Commercial projects serve public or private stakeholders and a broad constituency of user groups. With a bachelor of applied science degree in Construction Management, you might work in retail or in an office or medical building. Your job could be in hospitality or public service, entertainment or education, industry, or tenant improvement.
Career Outlook
What Might My Career Look Like in Commercial Construction?
These are just some of the types of employers you may work with:
- General contractors
- Specialty sector contractors: electrical, mechanical, energy, etc.
- Subcontractors
- Material suppliers and distributors
- Equipment suppliers and distributors
- Testing and inspection company
- Real estate developers
- Corporations with extensive real property holdings
Your business card might read:
- Project Engineer
- Project Superintendent
- Estimator
- Scheduler
- Safety Coordinator
- Quality Control Coordinator or Tester
- Construction Accountant
- Project Manager
- Project Principal
- Owner’s Construction or Project Representative
- Preconstruction Services Consultant
- BIM (Building Information Modeling) Modeler or Coordinator
- Architectural Construction Coordinator
- Marketing and Development Principal
Curriculum
Foundation Course (2 credits)
Managing with Building Information Modeling (CMGT 4003)
AutoCAD for Construction Managers CMGT 2019 can substitute only if you've already taken CMGT 4003.
Required Courses (17 credits)
| Course Name | Credits | Offered |
|---|---|---|
| Surveying and Mapping (CEGE 3202) | 2 | fall, summer |
| Materials and Structures I (CMGT 4544) | 4 | fall |
| Materials and Structures II (CMGT 4545) | 4 | spring |
| Construction Accounting (CMGT 4201) | 2 | fall |
| Building Energy Systems (CMGT 4542) | 3 | spring |
| Building Envelope Design and Construction (CMGT 4562) | 2 | fall |
Technical Electives (8 credits)
| Course Name | Credits | Offered |
|---|---|---|
| Management and Human Resource Practices (ABUS 4104) | 3 | fall, spring |
| Real Estate Development and Finance (ABUS 4217) | 2 | fall |
| Architecture and Ecology (ARCH 4561) | 3 | spring |
| Building Testing and Diagnostics (SSM 4416) | 2 | spring |
| Renewable Energy Technologies (BBE 4733) | 3 | spring |
| Environmental Engineering (CEGE 3501) | 3 | fall, spring |
| Steel and Reinforced Concrete Design (CEGE 4401) | 3 | fall, spring |
| Building Codes for Construction Managers (CMGT 4073) | 1 | fall, spring |
| Managing Erosion and Sediment Control (CMGT 4081) | 1 | spring |
| Directed Study (CMGT 4193) | 1–3 | every semester |
| Additional Internship (CMGT 4196) | 1 | every semester |
| Facility Quality Assessment and Commissioning (CMGT 4215) | 2 | spring, odd years, online |
| Advanced Construction Estimating (CMGT 4422) | 2 | spring |
| Topics in Construction Management (CMGT 4550) | varies | fall, spring |
| Construction Industry through Time and Tomorrow (CMGT 4000) | 2 | fall, even years, online |
| Innovative Contracting (CMGT 4001) | 1 | fall, odd years |
| Lean Construction (CMGT 4002) | 1 | spring, odd years, online |
| Introduction to Environmental Health & Safety (CMGT 4301) | 3 | fall, odd years, online |
| Environmental Health Principles (CMGT 4302) | 3 | spring, even years, online |
| Introductory Statics and Structures for Construction Managers (BBE 3101) | 3 | varies |
| Landscape Construction: Site Systems and Engineering (LA 3571) | 3 | fall |
| Facility Programming and Design (CMGT 3024W) | 2 | fall, even years, online |
Questions? Connect with Construction Management enrollment advisor Willie Wong: wkwong@umn.edu or 612-625-2529.