Introduction

Please click here to see Civil Engineering department information.

The construction engineering and management bachelor of science at CU Denver is a new type of degree that offers the rigors of engineering problem-solving and design, coupled with construction management courses. Students receive an innovative interdisciplinary education that combines coursework in engineering, construction management, business and architecture. Graduates will find exciting, well-paid careers in the expanding and interconnected industry of architecture, engineering and construction as it embraces dynamic new concepts like smart cities, connected infrastructure and evolving value propositions.

The construction engineering and management bachelor of science degree supports the new construction knowledge area within the fundamentals of engineering exam. The program includes a solid foundation of construction engineering and management courses, an engineering focus/specialty area, and select courses from business, architecture and engineering. All students will complete a construction capstone design course, and students are required to complete at least 12 weeks of a full-time internship within the architecture, engineering or construction industry or government agency.

Program Delivery

• This is an on-campus program.

Declaring This Major

• Click here to go to information about declaring a major.

General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

• CU Denver General Graduation Requirements
• CU Denver Core Curriculum
• College of Engineering, Design and Computing Graduation Requirements
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Program Requirements

• Students must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in all courses applying to major requirements.
• All CEMT courses require a grade of C- or better.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
CU Denver Core Curriculum
Select 24 credits		24
Architecture & Business
ARCH 3330	Building Systems I	3
ARCH 4440	Building Systems II	3
BMIN 1000	Introduction to Business	3
Engineering
CVEN 1025	Civil Engineering Graphics and Computer Aided Design	3
or MECH 1025	CAD and Graphics for Mechanical Engineering
CVEN 2214 & CVEN 2215	Surveying Basics and Surveying Data Collection/Surveying Lab	2
ENGR 1200	Fundamentals of Engineering Design Innovation	3
or ARCH 1110	Introduction to Architecture
ENGR 1100	Fundamentals of Computational Innovation	3
or MATH 1376	Programming for Data Science
Construction
CEMT 1000	Introduction to Construction Management	1
CEMT 2100	Construction Management Fundamentals	3
CEMT 2300	Heavy Civil Construction and Equipment	3
CEMT 3100	Field Engineering and Management	3
CEMT 3231	Construction Materials and Methods	3
CEMT 4067	Construction Senior Capstone	3
CEMT 4232	Construction Planning and Control	3
CEMT 4233	Construction Cost Estimating	3
CEMT 4234	Sustainable Construction	3
CEMT 4236	Project Management Systems	3
CEMT 4240	Building Information Modeling (BIM)	3
CEMT 4242	Construction Safety	3
CEMT 4939	Internship (At least 3 months of internship (480 hours))	1
Engineering Specialty Science and Design		15-21
Computer Science Focus
CSCI 1410 & CSCI 1411	Fundamentals of Computing and Fundamentals of Computing Laboratory
CSCI 2312	Object Oriented Programming
CSCI 2421	Data Structures and Program Design
CSCI 2511	Discrete Structures
CSCI 3412	Algorithms
One of the following:
CSCI 4930	Machine Learning
CSCI 4931	Deep Learning
CSCI 4202	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity Focus
CSCI 1410 & CSCI 1411	Fundamentals of Computing and Fundamentals of Computing Laboratory
CSCI 2312	Object Oriented Programming
CSCI 2421	Data Structures and Program Design
CSCI 3761	Introduction to Computer Networks
CSCY 4741	Principles of Cybersecurity
Electrical Focus
ELEC 2132	Circuit Analysis I
ELEC 2142	Circuit Analysis II
ELEC 3164	Energy Systems
ELEC 4184	Power Systems Analysis
Additional ELEC course
Mechanical Focus
MECH 2023	Statics
MECH 2033	Dynamics
MECH 3010	Elementary Numerical Methods and Programming 2
MECH 3012	Thermodynamics 2
MECH 3021	Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
MECH 3042	Heat Transfer
MECH 4142	Thermal Energy Systems
Structural Focus
CVEN 1067	Introduction to Civil Engineering
CVEN 2121	Analytical Mechanics I
CVEN 3121	Mechanics of Materials
