Program Overview

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Bachelor of Science in Construction Management

About

Prepares you for professional practice as a construction manager. Provides a well-rounded educational background in business, construction management and science, liberal arts, management, mathematics, and college physics. The program emphasizes construction science courses that are for the most part noncalculus-based.

Accreditation

Accredited by the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE).

Learning Outcomes

Program Objectives

The educational objectives of the Construction Management undergraduate degree program are that within a few years, graduates will:

• Meet the expectations of employers of construction managers in key areas of construction practice
• Possess the skills for progression within the construction profession
• Be well-equipped to pursue advanced studies

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)

Upon graduation from the UNLV’s Bachelor of Science in Construction Management Degree Program, all graduates shall be able to:

1. Create written communications appropriate to the construction discipline.
2. Create oral presentations appropriate to the construction discipline.
3. Create a construction project safety plan.
4. Create construction project cost estimates.
5. Create construction project schedules.
6. Analyze professional decisions based on ethical principles.
7. Analyze methods, materials, and equipment used to construct projects.
8. Apply electronic-based technology to manage the construction process.
9. Apply basic surveying techniques for construction layout and control.
10. Understand different methods of project delivery and the roles and responsibilities of all constituencies involved in the design and construction process.
11. Understand construction accounting and cost control.
12. Understand construction quality assurance and control.
13. Understand construction project control processes.
14. Understand the legal implications of contract, common, and regulatory law to manage a construction project.
15. Understand the basic principles of sustainable construction.
16. Understand the basic principles of structural behavior.
17. Understand the basic principles of HVAC, electrical and plumbing systems.

Career Possibilities

A Bachelor of Science in Construction Management (BSCM) is intended to provide graduates with analytical, management and communications skills that enable them to plan, schedule, organize and estimate costs for construction projects. Construction managers also communicate and coordinate with diverse teams of professionals such as architects, engineers, inspectors and skilled trades in both offices and at construction sites.

Requirements

Construction Management (BS)

The goal of the Bachelor of Science (BS) in Construction Management program is to prepare graduates for professional practice as a construction manager. Graduates will be provided with a well-rounded educational background in business, construction management and science, liberal arts, management, mathematics, and college physics. It is expected that some years after graduation, graduates can become certified construction managers or project managers.

Program Educational Objectives (PEO)

The educational objectives of the Construction Management undergraduate degree program are that within a few years, graduates will:

• Meet the expectations of employers of construction managers in key areas of construction practice
• Possess the skills for progression within the construction profession
• Be well-equipped to pursue advanced studies

Learning Outcomes

Upon graduation from the UNLV's Bachelor of Science in Construction Management Degree Program, all graduates shall be able to:

1. Create written communications appropriate to the construction discipline.
2. Create oral presentations appropriate to the construction discipline.
3. Create a construction project safety plan.
4. Create construction project cost estimates.
5. Create construction project schedules.
6. Analyze professional decisions based on ethical principles.
7. Analyze methods, materials, and equipment used to construct projects.
8. Apply electronic-based technology to manage the construction process.
9. Apply basic surveying techniques for construction layout and control.
10. Understand different methods of project delivery and the roles and responsibilities of all constituencies involved in the design and construction process.
11. Understand construction accounting and cost control.
12. Understand construction quality assurance and control.
13. Understand construction project control processes.
14. Understand the legal implications of contract, common, and regulatory law to manage a construction project.
15. Understand the basic principles of sustainable construction.
16. Understand the basic principles of structural behavior.
17. Understand the basic principles of HVAC, electrical and plumbing systems.

Program Policies

• All required and elective courses in engineering, construction management, mathematics, science, business, information science, and English must be completed with a grade of C or better. Prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better before taking the next course.
• Students must complete all premajor courses before promotion to Advanced Standing. Promotion to Advanced Standing requires a minimum GPA of 2.0 and a grade of C or better in all courses specified in first bullet above.
• All Construction Management majors must take the American Institute of Constructor's Constructor Qualification Examination (CQE) Level I Construction Fundamentals within one year prior to anticipated date of graduation. A good-faith effort on the exam is required.

Career Possibilities

A Bachelor of Science in Construction Management is intended to provide graduates with analytical, management and communications skills that enable them to plan, schedule, organize and estimate costs for construction projects. Construction managers also communicate and coordinate with diverse teams of professionals such as architects, engineers, inspectors and skilled trades in both offices and at construction sites.

Advising

Please see advising information at the UNLV Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering Student Advising Center.

