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Construction Engineering Management Technology

Professor: T. Iseley (Program Director)
Assistant Professor: D. Koo
Lecturer: J. W. White
Visiting Lecturer: M. Ray

The Construction Engineering Management Technology program offers students a B.S. degree.

For more information, contact the Department of Engineering Technology at (317) 274-2363 or email aland@iupui.edu or visit our Web site at http://et.engr.iupui.edu/departments/ent/about/programs/cemt.php

Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering Management Technology

Accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission (ETAC), of ABET http://www.abet.org.

The Construction Engineering Management Technology curriculum is intended to further students' knowledge in areas of construction contract administration, specification writing, construction field operations, construction scheduling/project control, construction costs and bidding, construction law and ethics, construction safety and inspection, construction project monitoring and control, soils and foundations, hydraulics and drainage, construction economics, and construction management. Additional course work includes microeconomics, mathematics, and lab sciences, as well as training in written and oral communications. Students may complete all or part of their course work on a part-time basis by taking a reduced course load during the semesters they are engaged in construction-related employment.

Graduates typically find employment with engineering firms, construction firms, consulting companies, surveying companies, contractors and subcontractors, builders, construction materials testing companies, building products, materials and equipment suppliers, land developers, highway departments, utilities, and various state, city, and governmental agencies and work with titles such as project manager, project supervisor, project engineer*, contract administrator, specifications writer, safety supervisor, project estimator, project scheduler, contractor, sub-contractor, builder, surveyor, testing supervisor, product representative (typically construction materials and equipment).

*The curriculum does not prepare students for registration as professional engineers in Indiana. For other states, consultation with the state's licensing agency is recommended.

In addition to all the school and university requirements, this degree requires that both the IU Cumulative GPA and the Degree GPA be equal to or greater than 2.000.

Program Educational Objectives in Construction Engineering Management Technology

The Program Educational Objectives reflect career and professional accomplishments of the program's graduates a few years after graduation. They are as follows:

Meet the needs of construction industry employers through successful support, management, or administration of construction-related operations.
Receive professional recognition and/or advancement consistent with a successful career in construction management.
Demonstrate continued interest in professional growth by participating in professional organizations, education and industry service.

Following is a list of all required courses to achieve a Bachelor of Science degree, by semester.

Freshman Year

First Semester (16 credit hours)

TECH 10200 Discovering Technology:1 credit hours
CEMT 10500 Introduction to Construction Technology: 3 credit hours
TECH 10500 Introduction to Engineering Technology: 3 credit hours
BUS-X 100 Introduction to Business Administration: 3 credit hours
ENG W131 Reading, Writing, and Inquiry: 3 credit hours
MATH 15300 Algebra and Trigonometry I: 3 credit hours

Second Semester (15 credit hours)

CEMT 10400 Surveying Fundamentals: 3 credit hours
CEMT 12000 Construction Materials and Methods: 3 credit hours
COMM R110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication: 3 credit hours
MATH 15400 Algebra and Trigonometry II: 3 credit hours
TCM 22000 Technical Report Writing: 3 credit hours

Sophomore Year

Third Semester (16 credit hours)

CEMT 11000 Construction Accounting: 3 credit hours
CEMT 21500 Constr Mech & Elec: 3 credit hours
CEMT 27500 Applied Civil Engineering Drafting: 3 credit hours
TCM 34000 Correspondence in Bus & Ind: 3 credit hours
PHYS 218 General Physics I: 4 credit hours

Fourth Semester (15 credit hours)

CEMT 16000 Statics: 3 credit hours
CEMT 28000 Quantity Survey: 3 credit hours
ECON-E 201 Microeconomics: 3 credit hours
MATH 22100 Calculus for Technology I: 3 credit hours
Gen Ed Electives (see approved course list: Arts & Humanities): 3 credit hours

Junior Year

Fifth Semester (14 credit hours)

CEMT 26000 Strength of Materials: 3 credit hours
CEMT 26700 Materials Testing: 2 credit hours
CEMT 31200 Construction surveying: 3 credit hours
CEMT 30200 Construction Law & Ethics: 3 credit hours
CEMT 34200 Construction Cost & Bidding: 3 credit hours

Sixth Semester (16 credit hours)

CEMT 34100 Construction Scheduling: 3 credit hours
CEMT 34700 Constr. Contract Admin & Specs: 3 credit hours
CEMT 48400 Wood, Timber and Formwork Design: 3 credit hours
Science Elective (see approved course list): 4 credit hours
Stat Elective (see approved course list): 3 credit hours

Senior Year

Seventh Semester (16 credit hours)

CEMT 33000 Construction Field Operations: 3 credit hours
CEMT 35000 Construction Project Cost & Project Control: 3 credit hours
CEMT 39000** Construction Experience: 1 credit hour
CEMT 45200 Hydraulics and Drainage: 3 credit hours
CEMT 45500 Constr. Safety & Inspection: 3 credit hours
CEMT 48600 Reinforced Concrete Des & Const: 3 credit hours

Eighth Semester (12 credit hours)

CEMT 43000 Soils and Foundations: 3 credit hours
CEMT 44700 Project Management: 3 credit hours
CEMT 49400 Engineering Economics for Construction: 3 credit hours
Gen Ed Elective (see approved course list: Cultural Understanding: 3 credit hours

**NOTE: CEMT 39000 requires that a minimum of a 400 hour internship be completed prior to enrolling in the course. The internship must be in areas related to the mission of the program. This experience should include estimating, scheduling, construction surveying, construction administration, field engineering, etc.

Construction Management Certificate

This certificate is designed to provide educational opportunities for those who need or desire to learn contemporary construction management techniques and skills and employ the latest technology in doing so. This program emphasizes developing the skills required by the construction industry and relies on the use of computers, whenever possible, to provide a contemporary education in the use of the latest technology in the management process. Those who earn the certificate will qualify for entry-level positions as superintendents, project managers, estimators, or schedulers for construction-related firms and will be competent in using the latest technology.

Good candidates for the program are people who wish to acquire additional marketable skills in construction management, who wish to upgrade existing construction management skills, or who wish to earn tangible verification of acquired skills and bodies of knowledge related to construction management.

Curriculum (27 credit hours)

CEMT 11000 Construction Accounting: 3 credit hours
CEMT 28000 Quantity Survey: 3 credit hours
CEMT 33000 Construction Field Operations: 3 credit hours
CEMT 34100 Construction Scheduling and Project Control: 3 credit hours
CEMT 34200 Construction Cost and Bidding: 3 credit hours
CEMT 34700 Construction Contract Administration and Specifications: 3 credit hours
CEMT 44700 Construction Project Management: 3 credit hours
CEMT 45500 Construction Safety and Inspection: 3 credit hours
CEMT 49400 Engr Economics for Construction: 3 credit hours

Any student who has 8 credit hours in college-level technical mathematics, including algebra, trigonometry, and calculus; proven computer competency; the ability to read and interpret construction documents; and is formally admitted to the university, may be a candidate for this certificate. Courses taken at other universities may be recognized as equivalent to selected required courses.