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Acquisition & Contract Management
Graduate CertificateThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
The online acquisition and contract management certificate program at University of Maryland Global Campus addresses many challenges faced by government contracting for specialized acquisitions, including service, research and development, and information technology contracts.
Program Highlights
- Build your skills: Improve your skills in communication, critical thinking, quantitative reasoning, and leadership.
- Address challenges: Help address challenges faced by government contracting for specialized acquisitions.
- Apply your skills: Apply various cost analysis techniques and quantitative tools to evaluate a cost proposal.
- Gain expertise: Build expertise in acquisition strategy, planning, logistics, and strategy.
- Gain hands-on experience: Develop an acquisition plan using quantitative techniques to quantify and facilitate decisions.
- Explore legal issues: Explore a broad array of legal issues applicable to acquisition.
Required Courses
Take the following courses in the order listed:
Foundation Course
- (6 Credits, DCL 600M)
Core Courses
- (6 Credits, ACM 610)
- (6 Credits, ACM 620)
Career Preparation
This certificate program is designed to help you build expertise in acquisition strategy, planning, logistics, and strategy.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
18
Transfer Credits
Exactly 6
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $544 per credit (in-state)
- $659 per credit (out-of-state)
- $336 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ admission requirements.
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Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Project Management
Undergraduate CertificateThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
The online project management undergraduate certificate program at University of Maryland Global Campus will help you advance your skills and prepare you for supervisory and mid-level management positions. Learn to bring a project full cycle from initiation to development and completion. Work hands-on with federal contracts using a variety of tools designed specifically for project management.
Program Highlights
- Support management: Develop decision matrices, balanced scorecards, and performance reviews.
- Demonstrate leadership: Promote communication, ethical behavior, and quality.
- Understand business processes: Learn about process improvement, federal contracting, and decision-making.
- Hone interpersonal skills: Complete a personality assessment for insight into strengths and weaknesses.
- Apply agile practices: Manage complex projects with responsiveness and adaptability.
- Execute projects: Employ realistic decision-making scenarios and gain hands-on experience.
Required Courses
- (3 Credits, BMGT 487)
- (3 Credits, BMGT 488)
- (3 Credits, IFSM 438)
- (3 Credits, IFSM 441)
- Two supporting electives chosen from the following:
- (3 Credits, BMGT 317)
- (3 Credits, BMGT 339)
- (3 Credits, BMGT 365)
- (3 Credits, BMGT 484)
- (3 Credits, IFSM 300)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help you learn how to build effective teams and align team efforts with project goals.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
18
Transfer Credits
Up to 9
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $330 per credit (in-state)
- $499 per credit (out-of-state)
- $250 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Acquisition & Contract Management
Master of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
Program Highlights
- Create an acquisition strategy:ÌýIntegrate supply chain management principles, technologies, and processes.
- Apply ethical standards: Conduct public, private, and international acquisitions in a legal and ethical manner.
- Conduct source selection: Design an effective acquisition sustainability strategy that incorporates risk management techniques.
- Handle purchasing & logistics: Devise a comprehensive plan to handle purchasing and logistics for a commodity.
- Streamline the process: Leverage post-award principles and practices to streamline the acquisition process.
- Study acquisition sustainability: Design an effective acquisition sustainability strategy that incorporates risk management techniques.
Required Courses
This program requires a total of 36 credits. Take the following courses in the order listed:
Foundation Course
- (6 Credits, DCL 600M)
Core Courses
- (6 Credits, ACM 610)
- (6 Credits, ACM 620)
- (6 Credits, ACM 630)
- (6 Credits, ACM 640)
Capstone Course
- (6 Credits, ACM 670)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help prepare you for work in acquisition process planning, acquisition, management, contract pricing, contract management, procurement, logistics, and managing supply chains. Potential job titles include executive manager, acquisitions manager, supply chain manager, and contract manager.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
For this program, we recommend that you have basic skills in the areas of computing and information technology. Strong writing skills are also encouraged.
Total Program Credits
36
Transfer Credits
Exactly 6
Format
- All courses available online
Tuition Per Credit
- $544 per credit (in-state)
- $659 per credit (out-of-state)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.