Construction Management Minor

Much of what is planned and designed is intended to be built or constructed in some manner. The goals of the Undergraduate Minor in Construction Management are to teach fundamental technical and leadership skills and promote a greater understanding of the relationships among construction and the other professions to students from the various engineering disciplines and other majors who may in some way become involved in the planning, design, construction, maintenance, or operation of built systems.

For this reason, the minor has only one required course, with the remaining courses selected from among a group of Construction Management electives, which allows students to select courses that best fit their interests and complement their curricula.

Students are advised to pay particular attention to the prerequisite structure of the Construction Management courses, in particular CE-UY 4853 Construction Management Project, and to meet with a Construction Management Program Adviser upon electing to pursue the minor.

A basic understanding of construction is necessary to take full advantage of the courses in the Construction Management curriculum. CE-UY 2533 Construction Project Management is required for the minor, as well as for all students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering program.  
 

Students must also complete at least one additional CE-UY 25xx course prior to taking any level III or IV courses. The remaining courses can be selected from CE-UY 25xx, CE-UY 35xx, and CE-45xx courses. The individual courses taken to fulfill the requirements of the minor may be 1, 2, 3, or 4 credits. Students must earn a passing grade in not less than five courses and not less than 14 credits.

The following courses are offered regularly: 

3 Credits Construction Materials & Methods CE-UY 2513

This course introduces students to traditional and emerging materials and methods employed in building and civil infrastructure projects. The course also addresses safety, regulation, constructability and sustainability from planning through design and construction.
Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 1002 or Sophomore Standing

3 Credits Contracts & Construction Documents CE-UY 2523

This course covers the documents used in design and construction, including design and construction agreements, drawings and specifications, general and special conditions and others used for procurement and construction administration. The course also examines the relationships among the owner, designers, contractors and suppliers. Students have the opportunity to discuss quality, safety and business and professional ethics.
Prerequisite: CE-UY 1002 or Sophomore or higher Standing

3 Credits Construction Project Management CE-UY 2533

This course covers the fundamentals of construction project management. The students will learn to apply the basic principles and practices of construction project management, including planning, estimating, scheduling, quality, safety and leadership over the life of a construction project.
Prerequisite: CE-UY 1002 or Sophomore or higher Standing

3 Credits Construction Site Layout & Surveying CE-UY 3533

This course studies the practical applications of surveying and its relationship to site planning and design. The first portion of the course concentrates on land surveying concepts, including mathematics, horizontal and vertical control, and angle measurement. The second portion of the course applies surveying data to site layout using traverses, area computations, property surveys, topography, and construction layout for highway and building applications. This course also includes a field laboratory which introduces students to basic surveying practice, including the use of surveying equipment (wheels, tapes, levels, and theodolites), measurements theory and computation, data accuracy and precision, and the use of the field book to properly record data.
Prerequisites: Two CE-UY 25xx course must be completed before enrolling in any CE-UY 35xx or 45xx course; A second CE-UY 25xx course is a co-requisite for a second CE-UY 35xx or CE-UY 45xx course

3 Credits Building Information Modeling CE-UY 3543

This course covers the application of building information modeling (BIM) and related technologies in design and construction. Students will learn how to prepare a building information model workflow and use it for planning, estimating, scheduling and coordinating construction projects. Students will also experience how to utilize laser scanning and virtual reality tools and data.
Prerequisites: Two CE-UY 25xx course must be completed before enrolling in any CE-UY 35xx or 45xx course; A second CE-UY 25xx course is a co-requisite for a second CE-UY 35xx or CE-UY 45xx course.

3 Credits Non-structural Building Systems CE-UY 3553

This course introduces the students to mechanical, electrical and vertical transportation systems for buildings. It examines fundamental aspects of the design, procurement and construction of heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), supply and sanitary plumbing, fire detection and suppression, high- and low-voltage electrical, security, elevator and escalator and building management systems.
Prerequisite: Two CE-UY 25xx course must be completed before enrolling in any CE-UY 35xx or 45xx course; A second CE-UY 25xx course is a co-requisite for a second CE-UY 35xx or CE-UY 45xx course.

