CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT




 

Master's Curriculum


Course Requirements

The M.S. program in construction management requires the completion of 30 hours of course work to be distributed among required core courses and University elective courses.

 

Core Courses 14 Credits Hours

CNST501 Project Estimating (2)

An investigation into the estimating and bidding practices used within the construction industry in order to prepare, analyze and submit an estimate of the costs for a project.

CNST502 Project Scheduling (2)

An investigation into advanced scheduling techniques and the application of these within the construction industry.

CNST504 Project Management (2)

An investigation of the typical problems associated with construction projects and applicable management practices for solving managerial problems.

CNST616 Analysis of Commercial Structures (3)

An investigation into the construction industry practices associated with the use of working drawings to analyze project requirements for bidding, planning, scheduling and controlling construction projects.

CNST624 Project Productivity and Cost Control (2)

An investigation into the contemporary problems related to construction productivity, and methods to be employed to control construction costs.

CNST626 Construction Processes (2)

An investigation of the accepted and standard practices associated with the construction process.

 

         
Elective Courses 4-8 Credit Hours

CNST503 Construction Delays and Claims (2)
CNST590/591/592 Special Topics (1/2/3)
CNST597/598/599 Independent Study (1/2/3)
CNST645 Occupational Safety and Health (2)
CNST648 Principles of Construction Technology (2)
CNST679/680/681 Special Topics (1/2/3)
CNST682/683/684/685 Workshop (1/2/3)
CNST689 Industrial Internship (2)
CNST690/691/692 Development Project/Thesis (1/2/3)
CNST693/694/695 Seminar (1/2/3)
CNST697/698/699 Independent Study (1/2/3)

 

Cognate Courses 8-12 Credit Hours

500- and 600-level non-construction management graduate courses, with advisor approval.

 

         
Program Total 30 Credit Hours

 

Prerequisite Skills (dependent on student's admission status) 22 Credit Hours

CNST201 Construction Systems (3)
CNST229 Analysis of Commercial Prints (3)
CNST302 Contract Documents, Regulations and Specifications (3)
CNST304 Construction Estimating and Bidding (3)
CNST361 Planning and Scheduling (3)
CNST403 Production Control (2)
CNST406 Construction Law (2)
CNST450 Fundamentals of Construction Project Management (3)

 
 
 
 

Construction Management Career Fair 2008 on Thursday November 6, 2008 at 2nd floor, Grand Ballroom B Student Center on EMU's main campus, Ypsilanti, Michigan.




 



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