This program includes topics directed towards managing construction projects, interpreting codes and specifications, administering contracts, estimating costs, and scheduling project activities.

The objective of the Construction Management program is to provide graduates with knowledge and skills that are valued and sought by the construction industry profession. Commercial, residential, industrial, and highway/heavy sectors of the construction industry need entry-level professional employees who are knowledgeable and skilled. Graduates must have knowledge of construction materials and methods, structural systems, soils, site development, surveying, and contract administration; be capable of interpreting codes, plans, and specifications; and have skills for planning, estimating, scheduling, and evaluating project performance. The program's curriculum provides fundamental and advanced coursework that incorporate current standards and technology for managing and providing quality construction. Software is applied in curriculum courses to prepare students for careers that require knowledge of computer estimating and scheduling.

Construction Management graduates should have knowledge and problem-solving skills to:

1. Determine costs for construction activities and projects, establish construction schedules, and apply time value of money concepts for evaluation of alternatives;
2. Evaluate project schedule and cost performance;
3. Interpret construction material properties and standards;
4. Produce and interpret drawings; interpret codes for concrete, steel, and timber construction;
5. Apply design concepts for site development (soils and foundations, water distribution, waste-water collection, and storm-water drainage); and
6. Perform managerial functions.

The program is committed to attaining the following goals:

• Provide a career-oriented program that prepares students for productive and professional employment in the construction industry.
• Emphasize inclusion of recent technological advancements into the technology/construction management curriculum in the areas of management, scheduling, estimating, cost-control, and other construction courses.
• Provide a learning environment where students apply state-of-the-art technological equipment and software.
• Prepare graduates to pursue graduate degrees and life-long education. Provide students with an opportunity to prepare for entry into the Master of   Technology in Construction Management Technology program.

At the Master of Technology level, students will receive advanced education, preparing them to be construction management leaders in industry or faculty members in colleges and universities. For more information on the graduate program, please refer to the Graduate and Professional Studies catalog.

Majors in Construction Management may use no grade below C- in junior and senior level courses to satisfy major degree requirements.

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

Construction Management Major Requirements

Program Requirements

Degree awarded: Bachelor of Science
Major: Construction Management