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Graduate Diploma of Project Management
A Graduate Diploma of Project Management teaches how to plan, deliver and close projects on time and within budget.
- How long it takes
- 1 year
- full time
- Level
- Graduate diploma
- University
- Leads on to
- Project Manager
- $110,800 median pay
- Taught by
- 5 providers
- NSW, VIC, QLD
Is this course right for you?
What the Graduate Diploma of Project Management asks of you, and what you might want to check first.
Before you start
Each provider sets its own entry requirements, so check the ones you are considering.
Where this course can take you
Jobs this qualification is a recognised route into, and the study that can follow it.
Jobs you can do with it
Project Manager
Project managers plan a defined piece of work, coordinate the people doing it and stay accountable until it is delivered.
What else you need
Pair the diploma with practical project experience; some employers also look for a professional project management certification.
Median pay$110,800
IT Project Manager
IT project managers plan and run technology projects, keeping scope, budget and timeline aligned so the business ends up with a working system.
A step towards this job. What else you need
Median pay$172,100
Pay is the median for everyone in the job, and “In demand” means the job is on the national shortage list.
Where you can study this course
There are 5 places you can study this course. When you compare them, check they teach it the way you want to study, how far you'd be from a campus, what it will cost you and what past students say about the teaching and support. They're listed by how often people search for them, and none of them pays to be here or to move up.
Swinburne University of Technology
Hawthorn Campus John Street Hawthorn Swinburne University, VIC
4.0from 1,190 Google reviews
Asia Pacific International College
Level 6, 1-3 Fitzwilliam Street Parramatta NSW 2150, Levels 2 and 3, 269 Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, Part Level 3, 655 Collins St, Docklands, VIC, NSW, QLD, VIC
Australian Institute of Higher Education
Level 1, 20 Queen Street, Melbourne, Level 3 & 4, 545 Kent St, NSW, VIC
Australian School of Accounting
Level 5, 540 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000, NSW
Central Queensland University
Brisbane C.Q.U., Melbourne C.Q.U, Sydney C.Q.U., NSW, QLD, VIC
What you’ll learn
The main topics covered in the Graduate Diploma of Project Management.
- Project planning and scheduling
- Cost and risk management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Project governance
- Procurement and contracts
Questions to ask before you enrol
Providers run this course differently, so the answers change from one to the next.
- When is the next intake, and how many are there each year?
- What is the total cost, including materials, checks and any placement costs?
- Can I study part time or online, and how does that change the length?
- Do the units count towards a higher qualification if I go on to study further?