Free Online Project Management Courses from Top Universities

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Gain a free online education with courses on project management. Open University can provide you with a few possibilities, through courses on planning a project and learning how to implement it.
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Free Project Management Courses

Choose from these project management courses to better your understanding of this field. Areas of study include managing people and getting a project finished.

Open University

The project planning course at Open University is designed to teach students how to plan a project and achieve project goals. This introductory business course takes about eight hours to complete. The next business course centers around a focus of project implementation. The aim of the course is to teach students how to properly implement a complex project plan.

The project management course has an emphasis on managing people, while the intro to project management course focuses on preparing for a project. The project completion course presents lessons in effective project closure. Students will learn how to take a complex project from start to finish.

Each course can be completed in eight hours.

Free Online Project Management Courses At a Glance

Course & School Program Level Format Assignments Quizzes & Exams Downloadable
Planning a Project course from Open University Advanced Text No No Yes
Implementing the Project course from Open University Advanced Text No No Yes
Managing Projects Through People course from Open University Advanced Text No No Yes
Preparing a Project course from Open University Advanced Text No No Yes
Completing the Project course from Open University Advanced Text No No Yes

Popular Schools

  • Online Programs Available
    1. National University

    Program Options

    Doctorate
      • DBA - Project Management
      • PhD - Project Management
      • PhD-BA - Global Business Management
      • DBA - General Business
      • DBA - Global Business Management
      • PhD - Instructional Leadership
    Master's
      • MBA - Project Management
      • MSIT - Project Management
      • MSOL - Project Management
      • MSTM - General Management
      • MSTM - Project and Program Management
      • MHRM - Management of Virtual Organizations
    Certificate
      • EdS - Organizational Leadership
  • Online Programs Available
    2. Purdue Global

    Program Options

    Master's
      • MBA: Project Management
      • Master: Management/Project Mgmt
      • M.S. in Management
      • Master : Business Admin
      • MSM in Leadership
      • MS in Management & Leadership - Military Leadership
    Bachelor's
      • Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management
      • BS in Organizational Management - Decision Management
      • BS in Organizational Management - Management
      • BS in Organizational Management - Project Management
      • BS in Organizational Management - Construction Management
      • BS in Organizational Management - Hospitality Sustainability
    Associate's
      • Associate of Applied Science in Small Group Management
      • Associate: Business Admin.
      • AASBA in Small Business Management
      • Associate: Business Admin. - Office Mgmt
    Certificate
      • Professional Focus + Google Project Management Certificate
  • Campus and Online Programs
    3. Full Sail University

    Program Options

    Master's
      • M.S. - Entertainment Business
    Bachelor's
      • B.S. - Sports Marketing and Media
  • Online Programs Available
    4. UMass Global

    Program Options

    Master's
      • MBA in Business Administration
      • MBA in Business Administration (Accounting)
      • MBA in Business Administration (Bus Intel & Data Analytics)
      • MBA in Business Administration (Finance)
      • MBA in Business Administration (Health Administration)
      • MBA in Business Administration (Human Resources)
    Bachelor's
      • BA in Organizational Leadership
      • BA in Organizational Leadership (Org Administration)
      • BA in Organizational Leadership (Supply Chain Systems)
      • BBA in Business Admin
      • BBA in Business Admin (Accounting)
      • BBA in Business Admin (Entrepreneurship)
  • Online Programs Available
    5. Grand Canyon University

    Program Options

    Doctorate
      • D.B.A. Innovation and Corporate Entrepreneurship (Qualitative Research)
      • D.B.A. Innovation and Corporate Entrepreneurship (Quantitative Research)
      • Bridge (D.B.A with an Emphasis in Innovation and Corporate Entrepreneurship - Qualitative)
      • Bridge (D.B.A with an Emphasis in Innovation and Corporate Entrepreneurship - Quantitative)
      • Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership: Organizational Development - Qualitative Research
      • Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership: Organizational Development - Quantitative Research
    Master's
      • M.B.A. with an Emphasis in Project Management
      • MBA and MS in Leadership (Dual Degree)
      • MBA: Leadership
      • MBA
      • Master of Science in Business Analytics
      • M.B.A. with an Emphasis in Business Analytics
    Bachelor's
      • Bachelor: Applied Management
      • Bachelor: Business Admin
      • B.S. in Applied Entrepreneurship
      • Bachelor: Entrepreneurial Studies
      • Bachelor of Science in Applied Business Analytics
      • B.S. in Business Analytics
  • Online Programs Available
    6. Wake Forest University - School of Professional Studies

    Program Options

    Master's
      • Masters in Project Management
    Certificate
      • Project Management Certificate
  • Online Programs Available
    7. Keiser University

    Program Options

    Master's
      • Master of Business Administration - Management (Spanish)
    Bachelor's
      • Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration (Accelerated Track to MBA)
      • Bachelor of Arts in Business Analytics
    Associate's
      • Associate of Arts in Business Analytics
      • Associate of Arts - Accounting
  • Online Programs Available
    8. Liberty University

    Program Options

    Doctorate
      • DBA: Project Management
      • DBA: Strategic Management
      • DBA: Leadership
      • DBA: Non-Profit Leadership & Management
      • DSL: Strategic Leadership
      • DBA: Six Sigma
    Master's
      • MBA: Strategic Management
      • MS: Project Management
      • MBA: Project Management
      • MS: Engineering Management: Project Management
      • MBA: Non-Profit Leadership & Management
      • MA: Executive Leadership
    Certificate
      • CERT: Project Management
      • GRAD CERT: Advanced Leadership
      • GRAD CERT: Executive Clinical Leadership
      • GRAD CERT: Executive Strategic Leadership
      • GRAD CERT: General Business
      • GRAD CERT: Management & Leadership
  • Philadelphia, PA

    University of Pennsylvania

  • Gainesville, FL

    University of Florida

Featured Schools

The schools and programs listed below are popular educational options, and tuition varies based on program and location

National University

  • DBA - Project Management
  • MBA - Project Management
  • EdS - Organizational Leadership

What is your highest level of education?

Purdue Global

  • MBA: Project Management
  • Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management
  • Associate of Applied Science in Small Group Management
  • Professional Focus + Google Project Management Certificate

Which subject are you interested in?

Full Sail University

  • M.S. - Entertainment Business
  • B.S. - Sports Marketing and Media

What is your highest level of education?

UMass Global

  • MBA in Business Administration
  • MBA in Business Administration (Accounting)
  • BA in Organizational Leadership
  • BA in Organizational Leadership (Org Administration)

Which subject are you interested in?

Grand Canyon University

  • D.B.A. Innovation and Corporate Entrepreneurship (Qualitative Research)
  • M.B.A. with an Emphasis in Project Management
  • Bachelor: Applied Management

What is your highest level of education?

Wake Forest University - School of Professional Studies

  • Masters in Project Management
  • Project Management Certificate

Which subject are you interested in?

Keiser University

  • Master of Business Administration - Management (Spanish)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration (Accelerated Track to MBA)
  • Associate of Arts in Business Analytics

What is your highest level of education?

Liberty University

  • DBA: Project Management
  • MBA: Strategic Management
  • CERT: Project Management

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