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Prepares you for professional practice as a construction manager. Provides a well-rounded educational background in business, construction management and science, liberal arts, management, mathematics, and college physics. The program emphasizes construction science courses that are for the most part noncalculus-based.
Accreditation
Accredited by the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE).
Learning Outcomes
Program Objectives
The educational objectives of the Construction Management undergraduate degree program are that within a few years, graduates will:
- Meet the expectations of employers of construction managers in key areas of construction practice
- Possess the skills for progression within the construction profession
- Be well-equipped to pursue advanced studies
Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
Upon graduation from the UNLV’s Bachelor of Science in Construction Management Degree Program, all graduates shall be able to:
- Create written communications appropriate to the construction discipline.
- Create oral presentations appropriate to the construction discipline.
- Create a construction project safety plan.
- Create construction project cost estimates.
- Create construction project schedules.
- Analyze professional decisions based on ethical principles.
- Analyze methods, materials, and equipment used to construct projects.
- Apply electronic-based technology to manage the construction process.
- Apply basic surveying techniques for construction layout and control.
- Understand different methods of project delivery and the roles and responsibilities of all constituencies involved in the design and construction process.
- Understand construction accounting and cost control.
- Understand construction quality assurance and control.
- Understand construction project control processes.
- Understand the legal implications of contract, common, and regulatory law to manage a construction project.
- Understand the basic principles of sustainable construction.
- Understand the basic principles of structural behavior.
- Understand the basic principles of HVAC, electrical and plumbing systems.
Career Possibilities
A Bachelor of Science in Construction Management (BSCM) is intended to provide graduates with analytical, management and communications skills that enable them to plan, schedule, organize and estimate costs for construction projects. Construction managers also communicate and coordinate with diverse teams of professionals such as architects, engineers, inspectors and skilled trades in both offices and at construction sites.
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Bachelor of Science in Construction Management
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Plans of Study
- 2024-25, 4 Year Plan211.42 KB
- 2023-24, 4 Year Plan of Study574.9 KB
- 2022-23, 4 Year Plan of Study693.12 KB
- 2021-22, 4 Year Plan of Study532.72 KB
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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction offers a well-rounded education in areas ranging from environmental engineering to water resources. Our mission is to develop and advance knowledge, serve the community and the profession in civil and environmental engineering, and prepare students to stand out in the competitive workforce and excel in industry.
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Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
The College of Engineering provides students a well-rounded foundation in several engineering disciplines for a successful career in engineering and computer science. Through the hands-on, experiential education experience we offer, students are enabled to achieve excellence in their respective fields.