Construction Management: Courses

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  • CM 1010 - Construction Graphics and Nomenclature (3) : (Credit will not be given for both this course and ID 1780.) 2 hrs lecture, 2 hrs lab. Graphic communication concepts and techniques relating to construction processes and nomenclature.

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  • CM 2012 - Plan and Cost Analysis for Residential Construction (3) : Prereq: CM 1010 and MATH 1550. 2 hrs lecture, 2 hrs lab. Interpretation of working drawings and specifications; cost estimation; bidding; materials, methods, and equipment for residential construction.

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  • CM 2121 - Materials, Methods, and Equipment I (3) : Prereq: credit or registration in CM 2012. Job planning, work methods, materials, and equipment required in building and heavy construction.

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  • CM 2131 - Materials, Methods, and Equipment II (Heavy and Industrial Construction) (3) : Prereq: CM 2121. Continuation of CM 2121. Emphasis on both heavy and industrial equipment.

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  • CM 2141 - Construction Planning and Scheduling (3) : Prereq: ISDS 1100 and CM 2121. Fundamentals of planning and scheduling techniques used in construction industry to manage construction projects.

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  • CM 3000 - Construction Safety (3) : Construction safety relating to: accident causation; contractual obligations; project management and coordination.

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  • CM 3100 - Construction Surveying (3) : Prereq: CM 2121. 2hrs. lecture, 2 hrs lab. Principles of construction surveying , fundamental measuring procedures, error analysis, leveling, traverse measurements, horizontal curves, vertical curves, and earthwork calculations.

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  • CM 3121 - Commercial Construction Estimating (3) : Prereq: CM 2121. 2 hrs lecture, 2 hrs lab. Principles of estimating including quantity surveys, pricing analysis, and bid package preparation for commercial projects.

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  • CM 3131 - Industrial Construction Estimating (3) : Prereq: CM 2131 and CM 3121. 2 hrs lecture, 2 hrs lab. Principles of estimating including quantity surveys, pricing analysis, and bid package preparation for commercial projects.

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  • CM 3141 - Highway Construction (3) : Prereq: CM 3100. Basic fundamentals of highway construction, earthmoving, drainage, road paving, bridge, retaining wall, interpretation of plans, materials, methods, equipment, and estimating.

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  • CM 3210 - Advanced Computer Applications for Construction Management (3) : Prereq: CM 2141. Application of software programs currently being used in the construction industry.

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  • CM 3303 - Mechanical Equipment of Buildings (3) : Prereq: PHYS 2002 and CM 2121. Mechanical and electrical systems in residential and commercial buildings. Nomenclature and design considerations, emphasis on management, quality control, and installation procedures.

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  • CM 3400 - Construction Materials (3) : Prereq: CM 2121. Fundamentals involved in design, evaluation, testing and construction of asphalt, concrete, aggregates, steel, timber and composites; machine properties of soil, compaction, and slop stability; construction of shallow and deep foundations, and retaining walls.

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  • CM 3505 - Structural Technology I (3) : Prereq: MATH 1550 and PHYS 2001. Rigid and deformable body structural mechanics for construction management majors focusing on determination of the nature, magnitude, and equilibrium requirements of forces acting on structures and internal load effects (stress and deformation) of theses forces on the structural components.

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  • CM 3506 - Structural Technology II (3) : Prereq: CM 3505. Structural design of ordinary timber, steel, and reinforced concrete building and bridges in accordance with appropriate design code specifications. Emphasizes allowable stress design provisions to achieve safe and serviceable structural resistance to vertical and lateral load effects.

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  • CM 4200 - Construction Administration (3) : Prereq: CM 2141, 3121, and credit or registration in CM 3000. Principles and theory of ownership, organization, contracts, insurance, bonding, and labor relations pertaining to the construction industry.

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  • CM 4201 - Construction Law (3) : Prereq: CM 4200 . Current legal problems, roles, and responsibilities associated with the construction industry; emphasis on claims avoidance.

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  • CM 4202 - Construction Enterprise (3) : Prereq: CM 3210 and 4200. Open to CM Majors only. A comprehensive study of construction management as it relates to a single construction enterprise.

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  • CM 4206 - Special Topics in Construction Management (3) : May be taken for a maximum of 6 semester hrs of credit when topics vary. Advanced topics, current issues, or recent developments in the construction industry.

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  • CM 4207 - Independent Study (3) : Consent of faculty member. May be taken for a maximum of 6 semester hrs of credit when topics vary. Research on a construction topic as chosen by the student under the direct supervision of a chosen faculty member.
 



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