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Objectives
This program covers the fundamentals and offers a foundation in construction management, construction techniques and legal issues relating to the construction management field. Areas of study include building codes, site construction and measurement, construction documents, construction project management and construction safety management. The goal of the program is to help the student acquire skills that can be used to enter the workplace and be a versatile member of a construction team.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of this program may begin their careers in a variety of entry-level positions involving construction estimating, construction safety, construction project management or building code compliance.
Graduates who have difficulty distinguishing colors may not be able to perform the essential functions of various positions involving construction management.
Admission Requirements
Refer to the Admission section of this catalog for information relating to Admission Requirements and Procedures for this program.
School Equipment
Students will have the opportunity to use the following school equipment as required throughout the program: computer systems, project scheduling and construction estimating software, computer graphics software, printers and other common computer peripherals. Refer to Student Equipment in the Online Course Information section of this catalog for information relating to the student equipment requirements for the distance education courses that are taught online over the Internet.
Class Size
Classes generally range in size from 15 to 30 students. Depending on the course subject matter, certain classes may contain a greater or lesser number of students.
Program Outline
To view a list of the course descriptions, please click here.
Course
Number |
Course |
Credit
Hours |
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General Education Courses** |
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Unspecified General Education courses++ |
28 |
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| EG371 |
Research Methods+ |
4 |
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| EG372 |
Written Analysis+ |
4 |
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| EG453 |
Political Issues and the Economy+ |
4 |
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| EG462 |
Contemporary World Culture+ |
4 |
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| EG481 |
Environmental Issues+ |
4 |
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| GE364 |
Art Appreciation+ |
4 |
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Unspecified Core courses* |
56 |
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| CM310 |
Commercial Construction Methods+ |
4 |
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| CM320 |
Principles of Building Construction Management+ |
4 |
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| CM330 |
Statics and Strength of Materials+ |
4 |
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| CM350 |
Site Construction and Measurement+ |
4 |
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| CM360 |
Construction Management Information Systems+ |
4 |
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| CM420 |
Construction Documents and Contracts+ |
4 |
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| CM430 |
Mechanical Systems+ |
4 |
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| CM440 |
Construction Project Scheduling+ |
4 |
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| CM450 |
Cost Estimating and Analysis+ |
4 |
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| CM470 |
Legal Issues in Construction+ |
4 |
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| CM480 |
Construction Safety Management+ |
4 |
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| EC311 |
Introduction to Project Management+ |
4 |
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Unspecified Elective courses |
12 |
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Minimum required credit hours for the Baccalaureate Degree (Grand total) |
180 |
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+In this program, this course may be taught either completely in residence at the school, completely online over the Internet as a distance education course or partially in residence and partially online, as determined by the school from time to time in its discretion. Refer to the Online Course Information section of this catalog for additional information relating to these courses that the school decides to teach all or partially online over the Internet. In order to help students become familiar with fundamentals of taking courses online over the Internet, the school may determine that a portion of the first online course that a student takes in this program must be taken online at the school in a supervised setting.
++Any General Education courses taught by the school in this program may be taught either completely in residence at the school, completely online over the Internet as a distance education course or partially in residence and partially online, as determined by the school from time to time in its discretion. Refer to the Online Course Information section of this catalog for additional information relating to these courses that the school decides to teach all or partially online over the Internet. In order to help students become familiar with fundamentals of taking courses online over the Internet, the school may determine that a portion of the first online course that a student takes in this program must be taken online at the school in a supervised setting.
*Examples of the subject matter included in the Unspecified Core courses are as follows: 3D modeling, design theory, computer drafting and design, engineering drafting and design, architectural drafting and design, civil drafting and design and visualization skills. Courses offered at this school that satisfy the Unspecified Core course requirement are CD111, CD121, CD130, CD140, CD210, CD220, CD230, CD240, CD250, CD260, CD310, CD320, CD331 and CD340. The course descriptions for these courses are in the Course Descriptions section of this catalog.
**General Education courses include courses in the humanities, composition, mathematics, the sciences and the social sciences. The Unspecified General Education courses must include at least one course in each of the following categories: the humanities, composition, mathematics and the social sciences. Refer to the Course Descriptions section of this catalog for the general education category pertaining to each general education course.
NOTE: The course descriptions for the courses in this program are in the Course Descriptions section of this catalog. The school may, at any time in its discretion, vary the offering and/or sequence of courses in this program, revise the curriculum content of the program or any course in the program and change the number of credit hours in the program or in any program course.
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