About the Program

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The Construction Management B.S. degree is designed to prepare men and women for middle- and upper-level management in general contracting. The BS-CM degree was developed in cooperation with experts from the construction industry, guidelines established by major construction associations, and feedback from employers and graduates. The construction management major reflects the current needs and trends in the construction industry.

About the Curriculum

Major Requirements : 52 Credit Hours

• CNST 125 -Introduction to Construction (2)
• CNST 201 -Construction Systems (3)
• CNST 202 - Construction Materials (3)
• CNST 206 - Surveying (3)
• CNST 213 - Construction Safety (3)
• CNST 228 - Construction Graphics (3)
• CNST 229 - Analysis of Commercial Prints (3)
• CNST 302 - Contract Documents, Regulations, and Specifications (3)
• CNST 303 - Electrical, Mechanical, and Equipment Systems (3)
• CNST 304 - Construction Estimating and Bidding (3)
• CNST 361 - Planning and Scheduling (3)
• CNST 387 - Cooperative Education in Construction Management (3)
• CNST 403 - Production Control (2)
• CNST 406W - Construction Law (3)
• CNST 412 - Fundamentals of Structural Design (3)
• CNST 436 – Heavy/Highway Construction Contracting (3)
• CNST 440 LEED: For New Construction (3)
• CNST 450 - Fundamentals of Construction Project Management (3)

CM Restricted Electives: 12 hours

CM Restricted Electives: 12 hours

For a Heavy/Highway Construction focus, students should take CNST 437 and CNST 438. For a Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing focus, students should take CNST 426 and CNST 427.

• MATH 105 - College Algebra (3)   (Prerequisite for Phy 221)
• MATH 107 - Plane Trigonometry (2)   (Prerequisite for Phy 221)
• CNST 426 - Mechanical and Electrical Construction Applications (3)
• CNST 427 – Industrial Construction (2)
• CNST 437 – Environmental Construction Contracting (2)
• CNST 438 – Fundamentals of Land Development (2)
• CNST 446 - Senior Seminar on Professional Issues in Engineering, Technology and Construction (1)
• CNST 479 - Special Topic (3)
• GHPR 335 - Historic Preservation (3)
• GPLN 215 - Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning (3)
• IDE 208 - Introduction to Basic Design (3)
• IDE 317 - Lighting Systems for Interior Designers (3)

Business Requirements: 15 Hours

• ACC 240 - Principles of Financial Accounting (3)
• LAW 293 - Legal Environment of Business (3)
• MGMT 202 - Business Communication (3)
• MGMT 384 - Human Resource Management (3)
• Any course from the COB not already taken (3)

Major General Requirements

(may apply to both CM major and General Education): 14 Hours

• ESSC 110 - The Dynamic Earth System (4)
• MATH 170 - Elementary Statistics (3)
• PHY 221 - Mechanics, Sound and Heat (4)
• ECON 100 - Into. to Econ. or ECON 200 - Prin. of Macro (3)

Natural Sciences/Math Restricted Elective: 4 hours

Four hours from the following:

• CHEM 117 - Fundamentals of Chemistry-Lecture (3)
with
CHEM 118 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory (1)

• MATH 120 - Calculus I (4)

Additional courses with adviser approval.

About the Faculty

>>  Ben Ilozor

>>  Bill Moylan

>>  Greg Mitchell

>>  John Reposa

>>  James Stein