Carnegie Mellon University

MS Product Management Curriculum Map

The MSPM curriculum is designed to provide the skills most desired by employers of product managers: business, technology, design, and leadership.

Scroll to explore our MSPM curriculum, or download the map [pdf].

The MSPM program is a one-year program that begins in January.

 

Mini Semester

Business Presentations for Product Managers

Principals of Product Management I

HCI for Product Managers

* Spring Design Core Course

Building Fundamentals for High Tech PM

Mini Semester

Managing People and Teams

Technology Product Marketing

Data Science for Product Managers

* Spring Design Core Course (Continued)

Building Fundamentals for High Tech PM (Continued)

Summer

MSPM Internship

Mini Semester

Principals of Product Management II

Capstone Project

Technical Depth Elective

*Fall Design Core Course

Optional Electives

Mini Semester

Tepper Business Elective

Capstone Project (Continued)

Technical Depth Elective (Continued)

*Fall Design Core Course (Continued)

Optional Electives

* Students will take a core design course each semester. Past examples include Digital Service, Innovation, Service Design, and Design of AI Products.

This diagram is for illustrative purposes and depicts a typical curriculum for the MSPM program. Course details are subject to change.