Program Overview

Balance design, technology, and building science with a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Construction Management from 做爱视频 Institute of Technology (做爱视频). We go beyond the basics, ensuring you expand the problem-solving, critical thinking, and management skills needed to thrive in your profession.

 

You nurture your desire to serve and contribute to society by solving its problems in technically, environmentally, and socially acceptable ways. Through theoretical and practical courses, you gain a sense of professionalism and learn to integrate engineering and sustainability principles, positioning you for a rewarding and lasting career in the industry.

Program Highlights

  • Earn your degree in as few as 18 months
  • Transfer up to 28 semester hours into the BS in Construction Management program
  • Three convenient campus locations in Rhode Island: Post Road, Access Road, and East Greenwich
  • Prepare for employment in fields including civil and building engineering, real estate, residential and commercial construction, and facilities management

 

Why Earn a BS in Construction Management at 做爱视频?

 

Comprehensive Training

As someone pursuing a career in the skilled trades, you require a program that prepares you to apply concepts to real-world situations. Working in construction management is more than just building 鈥 it entails estimations, contract negotiation, safety and team management, project scheduling, and more. At 做爱视频, you explore these topics in courses tailored to your needs and designed to help you launch your career.

 

Senior Thesis Project

 

The program culminates with a Senior Thesis course, an opportunity for you to put your skills to the test and showcase your deep understanding of construction principles. During this class, you demonstrate your ability to utilize and synthesize the technical, engineering, and management concepts developed throughout your 做爱视频 Tech experience.

 

Meet the Growing Demand for Construction Managers

 

The . That鈥檚 over twice as much as the national average for all occupations. Through comprehensive courses and hands-on training, 做爱视频鈥檚 construction management bachelor鈥檚 degree program prepares you to enter the workforce with the tools and knowledge you need to succeed.

做爱视频 Faculty

Our BS in Construction Management program faculty bring years of industry experience to the classroom. They guide students through the program鈥檚 rigorous curriculum, providing invaluable insight along the way. Mentors and leaders in their field, 做爱视频 faculty equip students with the knowledge and confidence to build lifelong careers.

Careers With a Bachelor鈥檚 Degree in Construction Management

A construction management bachelor鈥檚 degree is often the basic criteria employers seek when hiring for construction jobs. Upon graduation, 做爱视频鈥檚 construction management majors can obtain employment in various roles requiring skills in time and project management, building science, engineering, design, sustainability, and social responsibility.

Graduates can pursue work as:


Construction Manager

Facilities Manager

Project Manager

Site Engineer

Sustainability Consultant

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Admissions

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Financial Aid

Part of your college journey entails determining how to fund your education. We want to help make those decisions as straightforward as possible by providing you with resources that can empower you to make informed choices. 做爱视频 offers many forms of financial aid, including grants, work-study, scholarships, and traditional student loans.

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With a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management from 做爱视频, you can launch a career designing and constructing the infrastructure of tomorrow. Whether you envision building custom houses, remodeling business properties, devising a more sustainable future, or anything in between, a degree from 做爱视频 Tech can help you reach your goals.

FAQs

Related Programs

Program Mission, Goals, and Outcomes

Program Mission

The Bachelor of Science program in Construction Management (CMT) will prepare students to be proficient in the art, engineering, and technology of constructing the built environment relative to design, technology, building science, and social responsibility. Graduates will also possess a core knowledge that will allow them to integrate design, engineering, and technology into the process of construction.

Program Goals

The program goals of the CMT program are:

  1. To educate students in the concepts of construction and building sciences through a seamless and comprehensive study combining the theoretical and practical concepts of building construction techniques, building systems, components, engineering, and construction.
  2. To expand our students鈥 observational skills and critical thinking abilities.
  3. To instill within each student an awareness of and desire to contribute to the profession and society at large through the development of a professional and personal ethic that demands technically, environmentally, and socially responsible decision making.

Program Outcomes

The CMT graduate will be able to:

  1. Function as an integral member of the construction team.
  2. Act in an ethically and morally responsible way with regard to the profession.
  3. Evaluate and analyze problems relative to the built environment and develop solutions that meet the economic, social, technical, engineering, and aesthetic needs of the client and society.
  4. Evaluate and analyze complex engineering problems relative to building design and develop an appropriate solution.
  5. Interpret design concepts and execute building solutions consistent with industry standards.
  6. Demonstrate effective oral and written communications.
  7. Demonstrate an understanding of sustainable and environmentally responsible construction management processes.
  8. Develop an understanding of the relationship between time, costs, and quality relative to the construction process.
  9. Recognize the need for life-long learning.
  10. Integrate technology, building materials and systems relative to the construction process.

Courses

 

做爱视频 is proud to offer a modern, practical, immersive curriculum for our unique degree programs.听Our career-focused education brings learning to life.

