Construction Management, A.A.S.

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Program Code: E.CDM.AAS

Graduation requirement: 60 credit hours

The Construction Management Program prepares students to enter the construction industry in technical, managerial, and supervisory roles in three major areas: residential and light commercial building construction, heavy commercial building construction, and civil construction (roads, bridges, utilities).

Entry-level employment is generally in the areas of project management, field inspection, material testing, cost estimating, computer-aided drafting, and surveying.

Program Notes

Students may substitute a technical elective for CIT 230 with approval of a construction faculty advisor.
Students planning to transfer should take MAT 124 instead of MAT 131 . Select a math elective with advice from a construction faculty advisor.
Students planning to transfer should take ENG 101 instead of ENG 111 . Select a second communications course with advice from a construction faculty advisor.
Students transferring to a four-year institution should plan their programs with a construction faculty advisor.
Graduates of this program are eligible for direct entry into the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council Joint Apprenticeship & Training Program.

Graduation Requirements

Program Courses (38 credit hours)

CAD 114 - Introduction to AutoCAD (Computer-Aided Drafting) 2 credit hours
CAD 214 - Building Information Modeling (BIM) with Revit 2 credit hours
CIT 111 - Construction Materials I 3 credit hours
CIT 118 - Introduction to Construction 3 credit hours
CIT 130 - Construction Plan Fundamentals 3 credit hours
CIT 135 - Residential Building Systems 3 credit hours
CIT 212 - Commercial Building Systems 3 credit hours
CIT 215 - Construction Cost Estimating 3 credit hours
CIT 216 - Construction Project Management 3 credit hours
CIT 230 - Construction Field Experience 1 credit hour
CIT 236 - Infrastructure Systems 3 credit hours
CIT 257 - Construction Management Capstone 3 credit hours
MGT 101 - Principles of Management 3 credit hours
SRV 113 - Basic Surveying 3-4 credit hours

Program Electives (7 credit hours)

Choose courses to complete the minimum 60 credit hours required for the program.

CAD 132 - Introduction to MicroStation 2 credit hours
CAD 232 - Civil Survey CAD Applications 2 credit hours
CIT 110 - Introduction to Building and Construction Trades 2 credit hours
CIT 114 - Plumbing 3 credit hours
ELT 131 - Residential Wiring 3 credit hours
HVC 113 - Residential HVAC Installation 3 credit hours
SRV 211 - Construction Surveying 3 credit hours
WLD 110 - Beginning Gas and Arc Welding 2 credit hours
WLD 111 - Introduction to Welding 4 credit hours

General Education Courses (15 credit hours)

MAT 131 - Applied Mathematics 3-4 credit hours
General Education electives - 6 credit hours

Communications electives - 6 credit hours

Complete one course from each group:

Group one
ENG 101 - Composition I 3 credit hours
ENG 111 - Workplace Writing 3 credit hours
Group two
ENG 102 - Composition II 3 credit hours
COM 103 - Introduction to Public Speaking 3 credit hours
COM 120 - Interpersonal Communication 3 credit hours
COM 140 - Voice and Diction 3 credit hours
COM 200 - Leadership and Small Group Communication 3 credit hours
COM 205 - Business and Professional Communication 3 credit hours

Suggested Full-time Sequence

Title

Construction Management, A.A.S.

Program Notes

Graduation Requirements

Program Courses (38 credit hours)

Program Electives (7 credit hours)

General Education Courses (15 credit hours)

Communications electives - 6 credit hours

Suggested Full-time Sequence

1st Semester (Fall)

2nd Semester (Spring)

Summer

3rd Semester (Fall)

4th Semester (Spring)