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Bachelor of Science in Construction Management Requirements

Total Semester Credit Hours = 120

A degree in Construction Management prepares graduates to administer the entire range of construction operations on a project, from start to finish. The construction business is the largest industry in the United States with approximately 7 million employees. Construction and related industries account for more than 8 percent of the nation's Gross Domestic Product. Managing the construction process requires an extensive understanding of the principles of construction management as well as autonomy, professionalism, and leadership skills. Construction Managers are responsible for motivating teams, facilitating subcontractors, and managing equipment and materials to produce a finished structure.

The Construction Management Program prepares graduates for professional careers and leadership roles in construction and construction-related industries. The Construction Curriculum focuses on Professionalism, Leadership, Ethics, and Autonomy. Students are expected to participate in Service Learning and Community Service during their academic career at The University of Texas at Tyler.

Objectives

Students completing the construction management major should be able to:

1. Read construction plans & documents
2. Execute construction specifications and building codes
3. Reliably estimate construction projects by reading plans & specifications
4. Schedule and plan construction projects
5. Incorporate construction management, accounting, and financial principles to interpret and manage construction cost controls and the construction project
6. Develop professionalism, autonomy, and leadership skills needed to excel in the construction industry as leaders and managers.

Suggested Four-Year Curriculum

Freshman Year

First Semester
ENGL 1301:	Grammar and Composition I
MATH 1316:	Trigonometry
ART 1301:	Design I
HIST 1301:	United States History I
PHYS 1301:	College Physics I
PHYS 1101:	College Physics Lab
Total Hours:	16
Second Semester
ENGL 1302:	Grammar and Composition II
HIST 1302:	United States History II
Lab Science
ENGR 1304	Engineering Graphics I
MATH 1324:	Math for Bus and Econ I
Total Hours:	16

Sophomore Year

First Semester
POLS 2305:	US Government
CENG 2336:	Geomatics
ACCT 2301:	Principles of Financial Accounting
ECON 2301:	Principles of Economics I
CMGT 2302:	Intro. to Construction Mgmt.
Total Hours:	15
Second Semester

ENGL (choose one: 2322, 2323, 2362, or 2363)

POLS 2306:	Texas Government
SPCM 1315:	Fundamentals of Speech
MATH 1342:	Statistics
CMGT2303:	Construction Materials and Methods
Total Hours:	15

Junior Year

First Semester
CMGT 3310:	Intro. Construction Structural Systems
TECH 3348:	Construction Safety
FINA 3311:	Principles of Finance
MANA 3311:	Managing People in Organizations
CMGT 4310:	Construction Estimating
Total Hours	15
Second Semester
CMGT 3315:	Construction Design Theory
CMGT 3320:	Soils & Foundations in Construction
CMGT 3365:	Mechanical and Electrical Systems
GENB 3301:	Business Law and Social Resp.
CMGT 4312:	Advanced Estimating
Total Hours	15

Senior Year

First Semester
CMGT 4331:	Construction Scheduling
CMGT 4335:	Construction Law & Ethics
CMGT 4375:	Construction Administration
CMGT 4315:	Construction Systems
CENG 4199:	Independent Study
Total Hours	13
Second Semester
ENGR 4370:	Undergraduate Internship
CMGT 4313:	Applied Constr. Structural Systems
CMGT 4385:	Commercial Construction
or CMGT 4330:	Construction Equipment
CMGT 4395:	Construction Management Capstone
Elective
Total Hours	15

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