Diploma Acquisition Contract Management
PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
Why earn a Diploma in Acquisition Contract Management from Strayer?
This program covers the basics of purchasing and materials management from the beginning of a contract through vendor identification and contract award. You’ll explore each phase of the acquisition process, including contract management, oversight, effectiveness and renegotiation.
Master the fundamentals of contract management
Gain the in-depth knowledge and practical skills needed to manage contracts with a Diploma in Acquisition and Contract Management from Strayer. You’ll delve into complex contracting processes and procedures and explore all phases of acquisition from oversight to negotiations.
Skills you’ll learn with a Strayer Diploma in Acquisition and Contract Management
A Strayer degree can help prepare you for career opportunities in contract management while offering support, flexible learning options and career planning every step of the way.
- Evaluate an organization’s performance related to strategic goals.
- Develop operational concepts, organizational structures and functional area strategies to accomplish contract management goals.
- Convey contract management policies, procedures and strategies in a business environment.
- Prepare action plans using management concepts and techniques to address real-world contract management challenges.
- Foster an ethical culture in a contract management environment.
Earn your diploma from an accredited university
Strayer University is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE or the Commission) www.msche.org. Strayer University’s accreditation status is Accreditation Reaffirmed. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on June 22, 2017 was to reaffirm accreditation. MSCHE is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation (candidate status) activities for institutions of higher education including distance, correspondence education, and direct assessment programs offered at those institutions. The Commission’s geographic area of accrediting activities is throughout the United States.
Diploma in Acquisition Contract Management cost breakdown
- 12 courses, $1525 per course
- $65 technology fee each term
- $25 one-time degree conferral fee
- Additional costs for textbooks and supplies
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*Student is required to take two courses per quarter during disbursement period
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What courses do you need to work in acquisition and contract management?
Your coursework in this program will help you gain a deep understanding of federal acquisition regulations and purchasing agreements. You’ll also discover the tools and techniques used to analyze cost and price factors and help organizations make better purchasing decisions. View all courses.
Sample courses
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Examines integral aspects of purchasing and materials management including function, organization, quality and quantity considerations, pricing policies, supplier selection, and ethical and legal implications. Reviews purchasing procedures, value analysis, inventory control, warehousing and traffic, capital equipment, make-or-buy decision-making, automation, budgets, and institutional and governmental purchasing practices.
Examines the federal procurement process and introduces concepts, policies, and procedures associated with government contracting. Discusses the programming, planning, and justification of program funding, formulation and earmarking procurement requirements, preparation of work statements and specifications, procurement requests, and acquisition planning.
Presents the general policies and procedures for federal contract administration in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Reviews the responsibilities of contract administration including pre- and post-award activities, contract oversight, quality assurance, compliance, financing, cost controls, documentation, terminations and disputes, and subcontract management. Discusses coordination with procurement activities and audit agencies.
Examine legal and regulatory aspects associated with federal acquisition and administration of contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Topics include contract formation and award protests, standards of conduct, governmental liability, the dispute process, and administrative and judicial methods of resolution and procurement and contract disputes.
How to apply for a certificate at Strayer?
The admissions process takes a few simple steps. Here’s what you’ll need to get started:
A completed application and enrollment agreement
A high school diploma or equivalent, an unofficial transcript or an official transcript
A valid, current and legible government-issued photo ID
Fall classes start on October 6
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Transferring to Strayer from another university?
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