CVEN 3141	Introduction to Structural Materials
CVEN 3505	Structural Analysis
One of the following:
CVEN 4565	Timber Structure Design
CVEN 4575	Structural Steel Design
CVEN 4585	Reinforced Concrete Design
Transportation Focus
CEMT 2450	Fundamentals of Statics and Solids
or CVEN 2121	Analytical Mechanics I
CVEN 3602	Transportation Engineering
CVEN 4602	Advanced Highway Design
One of the following:
CVEN 4025	Autocad Civil 3d & Advanced Civil Engineering Graphics
CVEN 4612	Traffic Impact Assessment
CVEN 4621	Highway Capacity Analysis
CVEN 4622	Traffic Operations and Control
CVEN 4631	Transport Modeling and Big Data
CVEN 4633	Sustainable Transportation Systems
CVEN 4641	Transit System Planning and Design
CVEN 4650	Urban Street Design
CVEN 4662	Transportation System Safety
Water Systems Focus
CVEN 3313	Fluid Mechanics
CEMT 2450	Fundamentals of Statics and Solids
or CVEN 2121	Analytical Mechanics I
CVEN 3323	Hydrosystems Engineering
CVEN 4426	Pipe Network and Sewer Design
CVEN 4427	Storm Water System Design
Math and Science
MATH 1401	Calculus I	4
MATH 2411	Calculus II	4
CHEM 2031 & CHEM 2038	General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Laboratory I 3	5
or ENGR 1130	Chemistry for Engineers
PHYS 2311	General Physics I: Calculus-Based	4
PHYS 2321	Intro Experimental Phys Lab I	1
Select one of the following:		3
CVEN 3611	Engineering Statistics
MATH 2830	Introductory Statistics
MATH 3800	Probability and Statistics for Engineers
ELEC 3817	Engineering Probability and Statistics
BANA 2010	Business Statistics
Select an additional 9 credits hours of math and science 4		9
MATH 2421	Calculus III
MATH 3191 & MATH 3200	Applied Linear Algebra and Elementary Differential Equations
or MATH 3195	Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
MATH 3301	Introduction to Optimization
MATH 3382	Statistical Theory
BIOL 2010 & BIOL 2011	Organisms to Ecosystems (Gen Bio) and Organisms to Ecosystems Lab (Gen Bio)
BIOL 2020 & CHEM 2068	Molecules to Cells (Gen Bio) and General Chemistry Laboratory II
CHEM 2061	General Chemistry II
GEOL 1073 & GEOL 1074	Physical Geology: Surface Processes and Physical Geology: Surface Processes Laboratory
PHYS 2331 & PHYS 2341	General Physics II: Calculus-Based and Intro Experimental Phys Lab II
Elective		3
Any course listed above in Engineering Specialty Science and Design or Math and Science
Or other course in math, science, architecture, business, engineering, construction or technical communication.
Some options are:
ACCT 2200	Financial Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis
ARCH 2230	Architectural History I
BIOL 3411	Principles of Ecology
COMM 2050	Professional Presentations
BLAW 3050	Business Law and Ethics
CVEN 4025	Autocad Civil 3d & Advanced Civil Engineering Graphics
CVEN 4077	Engineering Economy
CVEN 4087	Engineering Contracts
CVEN 4381	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
ELEC 1510	Digital Logic
ENGL 3154	Technical Writing
ENGL 3170	Business Writing
ENVS 3082	Energy and the Environment
GEOG 1602	Urban Studies and Planning
ISMG 2050	Business Problem Solving Tools
LDAR 3601	Intro to Landscape Arch: Engaging Designed Landscape
MECH 2024	Introduction to Materials Science
SPAN 2110	Second Year Spanish I
SUST 3010	Sustainability: Past, Present, and Future
URPL 4000	Planning History and Theory
Total Hours		127-133

¹

Students focusing in Computer Science may substitute CSCI 1410 and CSCI 1411 for ENGR 1100 and CEMT 1000. This will allow them to complete the program within 127 credits.

²

Students focusing in Mechanical Engineering may substitute MECH 3010 for ENGR 1100 and apply MECH 3012 to the technical elective. This will allow them to complete the program within 127 credits.

³

Students who take CHEM 2031 & CHEM 2038 to fulfill the chemistry requirement will need an additional semester hour to reach the 127 semester hours required for the degree.

⁴

Specific math and science courses are prerequisites to some Engineering Specialty courses. Please consult with an advisor.

Note

Up to four 5000-level CEMT or CVEN courses taken at CU Denver for the BS can be applied to a Civil Engineering Master's degree at CU Denver if relevant to the student's Master's degree emphasis as determined by the students Master's degree advisor.

To review the Degree Map for this program, please visit our website.