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How do you become an invaluable leader wherever you work? Keep projects on budget, deliver on schedule and manage programs that run without a hitch. The MS in Project and Program Management at Brandeis prepares you to effectively lead your team to success. Our uniquely holistic approach addresses current workforce demands and dives deep into both agile and traditional management practices. Learn from proven project and program managers — active professionals in their field — how to stand out and move your career forward. In small, asynchronous courses, you will: Study the latest techniques and tools that ensure successful delivery of projects and programs, no matter how complex. Gain technical management skills like time, cost, risk and scope management, as well as "soft" leadership skills in communications, team building and negotiation. Understand how to align project objectives with strategic goals while managing risks. Learn how to run a fully agile project from start to finish. This program allows you to earn your degree in as quickly as one year from one of America's top-ranked universities. Courses and Requirements Full-time OR part-time | Fully online | Financially accessible Your 30-credit Project and Program Management MS program has seven required courses and three electives. Required courses like The Human Side of Project Leadership and Demystifying Agile Project Management deepen your knowledge of fundamental topics, while electives allow you to pursue special areas of interest, such as theory and practice of program management or procurement and contract management. Complete your degree within one year. View the course sequence options . Expand All Program Requirements The most recent program requirements are listed below. Enrolled students should log in to Workday to view their personal curriculum requirements and progress. ​Required Courses RCOM 202 - Communication for Effective Leadership RPJM 101 - Foundations of Project Management RPJM 103 - Project Scheduling and Cost Management RPJM 110 - Risk Management in Projects and Programs RPJM 113 - Negotiating and Conflict Resolution RPJM 117 - Program Management: Theory and Practice RPJM 119 - The Human Side of Project Leadership Electives (choose three) RDFT 101 - The New Economy: Global Disruption and the Emergence of FinTech RDFT 110 - FinTech: The Evolution of Technology for Financial Services RDFT 120 - Analysis for Professionals RDFT 130 - Launching FinTech Ventures RIDT 155 - Business Requirements Analysis RMGT 110 - Organizational Leadership and Decision Making RPJM 115 - Challenges in Project Management RPJM 118 - Procurement and Contract Management RPJM 130 - Demystifying Agile Project Management RPJM 290 - Special Topics in Project and Program Management RSAN 101 - Foundations of Data Science and Analytics RSAN 190 - Agile Project Management for Analytics The Project and Program Management Industry Meet the demand for expert managers. As the global economy has become more project-oriented, the demand for well-trained project and program management professionals has expanded. Well trained project managers are in demand across industries as diverse as healthcare, manufacturing and construction, information services and publishing, finance and ...