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Bachelor of Science in Construction Management | | We offer a 2+2 construction management baccalaureate program for graduates from the Vermont Tech Architectural and Building Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Construction Management programs. Graduates of other similar programs may request a transcript review during the application process.
A baccalaureate degree in Construction Management will meaningfully synthesize prior experiences, education, business management skills, construction techniques, resource allocation, asset management, and human resource management. Students entering from AET, CET, and CPM will arrive with a solid understanding of the foundations of engineering, management, and/or design and will leave with the ability to manage the planning and implementation of a construction project as principal or employee of a construction business. Because of demographics and economics, motivated graduates will enjoy rapid ascent of the management career ladder.
This program is designed to better meet the needs of the construction industry. Rapid technological advances in this field, combined with an aging workforce, have present opportunities for recent college graduates. With additional field experience, graduates will assume positions of superintendent, project manager, estimator, or field engineer in commercial, institutional, industrial, residential, or civil construction.
Specific program objectives, including career and learning outcomes for students include:
Program Goals:
- To prepare students with strong technical and problem-solving backgrounds for management level positions
- To enable students to control or contribute to a profitable construction-related business
- To equip future employees with the skills necessary to adapt to technological and process changes in a rapidly developing field
- To instill resiliency, lifelong learning, and a no excuses mentality
Learning Outcomes:
- Create and implement a company safety plan
- Create, estimate, condense, and graphically communicate Gantt, Network Diagram, and Activity on Node project management charts
- Estimate and submit competitive construction bids
- Manage a construction project, including materials and resources, from design phase to close out
- Interpret construction drawings, specifications, and permits for implementation of Best Management Practices
- Properly lay out and site buildings, bridges, and roads from designs
- Manage documentation for payments, inspections, as-built drawings, and progress submittals
- Provide immediate first aid and live saving care (CPR) to other employees
- Evaluate multiple choices in the means and methods of construction for fiscal decision-making and planning
The minimum number of credits required for a degree is 120.
Third YearFor Students from Construction Track
| Fall Semester | Credit | Spring Semester | Credit | AHS 2035 Advanced First Aid
| 2
| BUS 2410 Human Resource Management
| 3
| CET 3130 - Environmental Soils
| 3
| CET 1032 Engnrng/Survey Computer Apps II
| 3
| ELE XXX - AH/SS Elective
| 3
| CPM 3010 Construction Estimates II
| 3
| MAT 1420 - Technical Mathematics
| 5
| CPM 3020 Construction Documents
| 3
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| 14
| CPM 3030 Concrete & Steel Lab
| 2
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| PHY 1041 Physics I
| 4
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| 17
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For Students from Civil or Architectural Tracks
| Fall Semester | Credits | Spring Semester | Credits | ACC 2121 Financial Accounting
| 3
| BUS 2410 Human Resource Management
| 3
| AHS 2035 Advanced First Aid
| 2
| CPM 3010 Construction Estimates II
| 3
| BUS 2210 Small Business Management
| 3
| CPM 3020 Construction Documents
| 3
| BUS 2440 Business Law
| 3
| CPM 3030 Concrete & Steel Lab
| 2
| CPM 2010 Construction Estimates
| 3
| ELE XXXX AH/SS elective
| 3
| CPM 2020 Project Management
| 3
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| 15
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| 16
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| Summer Course (optional)
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| CPM 4801 - Summer Internship
| 0
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Fourth Year| Fall Semester | Credits | Spring Semester | Credits
| BUS 2260 Financial Management
| 3
| BUS 2230 Small Business Marketing
| 3
| CPM 4010 Contract Negotiations
| 3
| CPM 4110 Construction Permits
| 3
| CPM 4020 Advanced Field Engineering
| 3
| CPM 4120 Project Planning & Finance
| 3
| CPM 4030 Construction Safety/Risk Mngmnt
| 3
| CPM 4130 Construction Superintendency
| 3
| CPM 4802 Internship Review (optional)
| 1
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| 12
| ELE 3XXX AH/SS elective
| 3
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| 16
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*Students who have completed MAT 1420 do not have to take MAT 1100 or MAT 1210
Note: Students in this program are required to have safety glasses, work boots, speed or combo square, chalk line, a tool belt, tape measure, utility knife, and pencils.
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