Program Overview
This Graduate Certificate program in Construction Management equips individuals with an undergraduate degree outside of construction with the knowledge and skills to pursue careers in the industry. It covers essential aspects of construction project management, including law, financial planning, scheduling, and control. The program is designed for adult learners, including those transitioning from other industries, semi-professionals seeking to formalize their experience, and design professionals seeking to enhance their job prospects.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
This Graduate Certificate program aims to assist those with an undergraduate degree other than construction management and help them develop new career options in the construction industry. This program provides the adult learner with the knowledge base for understanding the management process of the construction industry, including the initiating, planning, execution, control, and close-out of construction projects.
- Examples of interested adult learners include:
- Those from the automotive and manufacturing industries that are in career transition
- Current semi-professionals working in the construction industry who wish to formalize their knowledge and experiences
- Future professionals who need construction knowledge to augment their design-based undergraduate degree for improved job prospects.
Outline:
- Degree Requirements: 18 hours
- Required Courses: 12 hours
- CNST 506 Construction Law (3 hrs)
- CNST 511 Construction Project Financial Planning and Estimating (3 hrs)
- CNST 512 Construction Project Scheduling and Control (3 hrs)
- CNST 527 Industrial Construction (3 hrs)
- or CNST 550 Fundamentals of Construction Project Management (3 hrs)
- Restricted Electives: 6 hours
- Choose six credit hours from the following:
- CNST 503 Construction Delays and Claims (2 hrs)
- CNST 505 Project Risk Management (3 hrs)
- CNST 508 Production Control (3 hrs)
- CNST 526 Mechanical and Electrical Construction Applications (3 hrs)
- CNST 540 LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations (3 hrs)
- CNST 546 Professional Issues and Ethics in Project Management (1 hr)
- CNST 590 Special Topics (1 hr)
- CNST 591 Special Topics (2 hrs)
- CNST 592 Special Topics (3 hrs)
- CNST 645 Occupational Safety and Health (2 hrs)
- CNST 693 Seminar (1 hr)
- CNST 694 Seminar (2 hrs)
- CNST 695 Seminar (3 hrs)
Careers:
This program provides the knowledge base for understanding the management process of the construction industry, including the initiating, planning, execution, control, and close-out of construction projects. Examples of interested adult learners include current semi-professionals working in the construction industry who wish to formalize their knowledge and experiences, and future professionals who need construction knowledge to augment their design-based undergraduate degree for improved job prospects.