Construction Management, BS
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.
- Students should consider pursuing a Business Fundamentals or Entrepreneurship minor.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CU Denver Core Curriculum | ||
| Select 24 credits | 24 | |
| Business | ||
| BMIN 1000 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BLAW 3050 | Business Law and Ethics | 3 |
| Select three additional business courses from the following options: | 9 | |
| Fundamentals of Management and Marketing | ||
| Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance | ||
| Principles of Strategic Management | ||
| The Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship | ||
| Small Business Accounting and Finance | ||
| Build Your Business: Plan, Pitch, Launch | ||
| Financial Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis | ||
| Operations Management | ||
| Business Problem Solving Tools | ||
| Global Perspectives | ||
| Managing Individuals and Teams | ||
| Principles of Marketing | ||
| Personal Selling and Sales Management | ||
Other courses with advisor approval | ||
| Architecture | ||
| ARCH 3330 | Building Systems I | 3 |
| ARCH 4440 | Building Systems II | 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 |
| or CVEN 2212 | Surveying for Construction and Engineering | |
| 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 |
| or CVEN 1067 | Introduction to Civil Engineering | |
| CEMT 2100 | Construction Management Fundamentals | 3 |
| CEMT 2300 | Heavy Civil Construction and Equipment | 3 |
| CEMT 2450 | Fundamentals of Statics and Solids | 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 4724 | Construction Technology 1 (Drones, construction coordination and VR/AR) | 3 |
| CEMT 4939 | Internship (At least 3 months) | 1 |
| Math and Science | ||
| Select one of the following math courses: | 4-6 | |
| Precalculus Mathematics | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| College Algebra and College Trigonometry | ||
| PHYS 2010 | College Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 2321 | Intro Experimental Phys Lab I | 1 |
| Statistics | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Engineering Statistics | ||
| Introductory Statistics | ||
| Probability and Statistics for Engineers | ||
| Engineering Probability and Statistics | ||
| Business Statistics | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select 11 credits of elective courses in math, science, architecture, business, engineering, construction or technical communication. | 11 | |
| Some example courses: | ||
| Financial Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis | ||
| Managerial Accounting and Professional Issues | ||
| Architectural Visualization I | ||
| Architectural History I | ||
| Organisms to Ecosystems (Gen Bio) and Organisms to Ecosystems Lab (Gen Bio) | ||
| Molecules to Cells (Gen Bio) and Molecules to Cells Lab (Gen Bio) | ||
| Special Topics in Construction | ||
| Construction Technology 2 (Robotics, AI and data analytics) | ||
| Professional Presentations | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Engineering | ||
| Transportation Engineering | ||
| Autocad Civil 3d & Advanced Civil Engineering Graphics | ||
| Engineering Economy | ||
| Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Managerial Economics | ||
| Digital Logic | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| Business Writing | ||
| Chemistry for Engineers | ||
| Energy and the Environment | ||
| Urban Studies and Planning | ||
| Physical Geology: Surface Processes and Physical Geology: Surface Processes Laboratory | ||
| Business Problem Solving Tools | ||
| Intro to Landscape Arch: Engaging Designed Landscape | ||
| Manufacturing Processes Design | ||
| Introduction to Materials Science | ||
| Second Year Spanish I | ||
| Second Year Spanish II | ||
| Sustainability: Past, Present, and Future | ||
| Planning History and Theory | ||
| Total Hours | 120-122 | |
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.
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