Accreditation

For information regarding accreditation at UNLV, please head over to Academic Program Accreditations.

University Graduation Requirements

Please see Graduation Policies for complete information.

Construction Management (BS) Degree Requirements - Total: 120

General Education Requirements - Subtotal 33-46 Credits

• General Education Requirements required to complete in the Pre-Major;
  • First-Year Seminar, English, Second-Year Seminar, Humanities (distribution requirement) Mathematics, Social Sciences (distribution requirement).
• General Education Requirements required to complete in the Pre Major or in Advanced Standing;
  • Multicultural and International, Constitution, Fine Arts (distribution requirement).

First-Year Seminar - Credits: 2-3

• (See note 4 below)

English Composition - Credits: 6

• ENG 101 - Composition I
• ENG 102 - Composition II

Second-Year Seminar - Credits: 3

• (see note 5 below)

Constitutions - Credits: 3-6

• Recommended courses:
  • HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
  • or
  • PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics

Mathematics - Credits: 7

• MATH 181 - Calculus I
• STAT 152 - Introduction to Statistics

Distribution Requirements - Credits: 12-15

• Please see Distribution Requirements for more information.
  • Humanities: 6 Credits
    • COM 101 - Public Speaking
    • PHIL 242 - Ethics For Engineers and Scientists
  • One course in Fine Arts: 3 credits
  • Social Science: 6 credits
    • CEE 307 - Engineering Economics
    • Additional Social Science course in area other than economics.
  • Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking:
    • Automatically satisfied by Major requirement

Multicultural and International - Credits: 0-6

• International - Fine Arts or Social Science course to satisfy Multicultural Requirement
• Multicultural - Fine Arts or Social Science course to satisfy Multicultural Requirement

Major Requirements - Construction Management Major - Subtotal: 84 Credits

Pre-Major Courses - Credits: 22

• Business - Credits: 3
  • ECON 102 - Principles of Microeconomics
• Sciences - Credits: 8
  • PHYS 151A - General Physics I
  • PHYS 151L - General Physics I Lab
  • PHYS 152A - General Physics II
  • PHYS 152L - General Physics II Lab
• Construction - Credits: 7
  • CEM 100 - Fundamentals of Construction Management
  • CEM 250 - Construction Materials and Methods
• Engineering- Credits: 4
  • CEE 121 - Elementary Surveying
  • CEE 301 - CAD Tools for Civil Engineering Design

Other Required Courses (can be taken as Pre-Major or Advanced Standing) - Credits: 17

• Business - Credits: 9
  • ACC 201 - Financial Accounting
  • BLW 302 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
  • MGT 301 - Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior
• Construction Management Courses - Credits: 8
  • CEM 253 - Quantity Surveying and Document Analysis
  • CEM 270 - Construction Engineering Mechanics
  • CEM 301 - Construction Safety

Advanced Standing Courses - Credits: 45

• CEM 330 - Soils and Foundations for Construction
• CEM 350 - Facility Systems Design and Construction I
• CEM 351 - Facility Systems Design and Construction II
• CEM 370 - Steel and Wood Design in Construction
• CEM 372 - Concrete Design in Construction
• CEM 432 - Temporary Construction Structures
• CEM 450 - Construction Field Inspection
• CEM 451 - Construction Estimating
• CEM 452 - Construction Cost Control
• CEM 453 - Construction Scheduling
• CEM 454 - Heavy Construction Methods and Equipment
• CEM 455 - Construction Management Practice
• CEM 456 - Construction Management Capstone
• CEM 480 - Sustainable Construction
• CEM 485 - Construction Law and Contracts

General Electives - Credits: 0-3

Total Credits: 120

Notes

1. BLW 302 Legal and Ethical Environment of Business satisfies one of the Business course requirements and the University Multicultural Requirement.
2. CEE 307 Engineering Economics is approved by the University General Education Committee to meet three credits of the social science requirement.
3. UNLV requires six credits of humanities and six credits of social science. Six of these 12 credits must be taken before the student can achieve Advanced Standing status.
4. EGG 101 in combination with EGG 202, preferred for First-Year Seminar.
5. PHIL 242 will simultaneously satisfy both a humanities requirement and the Second Year Seminar requirement for students obtaining a degree from the College of Engineering that requires more than 120 credits.
6. CEM 455 is a Milestone Experience course for B.S. Construction Management.
7. CEM 456 is a Culminating Experience course for B.S. Construction Management.

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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction

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Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering

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