Degree Snapshot - Project Management Courses
Project Management Courses in Victoria in 2023
There are so many similar definitions or statements of what a project manager does, and one useful website* states that project managers ensure the project is completed on time and within budget, that the project's objectives are met and that everyone else is doing their job properly. Project managers oversee the project to ensure the desired result is achieved, the most efficient resources are used, and the different interests involved are satisfied.
The website goes on to mention the typical industries project managers work or are employed in –
- Construction companies
- Architects
- Software producers
- Commercial retailers
- Engineering firms
- Manufacturers
- Public sector organisations
- Aviation
*Target Jobs UK - Project Management
Several universities in Victoria offer courses, or majors, focused on equipping students with a qualification or specialisation in project management, and some of these courses include:
INSTITUTION | COURSE | VCE PREREQUISITES | ATAR 2023 |
Deakin University |
| Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL. | 70.25 (M) |
| 60.40 (GWF) | |||
RMIT University | Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in any Mathematics.
| 70.20 (C) | |
Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in any Mathematics.
| 70.00 (C) | ||
Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in one of Maths: Further Mathematics, Maths: Mathematical Methods or Maths: Specialist Mathematics.
| 81.35 (C/B) | ||
| Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in any Mathematics. | 90.35 (C) | ||
Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in any Mathematics.
| 70.10 (C) | ||
Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in one of Maths: Mathematical Methods or Maths: Specialist Mathematics.
| 82.15 (C) | ||
Swinburne University | Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English other than EAL or at least 30 in English (EAL).
| 65.20 (H) | |
Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English other than EAL or at least 30 in English (EAL); Units 1 to 4: satisfactory completion in two units (any study combination) of any Mathematics.
| 77.55 (H) | ||
| Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English other than EAL or at least 30 in English (EAL). | 57.20 (H) |