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Curriculum
This is an unofficial description for this program. For official information check the Academic Catalog.
The mission of the Master level Construction Management program is to help create leaders capable of managing construction- and construction-related departments and companies. The program emphasizes student/industry interaction, experiential learning, and related research to help students achieve the knowledge and skills they need to make contributions to their disciplines, companies, and the rapidly changing world. The aim of graduate education is to provide students with the environment to develop knowledge and skills to make contributions to their disciplines and to the rapidly changing world. It is the program's objective to help develop the construction management workforce at all levels.
The Construction Management Masters program is a 33-credit program consisting of 12 credits of common core, 18-21 credits of electives selected jointly by the student and advisor, and a zero-credit Plan B (Comprehensive Exam) capstone or a 3-credit Plan C (CM 595: Planned Research Project).
Course and Capstone Requirements:
Common Core (12 Credits)
Elective Courses (18-21 Credits)
Elective courses are subject to the following constraints:
- Not more than 9 credits of non-construction management courses; and
- Not more than 6 credits of courses at the 400 level unless specifically approved in writing by the departmental graduate studies committee; and
- A maximum of 9 credits may be selected from: Business Management, Engineering Technology (Civil or Mechanical), Natural Sciences, Technology Management
- A minimum of 9 credits from the following list:
CM 515 Construction Law 3 Credits
CM 520 Construction Materials and Methods 3 Credits
CM 535 Sustainable Buildings 3 Credits
CM 540 Lean Construction 3 Credits
CM 550 Automation and Emerging Technologies in Construction 3 Credits
CM 570 Construction Accounting and Engineering Economics 3 Credits
CM 575 Construction Financial Management 3 Credits
CM 580 Construction Safety Management 3 Credits
CM 585 Advanced Construction Law 3 Credits
CM 590 Advanced Field Studies in the Built Environment 3 Credits
CM 596: May be repeated for up to 9 credits for different topics.
Capstone (0-3 Credits)
Total Credit Hours: 33