Specialization in Project Management Virtual Mode

○ The Project Management Specialist from the Iberoamerican University Corporation is a professional with a systemic vision of the project cycle, capable of managing local and regional economic development through the design, planning, evaluation, execution, and quality assurance of projects. This includes a strategic, critical, and sustainable vision that allows them to contribute to problem-solving in different areas of organizations, with clear knowledge of the Project Management Institute (PMI) methodology.

○ The Project Management Specialist can hold positions in project design, direction, and planning in public and private companies, and can also work as a Project Management consultant.

General Information

Applicant Profile

The Project Management Specialization applicant is a professional from any discipline, with experience and a desire to delve into project formulation, evaluation, and execution; with attitudes towards teamwork, critical thinking, social responsibility, autonomous work, and learning project management in complex environments.

Occupational Profile

○ The Project Management specialist is capable of holding management positions, linked to modern programming, evaluation, direction, and control techniques for projects in various disciplines for the public and private sectors.

○ Advisor and consultant focusing on investment project management for various economic sectors of the industry.

○ Director of program and project banks.

○ Provide auditing and oversight services for project development in the direction, execution, and closure stages.

○ Coordinate processes related to the different stages of a high-impact project.

Why study with us?

○ The training provided to students in the specialization enables graduates to access positions related to project management and direction in companies, consulting development, and the educational sector.

○ There is an Iberoamerican Chair focused on management competencies, to strengthen students' skills in the administrative field.

○ It offers elective courses for in-depth study of project methodologies and management, enabling students to develop skills for proposing solutions that align with local, regional, and national standards.

○ The specialization's degree options are research-based, allowing students to expand their knowledge in the area of projects, with the guidance of a disciplinary professor.

○ The Project Management Specialization student can take the PMI elective to strengthen their knowledge for taking the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) exam before the Project Management Institute (PMI).

○ Students with project experience aspiring to become certified in Project Management Professional -PMP- can access an International Diploma for PMP certification preparation with OBS Business School of Spain, where they will have the support of foreign expert project professors, practical training with simulation software, and access to a free one-year student membership with PMI, which allows them to have an electronic copy of the latest Project Management Body of Knowledge Guide (PMBOK Guide), online access to PMI standards and practice guides, articles, publications, tools, templates, webinars, research papers, among others.

○ The study period for the course is 8 weeks (2 months), organized into 2 cycles per four-month period, allowing the student to satisfactorily meet academic obligations.

○ High level of training for faculty linked to the Specialization programs, with recognized professional experience in the organizational and business field, with postgraduate training in their disciplinary area.

○ The training process is developed in cycles, which allows the student to take the scheduled courses gradually, avoiding activity overload.

○ The student has the possibility to access our virtual platform and all its contents 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

○ Synchronous meetings are held weekly for each course via the Collaborate Tool, where instructors and students interact. This also facilitates the active participation of students in clarifying doubts about activities to be developed. Additionally, it allows students who cannot participate due to work, family, or health reasons to consult the recording on the platform during the 8-week duration of the courses.

○ As the program is developed virtually, it allows the student to organize their time to meet work and academic obligations.  

Program Objective

○ To develop in the specialist skills to recognize the conditions for project development, through the selection, analysis, classification, and validation of information, allowing for results in market, technical, legal, environmental, operational, and institutional studies.

○ To train the specialist to establish methods, models, and instruments to guarantee the best conditions for selecting investment alternatives, considering the efficient allocation of available resources.

Curriculum

Quarter 1