Master of Project Management

Today’s world calls for project managers to wield a mix of technical, interpersonal, and strategic skills to effectively lead projects. To prepare PMs to meet this demand, the program integrates AI and data analytics while still prioritizing leadership and change-management skills. 

At a Glance

52 days left to apply
Average 16 Months to Completion
Start date: August 31, 2026
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Why Choose Wake Forest’s Online Master of Project Management Program?

Executives today are looking for project managers who do more than check boxes—they need leaders who know how to manage change, drive value, and leverage the latest AI and data analytics tools.

This program equips you to be that project manager who can thrive in today’s rapidly changing, complex environment.

While pursuing your graduate degree, Wake Forest SPS is also thrilled to offer you the tools and support to prepare for industry-recognized certifications. We are an Authorized Training Partner (ATP) for the Project Management Institute (PMI), which allows us to deliver the best-in-class content to help you gain your PMP certification or Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM).

Master of Project Management Core Courses

You’ll complete 8 required online courses, including a capstone that brings everything together. Each course lasts 7.5 weeks. While many students choose to start with PM 710: Project Management Essentials, there’s no required order for these courses. You are free to take courses in the sequence that works best for your schedule, depending on availability. 

Project Management Essentials
Gain a deeper understanding of the foundational concepts of project management, including an overview of the project lifecycle as defined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge. This course also dives into areas such as risk, scope, schedule, quality, monitoring, and communication.
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AI and Data Analytics for Project Management
A human-in-the-loop approach to applying generative AI is explored, including how AI is being incorporated into project management to automate routine tasks. Project managers will also learn the basics of data analytics, including how to partner with data scientists to get the right data at the right time, use KPIs to drive project success, and present data effectively.
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Mastering the Project Life Cycle 
The course pursues a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the different phases of a project from initiation to closure, with an emphasis on the myriad of factors that contribute to successful project management (PM) throughout the life cycle. Students will leave with a set of best practices for effective PM in setup, planning and execution.
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Agile Fundamentals 
Grasp the foundational concepts of Agile, an iterative approach to project management. This course is an introductory consideration of Scrum, including Scrum events and artifacts, the anatomy of a sprint, the roles of a Scrum Master and Scrum team members, as well as release planning.
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Portfolio and Project Management 
This course focuses on managing and coordinating multiple organizational projects. Students will develop the ability to build and manage a project portfolio, including consideration of project alignment, organizational goals, performance maximization, risk minimization, and program success. Particular attention is given to the differentiating aspects of program governance and compliance within organizational, industry, and legal requirements.
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Negotiation and Conflict Management 
With an emphasis on the project management work environment, explore the determinants of successful negotiations. Learn a process-oriented approach with an emphasis on the practical application of proven frameworks and theories. In this course, you’ll learn about and explore the nature and common causes of conflict that can derail projects, gaining practical guidance for identifying and addressing the root causes of conflict.
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Leadership & Change Management
Explore the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to successfully undertake change. This course delves into the leadership principles, styles, frameworks, and skills required to guide, motivate, and direct teams. Learners will develop the ability to prepare, support, and assist individuals, teams, and organizations in organizational change.
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Capstone in Project Management
An immersive hands-on course for students to apply the principles, best practices, techniques, and frameworks they have learned throughout previous coursework to actual project management context in an organization of their choosing.
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Master of Project Management Electives

You will choose 2 electives to take at any time during the program when your selection is available. Wake Forest SPS designs electives with flexibility and relevance in mind. You’ll have access to a wide range of courses across all programs, so you can tailor your learning and deepen your expertise to meet your goals.

