Program Overview

Concrete Industry Management, Production, Sales and Service Concentration, B.S.

The Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) offers a concentration in Production, Sales, and Service. This program is designed to produce broadly educated, articulate graduates who are grounded in basic science and mathematics and knowledgeable about concrete technology and techniques.

Program Description

Students in the Production, Sales, and Service concentration pair in-depth knowledge of concrete technology and techniques with business and communications skills. The program prepares students for careers across the value chain in the production, sales, and service of concrete and concrete products.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the CIM program are prepared for careers as:

• Logistics specialists
• Quality control managers
• Technical sales specialists
• Plant operators
• Environmental health and safety managers
• Product research and development managers

Employers of Recent Graduates

Recent MTSU CIM graduates have been hired by companies such as:

• Baker Concrete
• Bowen Engineering
• Brasfield & Gorrie
• Capital Project Solutions
• Cemex
• Chryso
• Concrete Strategies
• Garrott Brothers Ready Mix
• Harrison Construction
• Hensel Phelps
• Lithko Contracting
• Morris Shea
• Precision Concrete
• Structural Group
• Suntec
• Wayne Brothers

Curriculum

The curriculum for the Concrete Industry Management, Production, Sales, and Service Concentration, B.S. includes:

True Blue Core (41 hours)

• Foundational Skills: Written Communication, Information Literacy, Non-Written Communication, Quantitative Literacy
• Knowledge Domains: Human Society and Social Relationships, Scientific Literacy, Creativity and Cultural Expression, History and Civic Learning

Major Requirements (47 hours)

• Concrete and Construction Core (6 hours)
  • CCM 1010 - Introduction to the Concrete and Construction Industry
  • CCM 2050 - Plan Reading
  • CCM 4010 - Concrete and Construction Law
• Concrete Industry Management Core (24 hours)
  • CIM 3000 - Fundamentals of Concrete: Properties and Testing
  • CIM 3050 - Concrete Construction Methods
  • CIM 3060 - Understanding the Concrete Construction System
  • CIM 3100 - Applications of Concrete Construction
  • CIM 3300 - Concrete Industry Internship
  • CIM 4150 - Concrete Problems: Diagnosis, Prevention, and Dispute Resolution
  • CIM 4200 - Senior Concrete Lab
  • CIM 4910 - Capstone
• Production, Sales, and Service Concentration (17 hours)
  • CIM 4050 - Management of Concrete Products: Ordering and Delivering
  • CIM 4060 - Management of Concrete Products: Production Facilities
  • CIM 4300 - Concrete Mixture Design
  • CMT 4160 - Construction Safety and Health Management
  • ET 3910 - Introduction to Operations Management or MGMT 3620 - Supply Chain Operations
  • CMT 3320 - Architectural Computer-Aided Drafting and Design or CIM 4400 - Decorative Concrete or CIM 4500 - Masonry or CIM 4600 - Design, Production, and Manufacture of Precast Concrete or CIM 4800 - Special Problems in Concrete Industry Management or SPAN 1015 - Spanish for Concrete and Construction Management

Supporting Courses (14 hours)

• MATH 1630 - College Mathematics for Managerial, Social, and Life Sciences or MATH 1720 - Plane Trigonometry or MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus or MATH 1810 - Applied Calculus I or MATH 1910 - Calculus I
• GEOL 1030 - Introduction to Earth Science and GEOL 1031 - Introduction to Earth Science Lab or GEOL 1040 - Physical Geology and GEOL 1041 - Physical Geology Lab
• CHEM 1010 - Introductory General Chemistry I and CHEM 1011 - Intro to General Chemistry I Lab or CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I and CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab
• PSY 3020 - Basic Statistics for Behavioral Science or BIA 2610 - Statistical Methods or MATH 1530 - Applied Statistics

Business Administration Minor (18 hours)

See Business Administration Minor for further information.

Electives (0-11 hours)

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Freshman

• Written Communication (3 credit hours)
• Information Literacy (3 credit hours)
• Non-Written Communication (3 credit hours)
• History and Civic Learning (3 credit hours)
• MATH 1630 - College Mathematics for Managerial, Social, and Life Sciences or MATH 1720 - Plane Trigonometry or MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus or MATH 1810 - Applied Calculus I or MATH 1910 - Calculus I
• GEOL 1030 - Introduction to Earth Science and GEOL 1031 - Introduction to Earth Science Lab or GEOL 1040 - Physical Geology and GEOL 1041 - Physical Geology Lab
• CCM 1010 - Introduction to the Concrete and Construction Industry
• CCM 2050 - Plan Reading
• INFS 2200 - Introduction to Microcomputing or INFS 3100 - Principles of Management Information Systems
• CHEM 1010 - Introductory General Chemistry I and CHEM 1011 - Intro to General Chemistry I Lab or CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I and CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab

Sophomore

• Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature (3 credit hours)
• Creativity and Cultural Expression (3 credit hours)
• Human Society and Social Relationships (6 credit hours)
• History and Civic Learning (3 credit hours)
• CCM 4010 - Concrete and Construction Law
• CIM 3000 - Fundamentals of Concrete: Properties and Testing
• CIM 3050 - Concrete Construction Methods
• CIM 3060 - Understanding the Concrete Construction System
• PSY 3020 - Basic Statistics for Behavioral Science or BIA 2610 - Statistical Methods or MATH 1530 - Applied Statistics

Junior

• ACTG 3000 - Survey of Accounting for General Business
• BLAW 3400 - Legal Environment of Business
• CIM 3100 - Applications of Concrete Construction
• CIM 3300 - Concrete Industry Internship
• CIM 4050 - Management of Concrete Products: Ordering and Delivering
• CMT 4160 - Construction Safety and Health Management
• MGMT 3610 - Principles of Management
• Electives (6 credit hours)
• FIN 3000 - Survey of Finance or FIN 3010 - Principles of Corporate Finance

Senior

• Electives (5 credit hours)
• Creativity and Cultural Expression (3 credit hours)
• CIM 4060 - Management of Concrete Products: Production Facilities
• CIM 4150 - Concrete Problems: Diagnosis, Prevention, and Dispute Resolution
• CIM 4300 - Concrete Mixture Design
• CIM 4910 - Capstone
• CIM 4200 - Senior Concrete Lab
• CMT 3320 - Architectural Computer-Aided Drafting and Design or ET 3910 - Introduction to Operations Management or MGMT 3620 - Supply Chain Operations or MKT 3820 - Principles of Marketing

Faculty

• Jon Huddleston, Clinical Professor / CIM Director
• Dr. Marcus Knight, Associate Professor
• Dr. Tom Nicholas, Director and Professor, School of Concrete and Construction Management
• Kevin E. Overall, Clinical Instructor
• Dr. Zhifu Yang, Professor

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