the course format and curriculum, including topics covered and assignments may be subject to change in order to accommodate the level of expertise and needs of the learners.

Team Assignment and Peer Evaluations
Projects are inherently team based activities. The ability to work with others in a cooperative and collaborative way is one of the keys to successful Project Management. To reflect this reality, the Core program includes a team project assignment. Spread over the duration of the program, the assignment allows students to work in teams while exercising the skills learned in class. To promote effective team work and to allow course participants to develop their team working skills, team members enter into a "team agreement" that specifies the terms of reference within which the team will function.

In support of that agreement a 360 degree feedback process is used throughout the program to provide a method for team members to provide feedback to each. The process is designed to provide constructive information that can help individuals understand how their efforts are perceived by their colleagues. The 360 degree feedback process is an integral part of the assessment system for the team based assignment and the marking schema takes into account team feedback and the contributions to the team made by individual team members.

Specializations
Upon completion of the Core Program, participants then need to complete a Specialization. The course requirements vary for each specialization. Participants must complete the program (core and specialization) within two years of the date they are admitted to the Certificate in Project Management Program.

The UBC Certificate in Project Management part-time program is delivered in a part-time classroom format over three months. Participants complete the core program as a group, and then select specialization courses that meet their personal interests and needs. Participants must complete the program within two years of the date they are admitted to the program.

The three-month core program consists of 98 hours of instructor-led classes. Expect to spend 8-10 hours per week outside of normal class hours working on the team project and assignments.

Class meets on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6-9pm and all day Saturdays from 9am-4pm excluding statutory holidays. Class may also be held on other weekday evenings and/or occasional Sundays due to scheduling conflict.

Once you have completed the core portion of the program, you choose a specialization topic in:

• Strategic Leadership
• Business Analysis or
• Sustainability Management

Next Core Program Dates: September 5-December 5, 2012

Program Fees
There is no fee to apply to the program.

The registration fee for the Core part-time program is $5,800 CAD, payable in two installments. A non-refundable deposit of $1,000 is due upon acceptance into the program, and the balance of $4,800 is due one week prior to the start of the Core program.

The registration fee for the specialization ranges from $1,800-$4,500 depending on the specializations and courses selected. Fees in the specialization are paid on a course-by-course basis.

Note: Fees are based on the current academic year and are subject to change. Deferral of the non-refundable deposit nor program fees are not allowed.

Strategic Leadership Specialization Fees
These specialization courses are offered to UBC Project Management Certificate Program participants at 10% off the price listed on the Executive Education website. Participants must advise they are a Project Management Certificate Program student when they register for the course to be eligible for the discount.

Retroactive Credit
Participants who have completed any of the listed Strategic Leadership Specialization courses (see the Curriculum section below) within the last three years can have those course hours credited towards the UBC Project Management Certificate program by calling Sauder School of Business at UBC via phone: (604) 822-8400 or email

Assessment Methods
Students will be graded on their team and individual assignments. A 360 degree feedback process is also used throughout the program to provide constructive information that can help individuals understand how their efforts are perceived by their colleagues. The 360 degree feedback process is an integral part of the assessment system for the team-based assignments and this marking schema takes into account team feedback as well as the contributions to the team made by individual team members.

Graduation Requirements
To receive the Certificate in Project Management, participants must attend 90% of scheduled classes and successfully complete all required coursework, and in assignments that are numerically graded, no less than 60%.

The courses in the UBC Certificate in Project Management are taught by
professionals in the field who bring their education and work experience into the classroom as well as by Sauder School of Business and Business Administration faculty and UBC Continuing Studies instructors.

The instructors have been selected to provide a balance of academic instruction and realworld experience, and they ensure that the program is comprehensive and dynamic. Our instructors not only know project management because they work in the field, they also know how to effectively communicate their knowledge to participants. Our teaching staff includes instructors who work as independent consultants or as full-time staff in companies that practice project management.

• BARBAZUK, Stephen
• COMEY, Teresa
• GOATHAM, Robert
• MCKAY, Jeff
• NG, Claudia
• NOVAKOWSKI, Louise
• OUCHI, Michael
• VANDENBERG, Frank

Participants should also read and understand the Program Handbook before applying to the program. The Handbook contains detailed information about program curriculum as well as important policies, terms and conditions that participants are required to be aware of.

You will need to download the free Adobe's Acrobat Reader to view the pdf document. If you would prefer to receive the handbook in the mail, contact us by email with your complete name and full mailing address.

There is no cost to submit an application.

Before applying this program, please read and understand the Program Handbook.

Admission Requirements

Program participants must have the following:

• a bachelors degree, or if a mature student must be a secondary school graduate and have some level of prior experience in the project management field
• a minimum of three years of work experience or a combination of relevant work experience and education. While work experience is not strictly interpreted as project management experience, management experience in this area is encouraged
• fluency in the English language (business English written and oral skills) before entering the program. Note: a TOEFL or IELTS English Language score may be requested.

If you have read the program handbook and met the admission requirements you can apply to the program by filling out and submitting an online application form.

An admissions committee reviews program applications, and individuals are advised in writing as to whether they have been accepted into the program.

To apply, complete the online application form and attach the required supporting documents. As space in the programs is limited, information on the application form and in supporting documents should be as thorough as possible so that the admissions committee will have sufficient information on which to base its decision.