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1999-2001


Department of Civil, Mechanical, and Related Technologies

Civil Technology Major Degree Plan

See also Basic Degree Information.

Chair: Gopal Reddy

Civil Technology-Construction Management
     University Core Curriculum and General College
         Requirements
Minors in Civil, Mechanical, and Related Technologies

The Department of Civil, Mechanical, and Related Technologies (CMRT) provides a variety of educational opportunities. Curricula offered by the department emphasize the latest technological developments. Students will receive meaningful and practical experience in applications to reinforce their knowledge in each topic. Computer-related courses provide students with hands-on experience.

The degrees in Civil Technology and Mechanical Technology are accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202 (410-347-7700).

To qualify for a Bachelor of Science in Technology degree, students must complete university requirements for a baccalaureate degree, including university core curriculum requirements and departmental requirements for a specific degree program as stated in this section of the catalog.

Civil Technology-Construction Management

The misson of the Construction Management program is to serve a diverse urban population and to provide a learning environment that will enable students to interact with state-of-the-art technological education. This major provides a career-oriented program preparing students for productive employment in the field of Construction Management. This goal is accomplished by emphasizing inclusion of the latest technological advancements into the curriculum in the areas of construction management, construction estimating, cost control, and other construction-related fields. The program focuses on the latest commercial construction related software in the curriculum in order to appropriately prepare the students for a professional career. The goal of the program is also to prepare the graduates to pursue advanced graduate degrees and life-long education.

Upon graduation, students in Construction Management should be provided with knowledge and problem-solving skills to:

  • Determine costs for construction activities and projects and establish construction schedules;
  • Evaluate project schedule and cost performance, apply time value of concepts for evaluation of alternatives;
  • Determine and interpret characteristic material properties;
  • Produce, analyze, and interpret drawings and codes for concrete, steel, and timber construction;
  • Apply design concepts for site development (water, wastewater and storm-water survey); and
  • Perform managerial functions including survey and layout of construction projects, interpreting and administering contracts.
At the Master of Technology level, students will receive advanced education to be construction management leaders in industry or faculty members in colleges and universities. For more information on the graduate program, refer to the Graduate and Professional Studiescatalog.

Students pursuing a major in Construction Management must complete the following requirements, including university core and general college requirements.

Civil Technology Requirements
CIVT 1301: Construction Materials and
     Methods
CIVT 2461: Surveying
CIVT 3341: Construction Documents
CIVT 3361: Construction Management
CIVT 3365: Site Development
CIVT 4611: Structural Steel and Timber
     Construction
CIVT 4351: Construction Estimating
CIVT 4361: Construction Planning and
     Scheduling
CIVT 4372: Soil Mechanics and Foundations
CIVT 4381: Reinforced Concrete Construction
CIVT x3xx: CIVT Elective
MECT 2354: Introductions to Mechanics
MECT 3355 and 3155: Strength of Materials
     and Laboratory

Technical Electives: Nine (9) semester hours to be selected from the following:

CIVT 4384: Architecture and Construction
     Management Practicum
CIVT 5302: Legal Aspects of Construction
CIVT 5371: Design and Testing of Construction      Materials
CIVT xxxx: Surveying II
ITEC 4350: Industrial and Environmental Safety
MECT 3341: Computer-Aided Drafting I
TMTH 3360: Applied Technical Statistics

General Technology (required):

CIVT 1330: Graphics
ELET 2307: Electrical-Electronic Circuits
ITEC 3340: Organizational Leadership and
     Supervision or HDCS 3300:
     Organizational Decisions in Technology
ITEC 3363: Technical Communication or
     ITEC 3372: Communication in Science,
     Engineering, and Technology
TECH 1300: Computers in Technology
Free Electives (6 semester hours)

University Core Curriculum and General College Requirements

Communication (6 semester hours)
     ENGL 1303: English Composition I
     ENGL 1304: English Composition II or
     ITEC 3372: Communication in Science,
          Engineering, and Technology

History (6 semester hours)
     HIST 1376 or 1377, 1378 or 1379

American Government (6 semester hours)
     POLS 1336, 1337

Social and Behavioral Sciences
     (6 semester hours, 3 hours must be
     Writing Intensive)
     Six semester hours selected from core
     approved list
         (HDCS 1300 recommended)

Humanities (3 semester hours)
     Three semester hours selected from core
     approved list

Visual/Performing Arts (3 semester hours)
     Three semester hours selected from core
     approved list

Math (12 semester hours--includes
     required courses in Mathematics and
     Math/Reasoning)
     TMTH 1335, 1336
     TMTH 2335, 2336 2

Natural Sciences (12 semester hours)
     PHYS 1301, 1101
     PHYS 1302, 1102
     Four semester hours (lecture/lab)
         Geology or Chemistry recommended

Degree awarded: Bachelor of Science in Technology
Major: Civil Technology-Construction Management

Minors in Civil, Mechanical, and Related Technologies

Students may minor in the following technology programs of the Civil, Mechanical, and Related Technologies Department: Architecture and Construction Technology, Computer Drafting Design, Construction Management Technology, and Manufacturing Systems. Students who have declared a major in Mechanical Technology (MET) may not declare a minor in either Computer Drafting Design or Manufacturing Systems. (Refer to the Mechanical Technology narrative for more information.) Students who select one of these minors must satisfy the general university requirements for a minor as well as the following specific course requirements.

Architecture and Construction Technology
     (15 semester hours)
The College of Architecture and the College of Technology offer a joint minor in Architecture and Construction Technology. Students interested in this minor should contact the Academic Services Center in the College of Technology. Any petitions for substitutions must be approved by the appropriate college.

Requirements for Architecture students:
     CIVT 1301, *4383, *4384
     Six hours to be selected from:
     CIVT 3361, 3341, 4351, 4361

Requirements for Technology students:
     ARCH 2322, *4383, *4384
     Six hours to be selected from
     ARCH 2323, 3332, 3333, 4325
    

* The dual listed courses, ARCH 4383/ CIVT 4383 and ARCH 4384/ CIVT 4384 will be taught by a team of Architecture and Technology faculty.

Construction Management Technology
     (15 semester hours)
     Required Courses:
     CIVT 1301, 3341, 3361, 4351, and 4361.

Computer Drafting Design
     (15 semester hours)
     Required Courses:
     CIVT 1330, MECT 3341, 3342,
     4342, TECH 1300 or equivalent.
     Prerequisites for required minor courses:
     TMTH 1336 or equivalent.

Manufacturing Systems (15 semester hours)
     Required courses:
     MECT 1364, 3360, 3362, 3367, 4384

Files Archived: October, 2001

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