Course variations

Course summary

This program in construction management is the study of management and engineering aspects of residential and commercial construction buildings, bridges, highways, power plants, water and waste water treatment facilities, and other public works essential to the quality of life of an industrial society. Construction managers apply management and engineering techniques to the planning, design and construction of a project in order to control the time and cost to complete the project and the quality of the construction. The construction industry needs qualified people who possess skills and knowledge in the management, engineering, economic and environmental aspects of construction projects.

Program modules

The modules are as follows: ORI 101 Survival Skills; ENG 101 Composition I; MTH 112 Pre-Calculus Algebra; CMG 101 Intro. to Construction Management; CMG 105 Intro. to Construction Materials; Health, PE or Military Science; CHE 101 General Chemistry; CHE 101L General Chemistry Lab; ENG 102 Composition II; MTH 113 Pre-Calculus Trigonometry; ECO Economics; Fine Arts; HIS 101 World History I; CMG 110 Blue Print Reading/Const Plans; ENG Literature; HIS 102 History II; Natural/Physical Science Elective; MGT 207 Legal Environments and Ethics; TGC 217 Statics and Structural Analysis; ENG 205 General Science; CE 201 Construction Surveying; TGC 218 Strength of Materials; CMG 250 Construction Estimating; CMG 300 Construction Methods; CMG 301 Construction Materials and Testing; CMG 306 Construction Planning and Sched; CMG 308 Soil Mechanics and Foundations; CMG 310 Construction Contracts and Law; Business Elective; CMG 315 Heavy Construction; CMG 318 Mechanical and Elect Systems; CMG 320 Leadership in Construction; CMG 325 Comp. Application for Const; CMG 350 Construction Safety; MGT 315 Principles of Management.

Entry requirement for international students

Students must have earned a passing GED score. They should have all their official transcripts. They must have maintained a grade point average of “C” in core courses; they must have earned five passes on a national or a local examination; and must have attained a minimum score of 500 in TOEFL. Students who are 26 years or elder are exempt from college entrance examinations. They must have a score of 18 either in ACT or equivalent in SAT which should be sent directly to the Office of Admissions, Alabama A and M University.

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

Alabama Agriculture And Mechanical University

Department name

School of Engineering and Technology, Department of Industrial Technology