The Bachelor of Science in Construction Management will prepare students to meet the challenges of becoming capable superintendents and project managers in the residential, commercial, transportation, and industrial arenas. This program engages students in multiple areas of study including 2-D and 3-D design, Building Information Modeling, Estimating, Project Management, Site Surveying and Planning, Risk Management, Contracts, Construction Planning and Sequencing, and Bid/Construction Document Preparation.
Total Semester Hours Required for Degree: 120 semester hours
The program provides the flexibility to include elective hours from general education, SoT electives, minors, national certificates, transfer credits, prior learning credits, and/or internships. Students are expected to work with their academic advisors to select the elective hours that meet their career goals.
General Education Requirements: (40 hours)
Total Major Hours: (50 hours)
Construction Management Required Core (44 hours):
CMG 1000
Introduction to Construction Management. (3 credits)
CMG 2013
Soil, Concrete, and Paving Testing. (3 credits)
CMG 2223
Print Reading and Introduction to Building Information Management (BIM). (3 credits)
CMG 2253
Construction Equipment and Materials. (3 credits)
CMG 2953
Statics and Strength of Materials. (3 credits)
CMG 3023
Formwork and Building Processes. (3 credits)
CMG 3213
Surveying and Site Planning. (3 credits)
CMG 4023
Construction Risk Management. (3 credits)
CMG 4223
Construction Cost Estimating. (3 credits)
CMG 4243
Construction Project Management Capstone. (3 credits)
TEC 1303
Applied Computations for Engineering and Construction (3 credits)
TEC 1323
Computer Applications for Technology. (3 credits)
TEC 2004
Materials Science and Evaluation. (4 credits)
EGT 2043
Computer-Aided Engineering Drawing. (3 credits)
EGT 2773
Safety for Engineering Technology Professionals. (3 credits)
TEC 3414
Project Management. (4 credits)
Electives (Choose 6 Credit Hours):
Credit hours may be chosen from different focus groups.
Environmental Design Focus
CMG 3833
Sustainable Buildings. (3 credits)
EGT 3253
Energy Technology. (3 credits)
EGT 3453
Renewable Energy. (3 credits)
Management Focus
BUS 2750
Business Law. (3 credits)
BUS 3010
Principles of Management. (3 credits)
ODL 4835
Supervision in Organizations. (3 credits)
Mechanical Focus
CMG 2953
Statics and Strength of Materials. (3 credits)
CMG 3603
Mechanical Systems in Residential and Commercial Buildings. (3 credits)
EGT 3103
Robots and Control Systems. (3 credits)
Other Major Electives
CMG 4013
Virtual Project Design (3 credits)
CMG 4033
Heavy Construction Planning. (3 credits)
CMG 4413
Advanced Construction Safety. (3 credits)
CMG 4913
30 Hour OSHA Certification for Construction. (3 credits)
EGT 2324
Electricity and Electronic Controls. (4 credits)
EGT 3073
Programmable Logic Controllers. (3 credits)
EGT 4843
Statistical Quality and Reliability. (3 credits)
TEC 1323
Computer Applications for Technology. (3 credits)
or
BUS 1950
Business Software Applications. (3 credits)
TEC 4000
Undergraduate Research. (1 to 6 credits)
Information sourced from the 2026-2027 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.
