Construction Management
The Bachelor of Science in Construction Management (B.S.C.M.) program is designed to provide the construction education necessary for entry into the construction industry (residential, commercial, industrial sectors, infrastructure, and heavy horizontal construction) and related careers such as real estate and land development, infrastructure development, code enforcement, and insurance, among others.
The program is further enhanced by a business/management core which includes courses in statistics, computer applications, economics, accounting, engineering economics, business management, business law, finance, and construction law.
The Construction Management program shares a common lower-division (freshman and sophomore year) curriculum with the Civil Engineering Technology (BSCET) Program, providing students with a two-year window for exploration to determine which degree, the B.S. in Civil Engineering Technology or B.S. in Construction Management, is their desired academic objective.
The first two years of Construction Management emphasize fundamentals of engineering technology, surveying, construction materials, construction methods and estimating, computer-aided drafting (CAD) and drawings for civil and construction engineering projects, and introductory courses in structures.
The third and fourth years provide students greater depth of study of civil infrastructure to include foundations and earthwork, elementary structures, building systems, and highway design and construction. In addition, project management areas of study include project scheduling & control, construction contract documents, construction practices, and construction project administration.
The Construction Management faculty is comprised of engineers who have many years of design and construction experience in industry, construction, and consulting environments.
Update-FALL 2024
Students who begin at UNC Charlotte in Fall 2024 and after will be enrolled in the revised Construction Management curriculum.
The revised Bachelor of Science in Construction Management (BSCM) degree program is designed to provide the construction education necessary for entry into the construction industry (residential, commercial, industrial sectors, and heavy horizontal construction) and related careers, including, but not limited to, real estate and land development, infrastructure development, code enforcement, and insurance, among others.
The Construction Management program has been crafted to provide the student with extensive experience and practicum in the fundamentals of Construction Management (Plan Reading, Means and Methods, Cost Estimating, Project Planning and Scheduling and Construction Administration and Risk).
The program is further enhanced by business / management core courses in statistics, computer applications, economics, accounting, organization and supply chain management, and construction law which allows the student to pursue a minor in Business (Operations and Supply Chain Management).