PMP Certification Preparation
To prepare students for the PMP Certification Exam and their professional roles, this course covers a comprehensive range of project management concepts, methodologies, and best practices. As an Authorized Training Provider (ATP), Wake Forest University partners with Project Management Institute (PMI) to deliver the highest quality certification preparation.
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CAPM Certification Preparation
The "CAPM Certification Preparation" course is designed to equip students with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to achieve the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification. As an Authorized Training Provider (ATP), Wake Forest University partners with Project Management Institute (PMI) to deliver the highest quality certification preparation.
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Lean Six Sigma
Continuous improvement projects (CIPs) are vital for professionals to understand as companies pursue their business goals. Students will tap into the essentials of lean management and Six Sigma quality with a focus on leveraging various improvement methods and becoming more effective with their project work.
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ScrumMaster Leadership Preparation
Use the skills and knowledge from your Agile and Project Management courses to prepare for the Professional ScrumMaster certification exam offered by scrum.org.
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Leading Construction and Engineering Projects
Develop an in-depth knowledge of industry-specific subjects in construction and engineering design, planning, and safety. Students will gain a deep understanding of project estimation, construction ethics, and writing contracts.
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Communications Today
Today's professionals encounter an increasingly complex organizational environment. The course prepares students to be effective leaders within their organizations while managing current and emerging trends. Students will learn to use the latest emerging digital tools that support the communications function. They will apply real-world problem-solving skills and improve their business writing and presentation skills.
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Strategic Communications
Internal and external stakeholders expect greater transparency and responsiveness from organizational leaders today. This course emphasizes the practice of internal and external strategic communications through the analysis of case studies. This course examines real organizational challenges and students work to identify solutions.
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Emerging Technologies
Survey some of the world’s emerging technological practices, including: blockchain, cryptocurrencies, cybersecurity, robo-advising, lending and payment systems, and other emerging financial technologies. This course will explore the role cryptography plays in securing blockchain-based cryptocurrencies. Learners will understand the scale, complexity, threats to, and solutions possible with cybersecurity, and analyze the opportunities and future directions for robo-advising and lending and payment systems.
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Decision Making & Risk Management
Learn how to make decisions in an uncertain business environment. This course analyzes the many forms of risk in financial institutions, the drivers of risk, and techniques to mitigate risk. Learners will also gain an understanding of technology laws and regulations, including professional standards of practice, ethical conduct, privacy, and professional obligations, as well as the importance of corporate governance, social responsibility, independence, and integrity in financial decision-making.
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IT Management Fundamentals
Gain a practical understanding of the modern technology solutions used by businesses and organizations to solve complex business problems, optimize existing processes, innovate, compete, enter new markets, and more. The course also explores how to structure an IT department as a strategic partner to the business side of an organization.
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AI Pathway

The AI pathway in the Master of Project Management program is for anyone who wants to kick their AI-expertise up a notch.  It supplements the core project management curriculum with relevant AI technology and knowledge to help you successfully integrate AI in your career. If you choose this track, you will fill your required 2 elective slots from the curated list below.

