Construction Management, Bachelor of Science (533)
Program Coordinator
Jason C. Wilson, jason.wilson@wku.edu, (270) 745-2322
Construction Management involves planning, coordination, and control of projects from inception to completion. Construction Managers work out of a main or field office to perform a variety of important functions, including Project Planning, Cost Management, Time Management, Quality Management, Safety Management, and Contract Administration.
Career Opportunities
Graduates obtain employment in a wide variety of organizations, including construction management firms, general contractors, and specialty contractors serving the commercial, industrial, heavy civil, and residential construction sectors. They may choose to become specialists in estimating, scheduling, safety, quality, or field supervision. Typical job titles include project manager, project engineer, office engineer, field engineer, estimator, quantity surveyor, and superintendent, along with many others.
Program Description
The program in Construction Management is designed to provide students with technical and managerial skills needed to assume leading positions in the construction industry. A minor or second major is not required. Course requirements for the major are shown below. Students should consult with an advisor in planning their four-year degree program.
Program Requirements (71 hours)
A baccalaureate degree requires a minimum of 120 unduplicated semester hours. More information can be found at www.wku.edu/registrar/degree_certification.php.
Students who began WKU in the Fall 2014 and thereafter should review the Colonnade requirements located at: https://www.wku.edu/colonnade/colonnaderequirements.php.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AS 163 | Architectural Drafting | 3 |
| MFGE 217 | Industrial Materials | 3 |
| CM 261 | Construction Methods and Materials | 3 |
| CM 262 | Construction Laboratory | 1 |
| MFGE 271 | Industrial Statistics | 3 |
| CM 282 | Building Structures | 3 |
| AS 305 | Building Codes | 3 |
| MFGE 310 | Safety in Industry | 3 |
| SEAS 325 | Survey of Building Systems | 3 |
| MFGE 371 | Quality Assurance | 3 |
| MFGE 390 | Project Management | 3 |
| MFGE 394 | Lean Systems | 3 |
| SEAS 398 | Internship I | 1 |
| MFGE 430 | Technology Management / Supervision / Team Building | 3 |
| CM 490 | Senior Research for Construction Management | 3 |
| CM 250 | Contract Documents | 3 |
| or CE 303 | Construction Management | |
| CM 346 | Applied Soil Mechanics and Foundations | 3 |
| or CE 410 | Soil Mechanics | |
| CM 363 | Construction Estimating and Bidding | 3 |
| CM 462 | Construction Scheduling | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Principles of Surveying and Principles of Surveying Lab | ||
| Introduction to Agricultural Mechanization and Introduction to Agricultural Mechanization Laboratory | ||
| CE 316 | Equipment & Methods | 3 |
| MGT 210 | Organization and Management | 3 |
| Select one of the following introductory accounting-financial courses: | 3 | |
| Principles of Financial Accounting | ||
| Basic Marketing Concepts | ||
| Personal Selling | ||
| Personal Finance | ||
| Personal Finance | ||
| Essentials of Real Estate | ||
| Introduction to Commerce and Organizational Structures | ||
| Introduction to Ethical Issues in Organizations | ||
| Basic Bookkeeping and Performance Reporting | ||
| Entrepreneurship and Organizational Innovation | ||
| Selling and Sales Supervision | ||
| Entrepreneurship | ||
| Select one of the following Business Law courses: | 3 | |
| Business Law | ||
| Management of Nonprofit Organizations | ||
| Select one of the following Intro to Economics/Principals of Economics: | 3 | |
| Agricultural Economics | ||
| Introduction to Economics | ||
| Principles of Economics (Micro) | ||
| Principles of Economics (Macro) | ||
| Moral Issues of Capitalism | ||
| Economics, Law, and Public Choice | ||
| Introduction to Economics | ||
| Principles of Economics (Micro) | ||
| Principles of Economics (Macro) | ||
| Total Hours | 71-72 | |
Additional Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 117 | Trigonometry | 3 |
| Choose a Chemistry Course and Lab | 4-5 | |
| Fundamentals of General Chemistry and Fundamentals of General Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| College Chemistry I and College Chemistry I Laboratory | ||
| Total Hours | 7-8 | |
Finish in Four Plan
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| AS 163 | 3 | CHEM 105 & CHEM 106 (or CHEM 120 and CHEM 121) | 4 |
| MATH 117 | 3 | Colonnade: Natural & Physical Sciences | 3 |
| ENG 100 | 3 | HIST 101 or HIST 102 | 3 |
| Colonnade: Arts & Humanities | 3 | Colonnade: Human Communication | 3 |
| Economics Elective | 3 | Colonnade: Literary Studies | 3 |
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CM 282 | 3 | World Language | 3 |
| MFGE 310 | 3 | MFGE 371 | 3 |
| CE 160 | 3 | CM 261 | 3 |
| CE 161 | 1 | CM 262 | 1 |
| MFGE 217 | 3 | MGT 210 | 3 |
| Accounting/Finance Elective | 3 | General Elective | 2 |
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CM 363 | 3 | CE 316 | 3 |
| AS 305 | 3 | CM 462 | 3 |
| CM 250 | 3 | Business Law Elective | 3 |
| MFGE 394 | 3 | Colonnade - Social & Cultural | 3 |
| ENG 300 | 3 | Colonnade - Local to Global | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MFGE 430 | 3 | CM 490 | 3 |
| SEAS 325 | 3 | MFGE 371 | 3 |
| CE 410 | 3 | SEAS 398 | 1 |
| MFGE 390 | 3 | Colonnade - Systems | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 13 | ||
| Total Hours 120 | |||