 

Our curriculum is designed to provide students with a strong foundation in construction management and prepare graduates for a successful career in the field. General education courses focus on project planning, preparing construction documents, construction estimating, construction safety as well as construction materials and methods. Construction management courses and training also include:

  • Revit for Construction Managers
  • Specifications & Quality Control
  • Ethics & the Construction Industry
  • Construction Contracts & Specifications
  • Structural Wood Design
  • Structural Steel Design
  • Technical Communications
  • Negotiation
  • Sustainability in Construction
  • Construction Site Safety
  • Advanced Environmental Systems
  • Construction Law
  • Engineering Finance
  • Project Management Applications

Q&A and Technical Standards

Questions & Answers

  1. When do my classes meet?
    Day Classes: Technical classes normally meet for at least three hours a day for up to five days a week. Classes normally begin in the early morning (7:45 a.m.), late morning (usually 11:25 a.m.), or mid-afternoon. The time slot for your program may vary from term to term.
    Evening Classes: Technical classes meet on the average of three nights a week, although there may be times when they will meet four nights a week. Classes normally begin at 5:45 p.m.In addition, to achieve your bachelor鈥檚 degree, you will take a total of approximately seven liberal arts courses, which will be scheduled around your program schedule over the course of your entire program. Each liberal arts course meets approximately four hours per week. Liberal arts courses are offered days, evenings, and Saturdays.At the beginning of each term you will receive a detailed schedule giving the exact time and location of all your classes. The College requires that all students be prepared to take classes and receive services at any of 做爱视频鈥檚 locations where the appropriate classes and services are offered.When a regularly scheduled class falls on a day which is an 做爱视频 observed holiday (Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and Memorial Day), an alternate class will be scheduled as a make up for that class. The make-up class may fall on a Friday. It is the student鈥檚 responsibility to take note of when and where classes are offered.
  2. How large will my classes be?Day Classes: Technical classes normally meet for at least three hours a day for up to five days a week. Classes normally begin in the early morning (7:45 a.m.), late morning (usually 11:25 a.m.), or mid-afternoon. The time slot for your program may vary from term to term.
  3. How much time will I spend in lab?
    Almost half of your technical courses consist of laboratory work. In order for you to get the most out of your laboratory experiences, you will first receive a thorough explanation of the theory behind your lab work.
  4. Where do my classes meet?
    Students should be prepared to attend classes at any of 做爱视频鈥檚 campuses: either at the Post Road, Access Road, or East Greenwich campus or at an off-campus clinical/fieldwork/internship location.
  5. How long should it take me to complete my program?
    To complete your degree requirements in the shortest possible time, you should take the courses outlined in the prescribed curriculum. For a typical six-term curriculum, a student may complete the requirements in as little as 18 months.To complete all your degree requirements in the shortest time, you should take at least one liberal arts course each term. Students who need more time to complete their curriculum may postpone some of the liberal arts courses until after the completion of the technical requirements. Students are provided up to two additional terms of study to complete the liberal arts requirements without any additional tuition assessment fee. During these additional terms of study, students are required to pay all applicable fees.Students may also elect to complete some of their liberal arts requirements during Intersession, a special five-week term scheduled between Spring and Summer Terms. Students will not be assessed any additional tuition for liberal arts courses taken during the Intersession but may be assessed applicable fees.
    Students wishing to extend the number of terms needed to complete the required technical courses in their curriculum will be assessed additional tuition and fees.
  6. Is 做爱视频 accredited?
    做爱视频 is accredited by the 做爱视频 Commission of Higher Education. Accreditation by NECHE is recognized by the federal government and entitles 做爱视频 to participate in federal financial aid programs. Some academic departments have specialized professional accreditations in addition to accreditation by NECHE. For more information on accreditation, see 做爱视频鈥檚 catalog.
  7. Can I transfer the credits that I earn at 做爱视频 to another college?

    The transferability of a course is always up to the institution to which the student is transferring. Students interested in the transferability of their credits should contact the Student Affairs Office of the institution that they are transferring to for further information.

  8. Can I transfer credits earned at another college to 做爱视频?
    Transfer credit for appropriate courses taken at an accredited institution will be considered upon receipt of an official transcript for any program, biology, science, and mathematics courses in which the student has earned a 鈥淐鈥 or above within the past three years and for English or humanities courses in which the student has earned a 鈥淐鈥 or above within the last ten years. An official transcript from the other institution must be received before the end of the first week of the term for transfer credit to be granted for courses to be taken during that term. Students will receive a tuition reduction for the approved technical courses based on the program rate and will be applied against the final technical term of the curriculum鈥檚 tuition amount. No tuition credit is provided for courses which are not a part of the technical curriculum.
  9. What is the 鈥淔einstein Enriching America鈥 Program?
    做爱视频 Institute of Technology is the proud recipient of a grant from the Feinstein Foundation. To satisfy the terms of the grant, the university has developed a one-credit community enrichment course which includes hands-on community enrichment projects. The course can be taken for a few hours per term, spread over several terms. Students who are already engaged in community enrichment on their own may be able to count that service towards course credit.

