M.S. in Construction Project Management

Degree Type
Master of Science

The interdisciplinary M.S. in Construction Project Management combines offerings from several disciplines including civil engineering, environmental engineering, management science, business, and economics. An online option is available.

The interdisciplinary M.S. in Construction Project Management degree requires the completion of an Integrated Plan of Study that is formulated with a CEAE faculty advisor at the start of the course of study and for any changes thereafter. The program and subsequent modifications thereof must be submitted to and approved by the CEAE Department Head or the Graduate Program Coordinator when they are developed or changed. The program requires the completion of 30 semester hours of credit with a thesis, or 33 semester hours of credit without a thesis.

Curriculum

The following activities must be fulfilled through completion of the courses noted: CE 580 Advanced Project Management, CE 584 Advanced Cost Estimating, CE 587 Building Information Modeling, and CE 501 Professional Practice (12 semester hours of credit). The M.S. shall include courses in: a primary subfield of Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or Architectural Engineering (6 semester hours of credit for thesis track students, or 9 semester hours of credit for non-thesis track students); and a secondary subfield of Management Science, Business, or Economics that are related to the M.S. area of specialization (6 semester hours of credit). Thesis track students shall include CE 599 M.S. Thesis (6 semester hours of credit). The balance of the remaining semester hours of credit can be satisfied with free electives.

Minimum Credits
15

 

The primary subfield in Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering can be in the topic areas of Structural Engineering, Engineering and Construction Management, Highway and Transportation Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Geohydrology, Water Quality Management, Water Resources, Waste Management, Impact Engineering, or Architectural Engineering.

The secondary subfield in Management Science, Business and Economics can be in the topic areas of Business, Management, Entrepreneurship, Financial Technology, Operations and Supply Chain, and Power Systems.

The subfield requirements are satisfied by completing thematically related graduate courses that have been agreed upon by both the student and the CEAE faculty advisor as appropriate to the program of study. In addition to the subfields noted above, other appropriate areas may be identified as long as it is clear that the courses represent advanced work and complement the program. Coursework and other academic experiences to fulfill this requirement should be defined in the Integrated Plan of Study at the start of the program.