MSPM Degree Requirements

MSPM Curriculum

The Master of Science in Project Management program is 33 credit hours long. Three-credit courses are a full semester long (14 weeks). Courses that are 1.5 credits are seven weeks in length and are offered either in the first or second half of a semester.

Students must successfully complete the following course and program requirements to be eligible for the MS in Project Management degree.

Program Requirements

• Achieve at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average at the time of graduation.
• Complete all degree requirements within five (5) years.

Course Requirements

Students must complete 33 credits of the following coursework to be eligible for graduation.

Core Courses | 30 Credits*

• DNSC 6202 | Statistics for Managers | 3 Credits
• DNSC 6247 | Organization, Management & Leadership | 3 Credits
• DNSC 6250 | Project Management Finance | 3 Credits
• DNSC 6254 | Risk Management | 1.5 Credits
• DNSC 6257 | Cost Estimation & Control | 1.5 Credits
• DNSC 6258 | Executive Decision Making | 1.5 Credits
• DNSC 6259 | Project Portfolio Management | 1.5 Credits
• DNSC 6261 | Introduction to Project Management | 3 Credits
• DNSC 6262 | Directed Computational Project Management | 3 Credits
• DNSC 6267 | Planning & Scheduling | 3 Credits
• DNSC 6269 | Project Management Application | 3 Credits

*Core courses may be waived based on previous academic coursework. See the MSPM Core Course Waiver Policy for details.

Decision Sciences Electives | 3 Credits

Decision Sciences electives must be fulfilled by completing 6000+ level courses designated as DNSC.

Electives | 3 Credits

Elective courses must be taken for a letter grade with the exception of courses taken at the GW Law School where courses are letter graded and then converted to a CR on the graduate transcript. Elective credits can be fulfilled by completing 6000+ level courses at GWU.

Bachelor’s/MSPM

The MSPM degree can also be combined with a bachelor's degree through GWSB's new 4+1 Program, which enables students to complete both a bachelor's and a master's degree in five years.

MBA/Master of Science in Project Management

A minimum of 64.5 total credits are required for the dual MBA/MS in Project Management degree.  Students share a maximum of 24 credits of graduate coursework between the two programs.