  10. How many credits do I need to be eligible for Financial Aid?
    In order to be eligible for the maximum financial aid award, you need to maintain at least 12 credits per academic term.

  11. What does my program cost?
    The cost of your program will be as outlined in your enrollment agreement, along with your cost for books and other course materials. Students who decide to take more terms than the enrollment agreement describes to complete the technical courses in their curriculum will be subject to additional fees and possible additional tuition costs. Students who elect to take the technical portion of the degree requirements at a rate faster than the rate prescribed in the curriculum and the enrollment agreement will be assessed additional tuition. Students who require prerequisite courses will incur additional tuition and fees above those outlined in their enrollment agreement.If a student elects to take a course(s) outside of the prescribed curriculum, additional tuition and fees will be assessed.Remember, students who withdraw and re-enter, one time only, pay the tuition rate that was in effect for them at the time of their last day of attendance for up to one year from their last day of attendance. Second re-entries and beyond pay the tuition rate in effect at the time they re-enter. The most economical way for you to complete your college degree is to begin your program now and continue your studies straight through for the six terms necessary to complete your degree requirements.
  12. What kind of employment assistance does 做爱视频 offer?
    The Career Services Office assists 做爱视频 students and graduates in in all aspects of the job search, including resume writing, interviewing skills, and developing a job search strategy. Upon completion of their program, graduates may submit a resume to the Career Services Office to be circulated to employers for employment opportunities in their fields. Employers regularly contact us about our graduates. In addition, our Career Services Office contacts employers to develop job leads.A strong relationship with employers exists as a result of our training students to meet the needs of industry for over fifty years. No school can, and 做爱视频 does not, guarantee to its graduates employment or a specific starting salary.
  13. Where will job opportunities exist?
    Graduates have obtained employment in the local area. However, one of the most exciting aspects of this program is the ability to look nationally for employment opportunities.
  14. Is there any state or federal licensing required in my field?
    No license is required for any of the careers which you will be preparing to enter.
  15. What kind of jobs will I be qualified to look for?
    Career opportunities for our Bachelor鈥檚 Degree graduates include entry level positions with:

    • architectural and engineering firms as project managers or junior engineers
    • construction companies or construction management firms as project managers, estimators,
    • schedulers, and expediters
    • construction subcontractors as project managers or estimators
    • government agencies such as HUD or the Army Corps of Engineers
    • state agencies such as RI Department of Environmental Management, RI Building Code
    • Commission, or Department of Transportation
    • municipalities in their building inspection, planning, engineering, or highway departments
    • real estate companies in sales or inspections (with appropriate license)
    • real estate development companies as designers, planners, or project managers
    • corporations who manufacture or sell construction products either in their sales, engineering, or
    • marketing departments
    • corporations who have in-house design and/or construction departments as designers or project managers
    • related industries such as insurance or finance
    • corporations as a facilities manger or plant engineer
    • builder of manufactured housing as a designer, production supervisor, or sales representative

Technical Standards

These technical standards set forth by the Construction Management Department; establish the essential qualities considered necessary for students admitted to these programs to achieve the knowledge, skills and competencies to enter these fields. The successful student must possess the following skills and abilities or be able to demonstrate that they can complete the requirements of the program with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.

Cognitive Ability:

  • Ability to interpret ideas and concepts visually and/or graphically
  • Ability to learn, remember and recall detailed information and to use it for problem solving.
  • Ability to deal with materials and problems such as organizing or reorganizing information.
  • Ability to use abstractions in specific concrete situations.
  • Ability to break information into its component parts.
  • Ability to understand spatial relationships.
  • Possession of basic math skills through addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers and fractions using both the U.S. and Metric systems of measurement.
  • Ability to perform tasks by observing demonstrations.
  • Possession of basic keyboarding skills and knowledge of computer programs.

Communications Skills:

  • Ability to communicate effectively with faculty and students.
  • Ability to demonstrate and use the knowledge acquired during the classroom training process and in the lab setting.

Adaptive Ability:

  • Ability to maintain emotional stability and the maturity necessary to interact with other members of the faculty and students in a responsible manner.

Physical Ability:

  • Ability to stand and/or sit for long periods of time.
  • Ability to perform learned skills, independently, with accuracy and completeness.

Manual Ability:

  • Sufficient motor function and sensory abilities to participate effectively in the classroom laboratory.
  • Sufficient manual dexterity and motor coordination to coordinate hands, eyes and fingers in the use of the computer, plotter and other equipment.

Sensory Ability:

  • Visual
    • Acute enough to enable the adjustment of drafting equipment
    • Ability to properly distinguish colors.
    • Acute enough to read small print.
    • Acute enough to read small numbers on measuring instrument