Withdrew from PM class - researching options

I wrote this last week:
I've completed 30% of the MS in Program/Project Management at Brandeis University. Currently, my GPA is 4.0. I'm seriously considering dropping out of the program. Why? I do not know what it is going to do for me. Currently, I work as a Program / Project Scheduler. I used to work as a project manager and I do not want to be a project manager again. However, I do like project controls. I want to be a Project Controls SME. I have a BA and a MA in Management from Webster University. I have a graduate certificate in Project Management from the Stevens Institute of Technology. I’ve also been a PMP since 1999. I started going to Brandeis because I was bored and wanted to take some classes. I thought I would be able to handle two classes at a time which would allow me to complete the program in 18 months. There is no way I can handle two classes. Now I'm on the 3.3 year plan. I just do not know what a MS in Project Management will do for me since I would be basically duplicating what I've already achieved. I do not consider what I've accomplished so far at Brandeis wasteful since I did learn some new ways of doing things and also I’m able to submit PDUs to PMI in order to keep my PMP

I withdrew from my Fall-11 semester course while I research new opportunities. Below are programs that may or may not enhance my PM experience. Boeing recently listed GIS and Geospatial Intelligence along with Information Assurance as critical skills that they are looking for at Boeing. There are no funding limits also for tuition as long as you go to the programs they recommend. I did find out that I would not lose any credits that I’ve obtained if I switch programs and complete the MS in MSITM program. I just do not know what this degree will do for me exactly.


https://gis.e-education.psu.edu/
Penn State Geospatial Intelligence Certificate 13 hours – 4 classes (Completion time one year)

Supply Chain Management Certificate :: Fontbonne University, St. Louis, MO
Fontbonne University - Supply Chain Management Certificate – six classes – 18 hours (Completion time – 18 months)

Programs and Courses | Graduate Professional Studies | Brandeis University
Brandeis University – MS in Information Technology – 7 more classes – 21 hours (Completion time – 2.3 years)

One other possible solution (if allowed by Boeing – not a preferred education provider, would have to obtain approval) would to transfer to the MS in PM with a specialization in GIS for Information Security at Northeastern University.

Master's in Project Management Online | Northeastern College of Professional Studies

Dave

 

This sounds like a great option, Dave. I think you made the right choice.