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:

Three hours for each of the following courses required in the major also meet the Liberal Studies requirements: ECON 231, LAW 412, MATH 170, and PHYS 130. If these courses are not taken to meet Liberal Studies requirements, they will still need to be completed for the degree.

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.