Master of Science in

Project Management
IT Management Concentration
12 Months

SAN FRANCISCO
Contents
About Golden Gate University, San Francisco 03

Life at Golden Gate University 04

Why Golden Gate University 05

Immersion Program 07

Study Abroad 08

About upGrad 09

Scholarships offered by Golden Gate University and upGrad 10

Program Information 11

Program Highlights 12

Student Learning Outcomes 13

A Glimpse of the upGrad Platform 14

Faculty 17

Program Curriculum 20

Career Support 21

Program Details 22
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About Golden Gate

University - San Francisco

Golden Gate University, a private maximum flexibility for modern students.

nonprofit university in the heart of San With a primary campus in San Francisco,
Francisco's financial and high-tech GGU also has teaching locations in Silicon
district, empowers working professionals Valley and Seattle. GGU graduates join
to achieve their professional goals with nearly 70,000 alumni. GGU has been
nationally renowned undergraduate and repeatedly ranked as #1 in the United
graduate degrees and certificates. States for working professionals based on
Founded in 1901, GGU has been a leader superior flexibility and career outcomes
in online education for nearly three for students.
decades, and its programs offer

GGU's association with upGrad extends

our mission of providing high quality
education for working professionals who
aspire to change or advance their careers.
We’re eager to welcome students from
around the world to our innovative,
Professor Brent White
practice-based programs. Our mission is to
ensure that access to a GGU education is
Provost and Vice President for affordable and accessible to students
Academic Affairs, everywhere. This partnership provides
Golden Gate University, San Francisco
students with unique scholarship
opportunities to earn an advanced degree
from their home countries.
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Life at Golden Gate

University - San Francisco

The GGU campus is in the heart of San Francisco’s thriving high-tech and
financial district, an epicenter of global innovation. With neighbors like
Salesforce, LinkedIn, Airbnb, Pinterest, and Twitter, a GGU degree helps unlock
opportunities with the world’s leading employers. San Francisco consistently
ranks among the best cities in the U.S. and the world. Home to a booming
economy, delightful weather, world class food, arts and culture, plus endless
options for active outdoor living, the Bay Area is one of America’s most popular
cities to visit, work, and live. Our notable alumni are leaders in business, tax, law,
technology, government, healthcare and higher education across the globe.
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Why Golden Gate

University

1
RANKED

# For Working Professionals by Washington Monthly

Best Online College in California by OnlineU

1
RANKED

# and SR Education in 2020

*From a research on 1943 Universities

10%
Ranked among the Top 10% Schools in the US
by CollegeFactual in 2022

80% faculty members are San Francisco-based practicing

80% professionals

Located in downtown San Francisco among offices of

Salesforce, LinkedIn, Meta, Amazon and more

Accreditations
and Associations

Ranking
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Immersion program
GGU's immersion program offers technology and consulting firms. An
students an opportunity to study on the in-person immersion is ideal for a student
San Francisco’s campus. Nestled in the who is ready to take their career to the
financial district, GGU’s campus is next level and impact their industry in a
surrounded by some of the top global meaningful way on a global scale.

Learn from scholar professionals Take advantage of world-class

with work experience in the San art, culture, and food in
Francisco Bay Area, including San Francisco
Silicon Valley

Network with GGU faculty who GGU will share the immersion
can guide your career calendar at the start of the
program

On campus classes with other Offered twice annually, with

GGU students dates added at the start of
each program term

Network with a diverse group

of students from over 48
countries
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Study Abroad
GGU’s mission to provide flexible higher education degrees for working professionals
is evident in our innovative program delivery. To ensure that quality higher education
is accessible to the greatest number of students, we offer hybrid classes which can be
accessed fully online. upGrad provides Online, Online (Immersion) and Study Abroad
options. GGU offers fully On-Campus options at our San Francisco campus.

Credits earned
Online Offline

On-Campus 0% 100%

Online 100% 0%

Online (+Immersion) 100% 0%

Study Abroad 60% 40%

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About upGrad
upGrad is an online education platform Madras, Wharton, Liverpool John Moores
to help individuals develop their University, and University of Maryland
professional potential in the most among others. upGrad has been Ranked
engaging learning environment through #1 in the LinkedIn Top Start-ups for four
a wide range of programs designed to consecutive years, it made it to the GSV
improve their expertise. upGrad Global EdTech 50 List 2020, it received the
collaborates with top-class universities Best Communication and Teaching
across the world including the University Platform in the Education Innovation
of Arizona, Caltech, Purdue, IIIT Awards 2020.
Bangalore, Deakin Business School, IIT

20M+ 2M+ 100+ 7 years

hours of learning learners countries of existence

Through our association with Golden

Gate University, San Francisco, upGrad

endeavors to facilitate continuing

education for working professionals

Phalgun Kompalli
throughout their careers. The pedagogy,
Co-founder program structure and delivery of these

programs from the innovation capital of

the world is our key differentiator.

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Scholarships offered by
SAN FRANCISCO

GGU has been at the forefront of making Since our first San Francisco night classes
higher education affordable and in 1901, GGU has been a supporter of
accessible to all, primarily working self-made individuals. GGU scholarships
professionals. We prepare graduates to are available for students who seek to
lead and serve through high-quality, gain a new perspective on the changing
practice-based educational programs. landscape of business administration.

$100M 70%
Scholarships Available
Scholarship Fund
for 5,000 Students

The scholarship helps motivated

students gain industry-relevant
knowledge and transferrable skills
that employers want. Today, fewer

Ronnie Screwvala than 30 million Indians pursue

advanced degrees. Online + hybrid
Co-founder and Chairman education is the real answer for
working professionals who want to
advance their careers with a degree
from a San Francisco-based university.
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Program Information

The Master of Science in Project Management delivers focused graduate

study that prepares students for careers in the growing discipline of project
management. The curriculum includes courses specific to the project
management profession, along with courses providing additional essential
skills and knowledge to be a successful project leader. Students will graduate
with project management skills emphasizing an integrated relationship with
an organization’s functional areas.

