Construction Management, B.S.

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Minimum number of credits required to graduate: 124

Minimum Cumulative GPA required to graduate: 2.0

Minimum number of credits to complete the major: 87

School: School of Engineering and Computational Sciences

Department: Civil Engineering

Note: This program will not be offered until the Fall 2024 semester. The curriculum, including course numbers and names, laid out below are subject to change.

Merrimack’s Construction Management program provides students with a strong foundation in the basic science, mathematics, and technical disciplines needed to succeed in the construction management field. Students learn about project sequencing, scheduling, and risk management, employing innovations such as the critical path method, project management information systems, and other industry tools and novel construction techniques.

Major Requirements

Required Core Courses

Complete the following required core courses:

CMA 1010 - Introduction to Construction Management Credits: 4
CMA 2040 - Construction Materials, Methods, and Equipment and Lab Credits: 4
CMA 2050 - Construction Estimating Credits: 4
CMA 2060 - Construction Scheduling Credits: 4
CMA 3000 - Preparation for Co-op Learning Credits: 1
CMA 3001 - Co-op Credits: 0
CMA 4050 - Construction Planning and Management Credits: 4
CMA 4060 - Building Information Modeling and Lab Credits: 4
CMA 4065 - Construction Law Credits: 4
CMA 4070 - Sustainability in the Built Environment Credits: 4
CMA 4075 - Construction Safety Credits: 2
CMA 4080 - Mechanical and Electrical Systems in Construction Credits: 4
CMA 4090 - Capstone Project Credits: 4
CEN 2020 - Surveying and Lab Credits: 2
CEN 2030 - Computer Aided Drafting and Lab Credits: 2
GEN 2011 - Applied Statistics and Structures Credits: 4
ACC 2203 - Accounting for Business Credits: 4
MGT 1100 - Introduction to Business Credits: 4
MGT 3410 - Human Resource Management Credits: 4
MTH 1111 - Basic Statistics Credits: 4
OR

MTH 1XXX - Applied Calculus Credits: 4
MTH 1115 - Calculus and Quantitative Methods for Business Credits: 4
PHY 2201 - General Physics I Credits: 4

Elective Courses

Choose two elective courses (eight credits) from the following:

CEN 3071 - Introduction to GIS Credits: 4
CMA 4031 - Facility Management Credits: 4
CMA 4032 - Risk Management Credits: 4
CMA 4810 - Special Topics Credits: 4
GEN 2060 - Environmental Geology: Resources Credits: 4
GEN 4032 - Sustainable Infrastructure Systems Credits: 4
GEN 4055 - Decision Analysis Credits: 4
GEN 4057 - Optimization Credits: 4

Required Co-op Experience

Additional information on the co-op program will be forthcoming.