Certificate in Procurement & Contracts Management - Graduate

(Available online or at our Northern Virginia Center)

Our Certificate in Procurement and Contracts Management was developed in response to the needs of procurement professionals who already possess an undergraduate degree and are interested in obtaining training at the graduate level. Students are required to complete a total of eight graduate-level courses to earn the certificate: six required courses and two electives.  Students wishing to complete the certificate with no prior procurement and contracting experience are advised to enroll in PC 401 or PC 401W before beginning courses in this certificate. 

Required and elective courses are offered online or at our Northern Virginia Center.  The certificate can be completed totally online. 

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Required Courses (6)

PC 501

Contracting Principles and Administration

PC 501W

Contract Principles & Administration (Web Course)

PC 502

Advanced Cost and Price Analysis

PC 502W

Advanced Cost and Price Analysis (Web Course)

PC 503

Introduction to Project Management

PC 503W

Introduction to Project Management (Web Course)

PC 504

Advanced Contract Formation and Administration

PC 504W

Advanced Contract Formation and Administration (Web Course)

PC 506

Federal Acquisition Case Studies

PC 506W

Federal Acquisition Case Studies (Web Course)

PC 510

Contracting By Negotiation

PC 510W		Contracting By Negotiation (Web Course)
Elective Courses (2)
PC 507		Services Contracting
PC 507W		Services Contracting (Web Course)
PC 508		FAR Standards for Actions and Decisions
PC 508W		FAR Standards for Actions and Decisions (Web Course)
PC 511		Construction Contracting
PC 511W		Construction Contracting (Web Course)
PC 512		Electronic Commerce in Federal Acquisition
PC 512W		Electronic Commerce in Federal Acquisition (Web Course)
PC 513W		Advanced Services Contracting (Web Course)
PC 514		Seminar in International Procurement
PC 523		Project Manager and Managing the Project Team
PC 523W		Project Manager and Managing the Project Team (Web Course)
Program Contact Northern Virginia Center Stefan Gunther Email:  sgunther@virginia.edu Telephone: 703-536-1136 / 1-800-678-4882 FAQs and Application