3 Credits Construction Management Capstone CE-UY 4853

This course is the senior capstone experience in construction management which requires students to demonstrate the skills acquired through the undergraduate construction management curriculum. Students work individually or in groups as determined by the instructor and other participating industry advisers. Students are responsible for periodic submissions, as well as interim and final reports, including a final presentation.
Prerequisites: CE-UY 2533, one additional CE-UY 25xx course, and one additional CE-UY 25xx, 35xx or 45xx course AND Senior Standing.

The following courses are offered periodically:

CE-UY 3573 Please refer to the bulletin for more information

3 Credits Construction Engineering CE-UY 4503

This course covers engineering fundamentals and developing trends in the use of excavating and earth-moving equipment, trucks, pumps, drilling and blasting equipment and cranes. Also considered are shoring and bracing and other temporary site construction operations.
Prerequisite: Two CE-UY 25xx course must be completed before enrolling in any CE-UY 35xx or 45xx course; A second CE-UY 25xx course is a co-requisite for a second CE-UY 35xx or CE-UY 45xx course

3 Credits Construction Project Administration CE-UY 4513

This course examines the roles of the project participants in executing a construction project, focusing on delegating administrative duties and responsibilities and managing and coordinating the physical work and administrative control of project information and records. Students use computer-based project administration techniques and software.
Prerequisites: Two CE-UY 25xx course must be completed before enrolling in any CE-UY 35xx or 45xx course; A second CE-UY 25xx course is a co-requisite for a second CE-UY 35xx or CE-UY 45xx course

3 Credits Structural Building Systems CE-UY 4523

This course introduces the general principles of loads on buildings and the design and analysis of conventional structural building systems in steel, concrete, wood and masonry. It also addresses the construction of such systems.
Prerequisite: Two CE-UY 25xx course must be completed before enrolling in any CE-UY 35xx or 45xx course; A second CE-UY 25xx course is a co-requisite for a second CE-UY 35xx or CE-UY 45xx course

3 Credits Construction Law CE-UY 4533

The course introduces students to areas of the law that they are likely to encounter in construction. Following an introduction to the legal system and form of legal analysis, areas addressed include contracts, procurement, scope definition, delays and acceleration, site conditions, warranties, termination, tort claims, dispute resolution and ethics.
Prerequisite: Two CE-UY 25xx course must be completed before enrolling in any CE-UY 35xx or 45xx course; A second CE-UY 25xx course is a co-requisite for a second CE-UY 35xx or CE-UY 45xx course.

3 Credits Selected Topics in Construction Management CE-UY 4643

This course covers unique topics of current interest in construction management. The course may feature a detailed look at a single topic or a series of focused topical presentations.
Prerequisite: advisor approval.

*ROB-UY 3203 Robot Vision (3 credits) may be substituted for CE-UY 3573.

1. All CE-UY 25xx courses require CE-UY 1002 or sophomore standing;
2. Two CE-UY 25xx course must be completed before enrolling in any CE-UY 35xx or 45xx course;

The determination as to whether any other course may satisfy any of the aforesaid prerequisites is subject to the evaluation and approval of the Construction Management Program Adviser.  

The above prerequisites are effective for students first enrolled in or after Fall 2022. See prior editions of the Bulletin for prerequisites applicable to students first enrolled prior to Fall 2022.

Students may elect an optional capstone course, CE-UY 4853* Construction Management Project, which has as prerequisites:

CE-UY 2533 Construction Project Management; one additional CE-UY 25xx; another CE-UY 25xx course, or a CE-UY 35xx or CE-UY 45xx course; and Senior standing.

It is strongly recommended that students who choose this option enroll in CE-UY 4853 as the final course in fulfillment of the minor.

*Also  listed as CE-UY 4543

Students must earn a passing grade in not less than five courses and not less than 14 credits.