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Construction Management Technology

Construction Management Technology

A.A.S. Degree (S)

The Construction Management program prepares individuals to work in the office/business end of a construction firm. Students are required to take a core of construction courses and business courses. The student chooses several elective courses to broaden his/her background in a specialized area. Graduates from the program are prepared to qualify for paraprofessional employment in the construction industry. Career positions include engineering aide, materials and job estimator, assistant construction supervisor/project manager, specification writer, material salesperson, building inspector, and office manager. Graduates of this program are prepared for immediate productivity in the profession.

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

  1. Estimate material quantities for technical projects.
  2. Interpret and compile construction drawings and project manual.
  3. Employ project management skills as they relate to construction projects.
  4. Use productivity software to develop a project record.
  5. Demonstrate a commitment to quality, timeliness, professional development, and continuous improvement.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

  1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
  2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
  3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
  4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
  5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
  6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Graduation Requirements

Core Courses

ENG 101Composition I

3
ENG 102Composition II

3
SSC 100First Year Seminar

1
 
MAT 183Reasoning with Functions I

5
Or
MAT 281Calculus I

4

Select 2 course(s) from:

CLT 110Cross-Cultural Immersion

3
ECO 111Macroeconomics

3
ECO 122Microeconomics

3
HIS 111United States History: Pre-Civil War

3
HIS 112United States History Post-Civil War

3
HIS 131Art History I

3
HIS 132Art History II

3
POL 111Political Science

3
PSY 121General Psychology

3
SOC 103Sustainability and Society

3
SOC 111Sociology

3
SPA 133Using Beginning Spanish

3
SPA 136Spanish Communication I

4
SPA 137Spanish Communication II

4

Program/Major Courses

CET 125Civil & Environmental Drafting & Design

3
CET 135Engineering Materials

3
CET 144Surveying Principles

4
CMT 111Construction Print Reading

3
CMT 224OSHA Construction Industry Training

3
CMT 234Cost Estimating/Planning

3
CMT 235Advanced Cost Estimating/Planning

3
CMT 242Construction Project Management I

3
CMT 244Construction Project Management II

4
 
CMT 243Co-op Work Experience

3
Or
CMT 246Internship Work Experience

3

Program/Major Support Courses

AET 164Architectural CAD Applications

3
AET 232Contracts and Specifications

3
AET 236Building Service Systems

3
NRG 101Introduction to Energy Management

3
 
ACC 101Accounting I

3
Or
OAT 152Excel

3
Or
DAT 101Introduction to Data Analytics and Visualization

3
 
MAT 193Reasoning with Functions II

4
Or
PHY 205General Physics I

4
Or
PHY 111Conceptual Physics

4

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1
CMT 111Construction Print Reading

3
CET 135Engineering Materials

3
CET 125Civil & Environmental Drafting & Design

3
ENG 101Composition I

3
 
MAT 183Reasoning with Functions I

5
Or
MAT 281Calculus I

4

Semester 2

CMT 234Cost Estimating/Planning

3
CET 144Surveying Principles

4
NRG 101Introduction to Energy Management

3
ENG 102Composition II

3
 
MAT 193Reasoning with Functions II

4
Or
PHY 111Conceptual Physics

4
Or
PHY 205General Physics I

4

Semester 3

CMT 224OSHA Construction Industry Training

3
CMT 235Advanced Cost Estimating/Planning

3
CMT 242Construction Project Management I

3
 
CMT 243Co-op Work Experience

3
Or
CMT 246Internship Work Experience

3
 
AET 236Building Service Systems

3
 
ACC 101Accounting I

3
Or
OAT 152Excel

3
Or
DAT 101Introduction to Data Analytics and Visualization

3

Semester 4

CMT 244Construction Project Management II

4
AET 232Contracts and Specifications

3
AET 164Architectural CAD Applications

3
Elective
Social Science Elective

3
Elective
Social Science Elective

3

Approved Electives

Select two (2) social science electives.

CLT 110Cross-Cultural Immersion

3
ECO 111Macroeconomics

3
ECO 122Microeconomics

3
HIS 111United States History: Pre-Civil War

3
HIS 112United States History Post-Civil War

3
POL 111Political Science

3
PSY 121General Psychology

3
SOC 111Sociology

3
SOC 103Sustainability and Society

3
SPA 133Using Beginning Spanish

3
SPA 136Spanish Communication I

4
SPA 137Spanish Communication II

4
HIS 131Art History I

3
HIS 132Art History II

3

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 69 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on your need for developmental education courses and the elective choices you make (if electives are a part of the program). Some programs also have college-level courses that you must take if you do not score at a certain level on the College Placement Test. If this applies to your program, the courses are listed at the top of the sequence sheet before the first semester of the course list.

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