BS Construction Management
Construction Management offered by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, prepares you for professional practice as a construction manager. Provides a well-rounded educational background in business, construction management and science, liberal arts, management, mathematics, and college physics.
Duration
4 years
Starting Date
August, January
Tuition Fee
$29,118 per year
Location
Las Vegas, United States
About the program
The Construction Management program offered by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, emphasizes construction science courses that are for the most part noncalculus-based.
Program Objectives
- Graduates will meet the expectations of employers of construction managers in all areas of construction practice
- Graduates will be capable of advancement in the construction profession
- Qualified graduates will be capable of pursuing advanced study
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon graduation from UNLV Construction Management Program a graduate shall be able to:
- Create written communications appropriate to the construction discipline.
- Create oral presentations appropriate to the construction discipline.
- Create a construction project safety plan.
- Create construction project cost estimates.
- Create construction project schedules.
- Analyze professional decisions based on ethical principles.
- Analyze construction documents for planning and management of construction processes.
- Analyze methods, materials, and equipment used to construct projects.
- Apply construction management skills as an effective member of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Apply electronic-based technology to manage the construction process.
- Apply basic surveying techniques for construction layout and control.
- Understand different methods of project delivery and the roles and responsibilities of all constituencies involved in the design and construction process.
- Understand construction risk management.
- Understand construction accounting and cost control.
- Understand construction quality assurance and control.
- Understand construction project control processes.
- Understand the legal implications of contract, common, and regulatory law to manage a construction project.
- Understand the basic principles of sustainable construction.
- Understand the basic principles of structural behavior.
- Understand the basic principles of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems.
Courses Included:
- Fundamentals of Construction Management
- Construction Materials and Methods
- Elementary Surveying
- CAD Tools for Civil Engineering Design
- Financial Accounting
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