Program Overview

Construction Management Program

The SDSU construction management program prepares graduates to effectively manage construction projects in the commercial, heavy-highway-utilities, and residential sectors.

Program Overview

The program is built on a foundation of math and statistics, applied sciences, professional communications, and analysis coursework. Construction management topics include construction and construction sciences, site supervision, preconstruction, business, and project management.

Degrees Offered

• Construction Management (B.S.)
• Construction Minor

Program Details

The construction management program prepares students to manage projects in commercial, heavy-highway-utilities, and residential construction. Students in programs related to the construction industry, including architecture, interior design, hospitality management, mechanical engineering, and civil engineering, should consider the minor in construction.

Objectives and Outcomes

Program Educational Objectives

SDSU construction management graduates will become professionals who:

• Achieve positions of increasing responsibility or leadership with employers, professional organizations, or civic organizations as an indicator of professional competence, demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively, and successfully function in team environments.
• Apply principles of contemporary management techniques, critical thinking skills, and mathematics and science to solve problems and manage construction projects.
• Continue to learn via professional organization engagement, continuing education, graduate degrees, employer-based training programs, or other development opportunities that increase productivity, open doors to promotion, and make them more effective managers.

Student Outcomes

1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve broadly defined technical or scientific problems by applying knowledge of mathematics and science and/or technical topics to areas relevant to the discipline.
2. An ability to formulate or design a system, process, procedure, or program to meet desired needs.
3. An ability to develop and conduct experiments or test hypotheses, analyze and interpret data, and use scientific judgment to draw conclusions.
4. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
5. An ability to understand ethical and professional responsibilities and the impact of technical and/or scientific solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
6. An ability to function effectively on teams that establish goals, plan tasks, meet deadlines, and analyze risk and uncertainty.

Construction Management Program Criteria-Curriculum

1. Construction project management from predesign through commissioning.
2. Risk management, including identification, analysis, and mitigation.
3. Cost estimating, including types, levels, and accuracy.
4. Financial management, including budgeting, cost control, and forecasting.
5. Schedule management, including development, forecasting, and planning.
6. Contract administration, legal requirements, and delivery methods.
7. Project sustainability, including materials and methods of construction.
8. Construction systems and constructability analysis.
9. Leadership, including business, communication skills, and behavioral awareness.
10. Labor and workforce planning and management.
11. Construction health and safety, accident prevention, and regulatory compliance.
12. Advancements in construction technology.

Accreditation

The construction management (B.S.) program is accredited by the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission of ABET under the General Criteria and the Construction Management and Similarly Named Programs Criteria.