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)
  • Materials & Structures (CMGT 4544, 4 credits)
    or
    Statics & Dynamics (AEM 2021, 4 credits)

Required Courses (16 credits)

Course NameCreditsOffered
CMGT 4545 Materials and Structures II4spring
CMGT 4201 Construction Accounting2fall
SSM 3612 Systems Approach to Building Science & Construction4fall
SSM 4614 Building Systems Performance: Testing & Diagnostics2spring, even years
SSM 4616 Building Science I: Fundamentals4fall, even years

Technical Electives (5 credits)

Course NameCreditsOffered
ABUS 4104 – Management and Human Resource Practices3fall, spring
ABUS 4217 – Real Estate Development and Finance2fall
ARCH 4561 – Architecture and Ecology3spring
ARCH3411W – Architectural History to 17503fall
ARCH3412W – Architectural History Since 17503spring
ARCH4511 – Materials and Methods I3fall
ARCH4521 – Environmental Technology I3fall
BA2051 – Modeling Business Scenarios in Excel2fall, spring
BA2062 – Impact Lab Problem Solving2fall, spring
BBE 4733 – Renewable Energy Technologies3spring
CMGT 3024W – Facility Programming and Design2fall, even years, online
CMGT 4000 – Construction Industry Through Time and Tomorrow2fall, even years, online
CMGT 4073 – Building Codes for Construction Managers1fall, spring
CMGT 4081 – Managing Erosion and Sediment Control1spring
CMGT 4193 – Directed Study1–3every semester
CMGT 4196 – Additional Internship1every semester
CMGT 4301 – Introduction to Environmental Health & Safety3fall, odd years, online
CMGT 4302 – Environmental Health Principles3spring, even years, online
CMGT 4422 – Advanced Construction Cost Estimating2spring
CMGT 4550 – Topics in Construction Managementvariesfall, spring
HRIR3021 – Human Capital Management3fall, spring, summer
IDSC3001 – Information Systems & Digital Transformation3fall, spring, summer
LA 3571 – Landscape Construction: Site Systems and Engineering3fall
MGMT3015 – Introduction to Entrepreneurship4fall, spring
MGMT4033 – Strategy Implementation2spring
MGMT4034 – Technology Strategy2spring
MGMT4055 – Managing Innovation and Change In Action2fall, spring
MKTG3011 – Marketing Research4fall, spring
SCO3001 – Sustainable Supply Chain and Operations3fall, spring
SSM 4618 – Building Science II: Applications3spring, odd years

Questions? Connect with Construction Management enrollment advisor Jeff Olsen Krengel: [email protected] or 612-625-4340.