Principles of Project Management

Course code PGMT 3105

Credit 3.0

Length 45.0 hours

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This course covers the terminology and key concepts of project management that will provide the foundation for the rest of the program.

Students gain an overall understanding of project selection concepts, development approaches as well as all project management process groups, knowledge areas, and processes. Project management ethics will be discussed in this course.

Prerequisites

Course type

This course is offered as part of a VCC program and cannot be taken individually.
International students: Eligibility is determined at the program level. Visit the program page for international student requirements and application information.

  • History of Project Management
  • Project, program, portfolio, and operations
  • Project selection considerations
  • Roles and responsibilities of a project management team, and project manager competencies
  • Project management development approaches
  • Project management process groups, Knowledge areas, processes, tools, and techniques
  • Project management organizational structures, Enterprise Environmental Factors, Organizational Process Assets, and project management ethical considerations

Course schedules

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CRN# Duration Delivery Location
42869 January 5, 2026
to April 18, 2026
Lab
Lecture
VCC Downtown Campus See full schedule

Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule. All self-paced courses have on-campus tests. Off-site certified invigilation centres may be used at the student's expense.

How to take this course

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Contact us

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† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples who have been stewards of these lands since time immemorial.