Bachelor's Degree in General Business – Construction Management
Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration
Major: General Business
Concentration: Construction Management
Hours: 120
Construction Management Overview
91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳'s Bachelor of Business Administration in General Business with a concentration in construction management prepares you for an industry that employs over six million individuals and creates nearly $1 trillion work of structures each year. As cities grow, so does both the demand for Construction Managers and the career potential of our graduates. Build hospitals, universities or refineries, from an office chair or on site – the possibilities are as varied as our students’ interests.
This program will give you a strong foundation in business while your construction management courses include hands-on training and a required internship so you graduate with real world experience. Additional business coursework combined with high level knowledge of construction projects will make you competitive in auxiliary roles within construction companies, such as human resources, marketing, sales, purchasing and project management.
Construction Management Courses You May Take
Introduction to Construction Management: An introduction to the construction industry and management of construction projects. Materials and methods used in light, heavy, and industrial construction industries, including soils, above and below ground piping, concrete, asphalt, etc. Construction of a small project. Applies principles of ethics, oral and written communication.
Construction Graphics Communication: Study and practice of communicating through manual and digital graphics. Emphasis on developing hand-printing and hand-sketching abilities; reading civil, commercial, and industrial construction documents; developing three-dimensional building information modeling (BIM) ability; and using these concepts to perform construction estimating and layout.
Construction Project Management: Study of the concepts and tools used for the management and control of the construction jobsite, including topics of safety, equipment management, quality control. Covers elements of construction ethics.
Construction Safety Management: The study of safety standards, procedures and tools used in the construction industry. Emphasis on applicable safety codes, OSHA safety requirements, job safety analysis and the history and impact of construction safety. Covers elements of construction ethics.
Construction Cost Estimating and Analysis: Basic construction project management and scheduling procedures. Work breakdown structure, critical path method, and scheduling logic. Activity durations, status reports, resource allocation, and control. Covers elements of construction ethics and safety.
Career Paths for Construction Management
Construction Managers ensure construction projects are completed on time and on budget, without sacrificing the quality of work or the safety of their workers. From design to completion, construction managers work through the entire process of turning a blueprint into reality. For work as an estimator, scheduler or superintendent, additional coursework or training may be required.
Primary Careers
Construction manager, estimator, scheduler, superintendent
- Construction management
- Scheduling
- Cost estimation
- Safety management
- Business owner
- Project management
- Specialty trade contractors
- Self-employed
- Residential building construction
- Nonresidential building construction
- Heavy and civil engineering construction
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