You can complete one short course as a standalone credential or stack multiple to build towards a full postgraduate degree at Deakin. Want to know more?
Course overview
This short course provides you with the knowledge and understanding of key project management concepts, tools and methods that you can apply immediately in your own organisation.
After completion of the masterclasses, you will be able to apply these skills immediately in your workplace.
- Apply tools and methods associated with project management.
- Assess the state of a project.
- Assess, procure and interact with project managers.
- Apply a project mindset to real-world projects.
Entry requirements
To be successful we recommend you are proficient in English and have a minimum of an undergraduate degree in a related field or significant work experience.
Industry organisation and expert
Together, we’ve designed a course where you’ll gain skills that you can apply immediately in your workplace.
Richard Edwards is a seasoned international project, program and portfolio manager. He has built his career in information technology over the last 25 years, developing his experience through various technical, project and management roles.
Course dates
Classes will be held 6–9pm ADST.
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Tuesday 12 August 2025.
Earn a digital credential
We’ve teamed up with Credly to award you a digital credential when you complete this industry-recognised stackable short course, plus you can bank the credit towards a Deakin postgraduate degree. You can also share your digital credential on social and professional platforms.
Course structure
How you'll learn
Learn directly with industry experts in small groups during online live sessions delivered over six weeks. Build your expertise and elevate your industry knowledge with support from your educator, fellow learners and our team. We’re there for you before and after the online live sessions and assessment tasks. You are required to attend all masterclasses.
What you'll learn
During the short course you’ll:
- define projects and project management
- break down a project into scope, quality, cost and time
- understand day-to-day project management, including scheduling, risk, issue and change management
- discuss communication and stakeholder management, customer satisfaction, and financial and contractor management.
How you're assessed
Submit a 2500-word document that outlines the key aspects of a project that you plan to deliver using learnings from the course, such as the project initiation document framework. The project can be for your current organisation, an organisation you volunteer for, or something you are looking to do outside of your professional life. Due three weeks after the final online masterclass.
Reshaping university education
An innovative learning structure delivered by a leading university. With more than 40 years’ experience in distance and online education, we’re proud to be adding this unique study format to our courses, providing you with more choice to further your career and fulfil your lifelong learning needs.
Each session thoroughly covered project management topics and unpacked useful tools that I can apply immediately in real life.
Project Management short course graduate
Register your interest
Our stackable short courses are constantly evolving to keep up with the fast-changing world of work. Don’t see a date yet? Register your interest and be the first to know when dates become available and new courses open.
Did you know you can apply credit to a postgraduate degree?
Unsure what degree you want to study? Study two short courses that interest you and apply both as credit towards a wide range of postgraduate degrees at Deakin – from business administration to nursing, sustainability to communication and more.*
*Subject to successful completion of the short course and meeting Deakin’s award course admission and selection requirements, including English language proficiency requirements.
Limits on elective space in a destination degree are outlined in specific degrees’ course rules within the Deakin University Handbook. Typically, a maximum of four stackable short courses can be used as credit (2 credit points) towards a masters; and two stackable short courses can be used as credit (1 credit point) towards graduate certificates and diplomas.
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