Our degrees and certificates in project management provide formal training

that prepares graduates to manage local, outsourced and global projects.
Students’ improved communication skills will enable them to succeed in
multiple diverse communities within an organization. Faculty with extensive
practical experience and who have earned the PMP® designation teach all of
our courses.

Students are eligible to receive Professional Development Units (PDU) or

contact units when the courses are completed. Course materials align with
the current edition of the Project Management Institute A Guide to the Project
Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®Guide), Project Management
Institute, Inc. PMP®, CAPM®, PMBOK® and PMI® are registered trademarks of
the Project Management Institute, Inc.
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Program Highlights

Accreditation Live Interactive San Francisco

Classes Business Leaders

GGU is accredited by Academic support Benefit from direct

WASC Senior College and offered from faculty and personal
University Commission, members, teaching interactions with GGU
the organization that assistants, and your scholar practitioners
accredits universities in peers across the world. based in California, the
California and Hawaii, world's fifth largest
including Stanford, economy.
University of San Francisco,
UC Berkeley, UCLA and
more.

Affordable Fees Developing Skills Based

Global Leaders Curriculum

Through hybrid learning GGU's 70,000+ alumni Prepare to tackle real

and available scholarships, include mayors, NASA world business
students can reduce their astronauts, members of problems with a
fees for a GGU master’s the C-suite of leading unique curriculum that
degree by up to 70% off global organizations, incorporates theory
the cost of a full-time, entrepreneurs, and legal alongside practical
on-campus master’s experts. and relevant industry
degree. knowledge.
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Student Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the MS in project management program will be able to
demonstrate:

Managerial and leadership skills, e.g., leadership, team

collaboration, planning, problem solving, communication, staffing
and budgeting.

The ability to use technology to manage relationships across

projects and with business function units, as well as analyze data.

Project-management skills, including planning, scope management,

stakeholder analysis, quality assessment, risk management, team
building and scheduling.

Program and portfolio management skills, including understanding

issues in project selection, vendor relationships, outsourcing,
finance, purchasing and contract negotiations, as well as regulatory
and compliance issues.

The ability to integrate and apply the above understanding and

knowledge into the development of a major applied capstone
project.
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A glimpse of the
upGrad platform

Teaching Faculty

Learning Platform Navigation

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Job Platform

Interview Prep Material

*Note: Images here are not a reflection of this program.

Please reach out to an admissions counselor for a real-time demonstration of the learning platform.
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Faculty

Marie Spark, MBA, PMP®

Project Management Program Director & Lecturer
Former Bank of America and IBM Project Management

Ross Millerick
Director, IT Management & Lecturer
Former Visa and IBM IT Project Management

Anthony Assi
Adjunct Faculty
Current Engineering Leader at Oracle, former Google and Dell
Technologist

Satish Subramanian
Adjunct Professor
Former Infosys and EY senior leader
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Ronald Gerola
Adjunct Professor
Current Visa Program Manager, former IBM IT consultant and
project manager

Homer Johnstone
Distinguished Adjunct Professor
Stanley Price Professorship Recipient & U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers

Tamara Blake
Adjunct Professor
Current Gap Technical Program Manager and Scrum Master

Helen Yelluas
Adjunct Professor
Former Zendesk and Macafee Data Engineer

Bhanu Viswanadha CISM, CCSK,

RMP, TOGAF, SPC, DASSM
Adjunct Professor
Current NetApp Product Manager
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Program Curriculum
COURSES CREDITS

Introduction to Project Management 3

Agile Management for Project Managers 3

Project Governance: Program & Portfolio Management 3

Project Risk Management 3

Advanced Concepts: Project Planning & Control 3

IT Management & Digital Transformation in the 3

Business Enterprise

Software Engineering Leadership 3

Managing Data Structures 3

Securing the Technology Infrastructure 3

Capstone/ Simulation 3

Total Credits 30

Note:
The curriculum and credits are a virtue of the University’s guidelines while meeting
international standards and quality.

Disclaimer: Program curriculum is subject to change basis inputs from the institute and experts. Please refer to the website for
update details, or speak to our Admission Counsellors.
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Career Support
We maintain a steadfast commitment to supporting Golden Gate University students on
their career journeys. We strive to help graduates find meaningful, impactful work that will
further their goals.

With GGU's industry network from the San Francisco Bay Area, including leading Silicon
Valley and Fortune 500 companies, our career services program offers a wide range of
services.

Available to GGU students:

1:1 Mentorship
- Guidance on career paths offered from corporate experts in
a variety of fields
- Career coaches offer overall personal and professional growth

Profile Building
Resources available for resume building, LinkedIn profile updates,
job searches, interview preparation, and salary negotiation

Global Network
Access to 300+ upGrad's hiring partners and GGU's San Francisco-
based network of more than 50,000 alumni on LinkedIn

Continued Access
- Access to career coaches and industry connection sessions
following program completion
- Accelerated career growth prospects through mentors

Company-specific Presentation
Get company specific guidance to ensure that you’re interview ready

Disclaimer: Career services are subject to change. Please refer to the website or speak to our Admission Counsellor for updated details.
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Program Details

Program Start Date Program Duration

Please refer to the website 12 months
for the program start dates

Program Fee Eligibility

$32,700 Bachelor’s Degree
($1,090 Cost per credit* 30 Credits) (Any Specialization)

70% Scholarship Available

for 5,000 Students

Disclaimer: Program fee and payment options are subject to change. Please refer to the website for updated details or speak to
our admission counsellor.
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