Graduate Diploma in Project Management at Victoria University

Overview

Prepare for a rewarding project-management role, or learn new skills for your current project-management position, with a graduate qualification from VU.

The Graduate Diploma in Project Management is one of a suite of courses designed for current or potential project managers in industry. You’ll learn specialised project-management principles and techniques. You can choose to focus on a specific sector, including:

• administration
• business
• engineering and construction
• information technology.

The internationally-recognised A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) underpins all our project-management teaching. We  have strong industry connections, which give you access to current work-based scenarios. These combine for a practical, usable and valued skill set.

This qualification provides you with valuable recognition in the industry. It also gives you access to international networks and up-to-date industry information.

If you’re aiming for a leadership or high-level management role, our Master of Project Management will give you the qualifications and skills to get there.

Once you’ve successfully completed your graduate diploma, you’ll gain entry to the Master of Project Management – and you’ll already be half way to completing the masters degree.

A campus with everything

Footscray Park has everything you need, all set within a pleasant stroll from the Maribyrnong River and parklands.

Facilities include:

• aquatic and fitness centre
• learning common spaces with WiFi, tables and chairs
• restaurants and café
• state-of-the-art lecture theatres.

Library & computer facilities

Our campus libraries have photocopying, computing and printing facilities as well as electronic and print resources.

You'll also have access to a rich collection of online resources at any time of the day or night, including:

• databases
• e-learning content for courses
• student email
• student software packages
• social networking tools.

On campus, we make sure that all of our students have access to digital resources. We offer:

• excellent WiFi networks
• more than 4000 computers (PCs and Apple Macs) across our campuses
• a central IT helpdesk for technical help.

Careers in project management

Once found only in construction, project management has expanded to include almost every industry. Areas which employ project managers include:

• administration
• business
• construction
• engineering
• health services sector
• information technology
• public sector
• science.

Salaries

Depending on the employment level (from junior analyst to head of change), project managers in Australia earn from A$60,000 to A$170,000 (Morgan McKinley(external link)).

Salaries also vary from sector to sector:

• construction: around $93,000 
• engineering: around $111,000
• ICT managers: around $116,000 
• other specialist managers, eg environmental, lab, sports: around $73,000