AI Risk Management and Governance
Examines governance and oversight of artificial intelligence in enterprise risk contexts. Covers regulatory developments, model risk management, algorithmic transparency, data governance, and fairness and bias concerns. Emphasizes evaluating AI-related risks and designing governance frameworks for responsible adoption.
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Global Analytics and Emerging Technologies
Students explore how emerging technologies—including AI, predictive analytics, and data visualization—shape international policy, economic development, business strategy, security, and diplomacy.
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Innovation Strategy for AI & Emerging Technologies
This course prepares engineering managers to lead innovation by strategically evaluating and integrating emerging technologies (e.g., AI, IoT) into engineering practice. Students explore technology readiness levels, adoption models, and governance frameworks while weighing ethical, regulatory, and risk considerations.
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Deep Learning and Advanced AI
Explore the foundations of neural networks, deep learning networks, and their various problems. This course will have students participate in hands-on labs with real-world datasets to enhance practical skills and use prompt engineering to interact with advanced models.
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Applied Computer Vision for AI
Gain an introduction to computer vision by exploring a combination of traditional AI, machine learning, image processing, and mathematical theories to provide ways of programming a computer to understand visual imagery. The course will expose students to the techniques required to efficiently analyze images for representation in applicable context scenarios.
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AI and Other Emerging Cyber Technologies
Dive deeper into the latest trends, tools, and innovations at the forefront of the rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape. This course will explore the potential impacts of these technologies on cybersecurity practices, assess their practical applications, and understand how to integrate them into existing security frameworks. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of how to leverage emerging technologies in cybersecurity.
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Proactive Cyber Defense
Dive into advanced strategies and frameworks designed to anticipate, identify, and mitigate cyber threats. This course will cover security architectures such as Zero Trust, proactive threat hunting, continuous monitoring, and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in cyber defense. Through a combination of theoretical knowledge and practical exercises, students will learn to design and implement robust defense mechanisms that enhance the resilience of digital infrastructures.
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AI Implementation Across Industries
Learn more about the selection and implementation of AI across various industries and teams. This course will equip students with the skills to leverage AI technologies in interdisciplinary contexts to foster collaboration, ethical decision-making, problem-solving, and impactful integration. Students will review real-world, industry-specific case studies and strategic frameworks in various sectors.
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Applications of Machine Learning Techniques
Gain deeper understanding of machine learning techniques, including supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning. This course will cover key algorithms—such as linear regression, decision trees, support vector machines, k-means clustering, and neural networks—and emphasize practical applications. It will help students become proficient in selecting and applying appropriate machine learning techniques to solve complex problems.
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Ethics and Responsible AI
Explore the key areas of consideration when deploying products that contain AI. This course will cover the social, political, and economic effects that AI may have on society, including an understanding of public concerns with AI such as economic, equity, and human rights. Students will study diverse ethical issues that arise with the widespread and rapid integration of AI technologies, as well as the tools and frameworks for ensuring ethical AI practices to mitigate AI bias.
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IT Infrastructure, Cloud Computing & AI Operations
Develop an understanding of the ethical considerations and issues that IT professionals encounter in the workplace given their exposure to data, various forms of electronic communication, and other types of information. Students will also explore contract law to cover a variety of services, including software, cybersecurity, and privacy.
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Systems Analysis, Design & AI-Enabled Solutions
Dive into a comprehensive overview of the principles and practices involved in the analysis, design, development, and implementation of effective information systems. Students gain proficiency in modern software development practices — including analyzing project requirements, risk analysis, cost estimation and budgeting, and quality control.
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Emerging Tools and Technologies in AI
Learn to leverage the latest tools and methodologies in the field. In this course, students will track the continuous iterations of AI as one of the most rapidly evolving technologies of our time through large language model (LLM) benchmarking. Students will experiment with various LLMs, learning to craft and refine prompts to optimize model outputs for different application
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Strategic Leadership in AI
Learn and perform the best practices for building AI systems in real-world applications. This course will include modules on change management specific to AI implementation. Students will build AI systems knowledge and the skills necessary to develop and implement AI strategies effectively in diverse organizational contexts.
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AI Foundation and Evolution
Gain knowledge of the overview and historical progression of AI. This course will cover key topics such as machine learning, neural networks, natural language processing, and the historical milestones that have shaped the development of AI. It will also explore the current landscape and future directions of AI, emphasizing its use in various industries to give students a thorough understanding of AI's foundational theories, practical applications, and evolutionary trajectory.
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Technology and Public Administration
Examine the role of emerging technologies in setting and implementing public policy, the role of stakeholders and interest groups, and available tools to apply from a technology and innovation framework. This course will analyze how new technologies improve and impact policy efficacy by assessing key principles and defining opportunities regarding the role and application of technology in public administration.
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Decision Making and Conflict Management
Develop a deeper understanding of ethical decision-making and effective conflict management against a backdrop of major social, economic, and cultural transitions. In this course, learners will gain the knowledge and skills for navigating complex organizational landscapes.
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Instructional Design and Digital Learning Technologies
This course will provide an overview of the digital tools, techniques, opportunities and challenges associated with learning technologies and leading teams. The course will also introduce learning technology applications, provide tools to evaluate learning technology solutions and related multimedia learning design models, address digital accessibility, and engage in best instructional technology practices.
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Artificial Intelligence for Health Informatics
This course will review the foundations of artificial intelligence (AI) with applications to the prevention, detection, diagnosis, and prognosis of diseases. Learners will differentiate various artificial intelligence concepts and enabling technologies, and discover and employ processes used in designing and implementing artificial intelligence systems to prevent bias and inequities.
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Healthcare Leadership and Impact of AI
This course will explore leadership, organizational structure, and effective team functioning in healthcare. It will provide students with an understanding of the importance of developing high-quality relationships, the impact of motivation, power, and influence, principles of organizational ethics, and health equity.
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Applied AI and Digital Health
This course will explore the theory, applied practice, and impact of current and emerging digital health technologies and clinical documentation systems for all demographics. Learners will differentiate between the technology tools used in healthcare, including wearables, telemedicine, Mobile Health, Internet of Things (IoT), and other Consumer eHealth tools, and examine how digital health solutions and patient portals impact patients’ health and wellness, access to healthcare services, and interactions with their caregivers (patient perspective). They will also evaluate how digital platforms can improve and transform clinical operations and the delivery of healthcare (care provider perspective).
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AI-Enabled Healthcare Database Systems
Dive into the theory and application of database management systems. This course will help learners apply principles of database management, data modeling, privacy, and cybersecurity to improve healthcare and manage health data effectively, and identify and analyze database management systems. It will also cover query languages and the design and maintenance of cloud databases.
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AI and Data Analytics for Health Professionals
A comprehensive introduction to the current state of the science and practice of analytics in healthcare, including how to “tell the story” the numbers present. Core competency skills are achieved using a variety of learning methods to help students apply analytic techniques supporting data mining, visualization and data driven decision making.
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Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence
Explore the impact of machine learning, deep learning, and artificial intelligence tools in finance. While learners will not engage in coding or the building of machine learning and AI tools, this course will cover the practical application of these tools to solve problems in asset management, corporate finance, and financial institution settings.
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Program Faculty

