The Bachelor of Science in Construction Management (BSCM) prepares students to work as entry-level managers in the construction industry. Managers help control construction costs and schedules; administer contracts; determine construction means and methods; and manage people, material, and equipment while ensuring compliance with design criteria and safety standards.
The BSCM is nationally accredited by the American Council for Construction Education.
Admission Requirements
- Complete the Admission Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees.
Graduation Requirements
- Complete the General University Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees.
- Complete the General Education Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees.
- Complete the following major requirements:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Support Courses | ||
| ACCT A201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT A202 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| AET A411 | Northern Design | 3 |
| BA A241 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BA A300 | Organizational Theory and Behavior | 3 |
| ECON A101 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON A102 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| GEO A181 | Construction Surveying | 1 |
| PHIL A301 | Ethics | 3 |
| or PHIL A305 | Professional Ethics | |
| PHYS A123 | College Physics I | 3 |
| PHYS A123L | College Physics I Laboratory | 1 |
| WRTG A212 | Writing and the Professions 1 | 3 |
| Complete one of the following science courses with a laboratory class: | 4 | |
| General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory | ||
| Planet Earth and Planet Earth Laboratory | ||
| Complete one additional science course with laboratory at or above the 100 level in CHEM, ENVI, GEOL or PHYS | 4 | |
| Complete one of the following: | 3-6 | |
| Applied Calculus for Managerial and Social Sciences | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| F.A.T. Calculus I | ||
| Applied Statistics for the Sciences | ||
| Core Courses | ||
| AET A101 | Fundamentals of Construction Documents | 3 |
| AET A102 | Methods and Materials of Building Construction | 3 |
| AET A123 | Codes and Standards | 3 |
| AET A213 | Fundamentals of Civil Construction | 4 |
| AET A242 | Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Systems | 4 |
| AET A332 | Structural Technology | 3 |
| CM A163 | Building Construction Cost Estimating | 3 |
| CM A201 | Construction Project Management I | 3 |
| CM A202 | Project Planning and Scheduling | 3 |
| CM A232 | Statics and Strength of Materials | 3 |
| CM A263 | Civil Construction Cost Estimating | 3 |
| CM A301 | Construction Project Management II | 3 |
| CM A313 | Soils in Construction | 3 |
| CM A401 | Construction Law | 3 |
| CM A422 | Sustainability in the Built Environment | 3 |
| CM A440 | Financial Management for Construction | 3 |
| CM A450 | Construction Management Professional Practice 2 | 3 |
| CM A460 | Construction Equipment Management and Methods | 3 |
| CM A495 | Advanced Construction Management Internship | 3 |
| OSH A405 | Construction Industry Safety Management | 3 |
| Total | 105-108 | |
A minimum of 120 credits is required for the degree, of which 39 credits must be upper-division.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
Students graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management will be able to:
- Create written communications appropriate to the construction discipline.
- Create oral presentations appropriate to the construction discipline.
- Create a construction project safety plan.
- Create construction project cost estimates.
- Create construction project schedules.
- Analyze professional decisions based on ethical principles.
- Analyze construction documents for planning and management of construction processes.
- Analyze methods, materials, and equipment used to construct projects.
- Apply construction management skills as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Apply electronic-based technology to manage the construction process.
- Apply basic surveying techniques for construction layout and control.
- Understand different methods of project delivery and the roles and responsibilities of all constituencies involved in the design and construction process.
- Understand construction risk management.
- Understand construction accounting and cost control.
- Understand construction quality assurance and control.
- Understand construction project control processes.
- Understand the legal implications of contract, common, and regulatory law to manage a construction project.
- Understand the basic principles of sustainable construction.
- Understand the basic principles of structural behavior.
- Understand the basic principles of mechanical, electrical and piping systems.