Bachelor of Science in Construction Management

Construction management is a diverse discipline focused on the delivery of projects that comprise the world’s built environment. In terms of dollar value output, the construction industry is one of the largest single production activity in the U. S. economy — accounting for almost 6 percent of the gross domestic product.

The major classifications of construction differ markedly from one another: residential, commercial, industrial, and infrastructure, as well as specialties such as electrical, mechanical, framing, excavation, and roofing. Construction management is the study of how projects are conceived, planned, designed, and built; the types of materials and methods used; techniques for estimating the cost of construction; design and contract law; construction accounting; oral and written communications; safety requirements; project planning and project control. At ECU, these topics are covered through a series of core courses all construction management students take.

Graduates of the Construction Management program enter into a variety of exciting careers. Construction is one of the country’s largest industries employing over six million people. Jobs are available in both the public and private sectors; at government agencies, private corporations, general contractors, specialty contractors, homebuilders, consulting firms, real estate developers, and construction material suppliers.

The following professional titles are representative of the positions our graduates hold: Field Engineer, Project Coordinator, Estimator, Project Engineer, Assistant Project Manager, Site Supervisor, Superintendent, Field Project Manager, Field Tech Engineer, Scheduler, General Assistant, Construction Control Representative, Quality Control Engineer, Operations Manager, and Field Construction Manager.

Our BS in Construction Management has been continuously accredited by the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) since 1994; one of only 76 accredited programs in the country.

Required Coursework (2023-24 catalog)

120 semester hours

• Construction Core 67 s.h.
  • Lower Division Core Courses:
    • CMGT 2200 Introduction to the Sustainable Built Environment
    • CMGT 2210, 2211 Construction and Civil Materials
    • CMGT 2400, 2401 Building Systems and Codes
    • CMGT 2600 Construction Documents and Analysis
  • Upper Division Core Courses:
    • CMGT 2650 Structural Analysis
    • CMGT 2700, 2701 Soils and Foundations
    • CMGT 2750 Mechanical and Electrical Construction
    • CMGT 2900 Construction Project Safety Management
    • CMGT 2950, 2951 Construction Surveying
    • CMGT 3010 Construction Modeling and Information Technology
    • CMGT 3150 Residential Construction Techniques
    • CMGT 3500 Construction Contracts and Specifications
    • CMGT 3710, 3711 Infrastructure & Highway Materials
    • CMGT 4000 Construction Estimating 1
    • CMGT 4010 Construction Estimating 2
    • CMGT 4100 Construction Planning and Scheduling
    • CMGT 4200 Construction Scheduling and Cost Control
    • CMGT 4300 Construction Quality & Human Resource Mgmt (WI)
    • CMGT 4320 Global Sustainable Construction (WI)
    • CMGT 4340 Construction Economics
    • CMGT 4380 Equipment Management
    • CMGT 4400 Construction Capstone
    • CMGT 4500 Professional Development
• Major Cognates 13 s.h.
  • ACCT 2101 Survey of Fin & Mgmt Accounting
  • FINA 2244 Legal Environment of Business
  • MATH 2283 Statistics for Business
  • MGMT 3202 Fundamentals of Management
  • GEOL 1501 Dynamic Earth Lab
• General Education 40 s.h.
  • English (6 hours)
  • ENGL 1100 Foundations of College Writing
  • ENGL 2201 Writing About the Disciplines
  • Health and Exercise Science (3 hours)
  • HLTH 1000 Health in Modern Society
  • KINE 1000 Lifetime Physical Activity and Fitness Lab
  • Humanities/Fine Arts (9 hours)
  • COMM 2020 Fundamentals of Speech or 2410 Public Speaking
  • 6 hours Humanities/Fine Arts electives
  • Science/Math (10 hours)
  • MATH 1065 College Algebra or MATH 1066 Applied Math
  • GEOL 1500 Dynamic Earth
  • PHYS 1250/1251 General Physics with Lab
  • Social Science (9 hours)
  • ECON 2113 Principles of Microeconomics
  • ECON 2133 Principles of Macroeconomics
  • 3 hour Social Science elective
  • General Education Elective (3 hours)
• Non-Credit Requirements
  • 500 Hour CMGT Work Experience

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