Eva Singleton
Eva Singleton, DBA, MSPM, PMP
Project Management Faculty
Wake Forest University
Kwame Amoah
Kwame Amoah, Ph.D., PMP
Project Management Faculty
Wake Forest University
Mimi Wan
Mimi Y. Wan, Ph.D., PMP
Director of Capabilities Portfolio, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, and Project Management Faculty
Wake Forest University
Ann- Marie Dunphy
Ann-Marie Dunphy, MBA, PMP
Project Management Faculty
Wake Forest University
Simon Cleveland
Simon Cleveland, Ph.D, PMP
Managing Partner at Simeris Alliance and Project Management Faculty
Wake Forest University
Trina Brown
Trina Nycol Brown, MPS, CAM
Mediator, Arbitrator, and Project Management Faculty
Wake Forest University
Denis Maier is faculty for the online master's degree in project management
Denis Maier, Ph.D.
Professor of Practice in Project Management
Wake Forest University
Amy Wallis
Amy Wallis, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty, Executive Education
Wake Forest University
Wayne Brantley
Wayne Brantley
Owner/President, Brantley Consulting Corporation and Project Management Faculty
Wake Forest University

Advisory Board

Mariana Morini, PMP, PMI-ACP, MS
Founder & Business Operations Lead
The Plan 4 Life
Neva Espinoza
Senior Vice President - Energy Supply and Low-Carbon Resources and Chief Generation Officer
EPRI
Arti Sheth, MBA, PMP
Director, Valué Stream Leader
Collins Aerospace
Jim Brant
Director, E3OS Business Operating System
Herc Rentals
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Melinda Cooley
Vice President of Manufacturing Excellence
Honeywell
John Delony
John DeLony
Vice President, Construction Operations
Rodgers Builders
Bryan E. Foston
Bryan E. Foston
Vice President, Information Technology PMO
Advocate Health
Brien Boswell
Managing Director
Bank of America

Where Your MPM Can Take You

With a Master of Project Management, you’re prepared to lead with confidence in a field filled with opportunities. Employment of project management specialists is projected to grow 7% from 2020 to 2030—faster than the average for all other occupations (Bureau of Labor Statistics). Regardless of your industry, this degree opens doors to leadership and higher earning potential.

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