With a bachelor of applied science degree in construction management, specializing in residential construction, you could work on projects as diverse as single-family and multifamily homes, multilevel apartments and condominiums, and new construction and full remodeling/restoration. Your duties might include reviewing budgets, blueprints, and schedules, collaborating with craftspeople, and strategizing on projects.
Career Outlook
What Might My career Look Like Working in Residential Construction?
You could work for:
- residential contractors
- general contractors (primarily large multistory residential)
- specialty contractors
- subcontractors
- material suppliers and distributors
- equipment suppliers and distributors
- home service and maintenance
- real estate developers
- corporations with extensive residential 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
- Corporate Principal
- Owner’s Construction or Project Representative
- Residential sales Associate
- Residential Design Advisor
- Marketing and Development Principal
Curriculum
Foundation Courses (6 credits)
- Managing with Building Information Modeling (CMGT 4003, 2 credits)
AutoCAD for Construction Managers CMGT 2019 can substitute only if you've already taken CMGT 4003. - Materials & Structures (CMGT 4544, 4 credits)
or
Statics & Dynamics (AEM 2021, 4 credits)
Required Courses (16 credits)
| Course Name | Credits | Offered |
|---|---|---|
| Materials and Structures II (CMGT 4545) | 4 | spring |
| Construction Accounting (CMGT 4201) | 2 | fall |
| Systems Approach to Building Science & Construction (SSM 3612) | 4 | fall |
| Building Systems Performance: Testing & Diagnostics (SSM 4614) | 2 | spring, even years |
| Building Science I: Fundamentals (SSM 4616) | 4 | fall, even years |
Technical Electives (5 credits)
| Course Name | Credits | Offered |
|---|---|---|
| Facility Programming and Design (CMGT 3024W) | 2 | fall, even years, online |
| Managing Erosion and Sediment Control (CMGT 4081) | 1 | spring |
| Directed Study (CMGT 4193) | 1–3 | every semester |
| Additional Internship (CMGT 4196) | 1 | every semester |
| Advanced Construction Cost Estimating (CMGT 4422) | 2 | spring |
| Topics in Construction Management (CMGT 4550) | varies | fall, spring |
| Landscape Construction: Site Systems and Engineering (LA 3571) | 3 | fall |
| 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 |
| Renewable Energy Technologies (BBE 4733) | 3 | spring |
| Building Codes for Construction Managers (CMGT 4073) | 1 | fall, spring |
| Introductory Statics and Structures for Construction Management (BBE 3101) | 3 | 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 |
| Building Science II: Applications (SSM 4618) | 3 | spring, odd years |
Questions? Connect with Construction Management enrollment advisor Willie Wong: wkwong@umn.edu or 612-625-2529.