Construction Management



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109 Sill Hall
Ypsilanti, MI,48197
734.487.0354

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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

Construction Management Major Requirements					67 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 Tech of 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 Estimating & Bidding (3) CNST 361 Planning and Scheduling (3) CNST 387 Cooperative Education (3) CNST 401 Construction Estimating and Bidding (3) CNST 403 Production Control (2) CNST 406 Construction Law (2) CNST 412 Fund of Structural Design (3) CNST 450 Fundamentals of Construction Project Management (3) CNST 426 Heavy Highway Const. System (3) CNST 436 Mech., Elect. Bldg System (3) CNST 446 Senior Seminar (1)

Other Major Requirements ACCT 130 or ACCT 240 Accounting (3) LAW 293 Legal Environment of Business (3) MGMT 384 Human Resource Management (3)
Business restricted elective (6) (Adviser approval required) LAW 393 Law of Business Enterprises (3) LAW 403 Employment Law (3) MGMT 202 Business Communications (3) MGMT 360 Management Skills (3) MGMT 386 Organizational Behavior and Theory (3) MGMT 484 Management-Union Relations (3) MKTG 360 Principles of Marketing (2)

General Education Course Work
General education requirements are stated in the Undergraduate Catalog. The following courses listed under general education are required for the Construction Management Major

Symbolics and communication 20 Credit Hours
CTAS 121 or CTAS 124 Fundamentals of Speech (2)
ENGL 121 English Composition (3)
ENGL 324 Principles of Technical Communication (3)
CADM 105 Computer Applications for Industry (3)
MATH 105 College Algebra (3)
MATH 107 Plane Trigonometry (2)
MATH 170 Elementary Statistics (3)

Science and technology 11 Credit Hours
CHEM 117/118 Fundamentals of Chemistry (4)
PHY 221 Mechanics, Sound, and Heat (4)
PSY 101 General Psychology (3)

Social science 12 Credit Hours
PLSC 112 American Government (3)
A course in history (3)
ECON 201 Principles of Economics I (3)
ECON 202 Principles of Economics II (3)

Arts and humanities 11-12 Credit Hours
PHIL 220 or PHIL 221 Ethics (3)
A course in philosophy or religion (3)
A course in art, dance, music, or theater arts (3)
A course in literature (3)
A course in cross-cultural or international studies (3)

Physical Activity
PEGN 210 Lifetime Willness & Fit (2)
Physical education activity courses (2)
(Military science courses may be substituted for physical education.)

About the Faculty

>> Bill Moylan

>> Greg Mitchell

>> James Stein

>> Ben Ilozor