The Project Management certificate follows the primary content and knowledge areas identified by the Project Management Institute in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) setting industry standards and considered essential for a role or career as a project management professional.  Material covered through the certificate program center on the ten knowledge areas and five process groups utilized in most all organizations utilizing project management approaches to meet organizational outcomes.  Critical case analysis, individual, and team-based project development and execution is emphasized through best practices for project management.  This certificate provides completers with a depth of knowledge focused on professional certification as a project manager, but also enables successful completers to thrive in businesses and industries with organizational workflow processes designed around project-based approaches.  Courses in this certificate program must be completed in a sequence, and will serve as electives toward the MBA degree.