Construction Management, BS

Total number of hours for the program: 120.

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Construction Management (CM) is designed to provide students with a broad-based knowledge of the construction industry, a solid education, and extensive training in business and management applications. Students can also work with state-of-the-art technology and CM industry-standard software.

Liberal Studies Hours (42 hours)

Liberal Studies Program Requirements

Note:

Four courses (Lecture 12 credits) in the major also meet the Liberal Studies requirements: (ECON 231, LAW 412, MATH 170, and PHYS 130).

Major Courses (84 hours)

The major requires 84 hours of major courses as follows and 6 hours of technical electives:

CM 121 - Introduction to Construction Credits: 3
CM 131 - Construction Human Factors and Safety Credits: 3
CM 180 - Construction Graphics and Building Information Modeling Credits: 3
CM 211 - Construction Methods Credits: 3
CM 212 - Construction Materials Credits: 3
CM 213 - Construction Materials Lab Credits: 1
CM 222 - Construction Surveying Credits: 2
CM 223 - Construction Surveying Lab Credits: 1
CM 231 - Construction Documents and Codes Credits: 3
CM 242 - Estimating I Credits: 3
CM 296 - Professional Development Seminar Credits: 1
CM 312 - Statics and Strength of Materials Credits: 3
CM 332 - Construction Site Planning and Equipment Credits: 3
CM 342 - Estimating II and Bidding Credits: 3
CM 362 - Construction Planning and Scheduling Credits: 3
CM 390 - Environmental Issues in Construction Credits: 3
CM 402 - Construction Financial Management Credits: 3
CM 425 - Mechanical and Electrical Construction Credits: 3
CM 430 - Construction Legal Aspects Credits: 3
CM 431 - Construction Project Management Credits: 3
CM 452 - Construction Capstone Project Credits: 3
CM 483 - Applied and Engaged Internship in Construction Credits: 2
ACCT 251 - Financial Accounting - A User Perspective Credits: 3
ECON 231 - Introductory Microeconomics and Social Issues Credits: 3
LAW 412 - Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility Credits: 3
MATH 146 - Precalculus II Credits: 4
MATH 170 - Applied Statistics Credits: 3
MGT 300 - Introduction to Management Credits: 3
MKT 201 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3
PHYS 130 - Introductory Physics I Credits: 4

Technical Electives (6 hours)

Two courses (six hours) of Technical Electives are required. Pick two classes from the following list of pre-approved technical electives:

CM 401 - Construction Temporary Structures Credits: 3
CM 393 - Topics in Construction Management Credits: 1-3, R9
CM 424 - Facilities Management Credits: 3
CM 461 - Land Development I Credits: 3

The required internship (CM 483) is completed during the summer before the senior year.

Accreditation

Accredited by the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission(s) of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Construction Management Program Criteria.