Construction Management, B.S.C.M. (Joint MBA Program)

Program Overview

This joint program allows high-achieving construction management students to earn both a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management (BSCM) and a Master of Science in Business Administration (MBA) in five years, saving time and tuition costs compared to completing the degrees separately. Once admitted, students accelerate their undergraduate studies and take graduate-level MBA coursework that counts towards both degrees.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This joint program provides high-achieving construction management students an option to complete both degree programs in five years. Pursuing these degrees independently would take six or more years to complete. If admitted, students pay MBA premium tuition for their final two years. In addition, students must earn a 3.0 or higher on all coursework applied to the MBA program. Once admitted to the BSCM/MBA format, students will:

• Nine credit hours of MBA 7000 level coursework is applied towards the BSCM Industry Emphasis Area electives.
These courses must be taken while co-enrolled in the MBA program.
• Nine credit hours of BSCM senior level coursework is applied toward the MBA elective requirements.
These courses must be taken while co-enrolled in the MBA program. Students admitted to the MBA program will be awarded their BSCM degree during their fourth year and their MBA degree during their fifth year of study. A grade of “C” or better is required in all CM courses.

Outline:

Freshman Year

• CM 1011 Introduction to Construction Management (3)
• General Education Course - Art (3)
• CMST 1061 Fundamentals of Communication (3)
• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• CM 1112 Construction Materials and Methods I (3)
• MATH 1022 Plane Trigonometry (3)
• ENVS 1126 Introduction to Environmental Sciences (3)
• MATH 1431 Calculus with Business and Economic Applications (3) or MATH 1550 Differential and Integral Calculus (5)
• General Education Course - Social Science (3)
• Total Hours: 6

Sophomore Year

• CM 2112 Construction Materials and Methods II (3)
• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• PHYS 2002 General Physics II (3)
• ACCT 2000 Survey of Accounting (3)
• ECON 2030 Economic Principles (3)
• CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3)
• CM 2113 Construction Equipment (3)
• CM 2116 Construction Plan Reading (3)
• CM 2501 Structural Principles and Practices (3)
• CM 2105 Construction Surveying (3)
• CM 2215 Construction Safety (3)
• Total Hours: 33

Sophomore Summer and Intersessions

• CM 3502 Construction and Civil Materials (3)
• General Education Course - Humanities (3)
• Total Hours: 6

Junior Year (take GMAT, apply to MBA)

• CM 3111 Construction Estimating (3)
• CM 3112 BIM for Construction Management (3)
• CM 3503 Soils in Construction (3)
• CM 3201 Mechanical and Electrical Systems (3)
• CM 3504 Applied Structural Design (3)
• CM 4101 Construction Scheduling and Cost Control (3)
• FIN 3715 Business Finance (3)
• MGT 3200 Principles of Management (3)
• BLAW 3201 Business Law (3)
• MKT 3401 Principles of Marketing (3)
• Industry Emphasis Area (IEA; CM Elective) (3)
• Total Hours: 33

Junior Summer and Intersessions

• Internship, Study Abroad, or Undergraduate Research

Senior Year / Fourth Year - Fall

• BADM 7020 Managerial Statistics (3)
• BADM 7030 Financial Accounting (3) (also counts as CM IEA Elective)
• BADM 7100 Marketing Management (3)
• CM 4211 Construction Contracting (3) (also counts as MBA Elective)

Fourth Year - Spring

• BADM 7060 Elements of Cost Management (3) (also counts as CM IEA Elective)
• BADM 7090 Financial Management (3) (also counts as CM IEA Elective)
• CM 4221 Construction Project Management (3) (also counts as MBA Elective)
• CM 4202 Construction Enterprise (3) (also counts as MBA Elective)
• Total Hours: 24
• Award Bachelor of Science in Construction Management

Final Year / Fourth Year - Summer

• BADM 7000 Internship in Business Administration (3)

Fifth Year - Fall

• BADM 7200 Economic Environment of the Firm (3)
• BADM 7050 Information Systems (3)
• BADM 7070 Understanding Behavior in Organizations (3)
• MBA Elective (3)

Fifth Year - Spring

• BADM 7120 Operations Management (3)
• BADM 7190 Strategic Management (3)
• BADM 7140 Legal Environment of Business (3)
• MBA Elective (3)
• Total Hours: 27
• Award Master of Science in Business Administration