BA/BS in Construction Management

This undergraduate major belongs to the architecture and planning college and is delivered on campus. Students graduate with a BA or a BS after 120 credit hours. Graduates are expected to guide building projects from the earliest concept through completion, keeping work on schedule and within budget. That responsibility demands knowledge of the individual trades along with sound management skills, and the curriculum develops both. Instructors have worked in the industry, an advisory board of practicing professionals shapes the program, and classes rely on technology currently used in construction. Field experience is built into the degree. Each student completes two professional internships that together total at least 400 hours across a minimum of ten weeks. A required minor in business administration, worth 15 credits, adds a management foundation. The program holds accreditation from ACCE, the national construction education council. Applicants can download a semester-by-semester plan that shows how required courses are arranged over four years, which helps with advance scheduling.