Bachelor of Science in Construction Management

Fred Pirkle Scholarship Endowment.No less than $5,000 if awarded; awarded to qualifying full-time undergraduate or graduate students majoring in a discipline with a curriculum dedicated to Engineering Technology; maintain a minimum GPA of 2.50. One-time award and students must reapply for future consideration.

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Accreditation

The Sam Houston State University Construction Management program is accredited by the ABET Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission.

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Mission

The Construction Management program provides knowledge and proficiency for students to succeed in a construction management profession through conventional and applied academic learning environments.

Construction Management Plan of Study

Program Educational Objective

  1. Provide fundamental knowledge of building design, materials, cost estimating, scheduling, construction documentation, and personnel management.
  2. Utilize critical thinking and logical decision making to solve challenges in construction industry.
  3. Enhance communication and leadership skills to build a teamwork with construction stakeholders.
  4. Instill an environmental, health and safety mindset to implement a sustainable construction project.

Student Outcomes

  1. Apply construction management fundamentals to successfully manage the delivery of construction projects within the contractually defined delivery system by completing a project on time, under budget, of desired quality.
  2. Interpret construction documents thereby having the ability to communicate with all project stakeholders in a professional approach to deliver a successful construction project.
  3. Acquire methods, materials, and equipment used to construct projects.
  4. Demonstrate leadership, people management, and effective communication skills in construction projects.
  5. Promote stewardship of both the natural and the designed environments through the best professional practice of sustainable construction management, and material utilization.
  6. Perform standard tests, organize and interpret test data, and apply test results to improve construction processes.
  7. Recognize professional, ethical and social responsibilities, and diversity in construction management.
  8. Acquire learning through applied industry experiences, services, and life-long learning.
  9. Administer safety awareness, accident prevention, and regulatory compliance in the construction workplace.
Enrollment Statistics (2017-2024)
Fall 2017 Spring 2018 Summer 2018 Fall 2018 Spring 2019 Summer 2019 Fall 2019 Spring 2020 Summer 2020 Fall 2020 Spring 2021 Summer 2021 Fall 2021 Spring 2022 Summer 2022 Fall 2022 Spring 2023 Summer 2023 Fall 2023 Spring 2024
268 261 131 279 252 124 278 273 127 294 277 123 283 244 126 276 262 127 285 256

Graduation Statistics (2017-2023)
Fall 2017 Spring 2018 Summer 2018 Fall 2018 Spring 2019 Summer 2019 Fall 2019 Spring 2020 Summer 2020 Fall 2020 Spring 2021 Summer 2021 Fall 2021 Spring 2022 Summer 2022 Fall 2022 Spring 2023 Summer 2023 Fall 2023 Spring 2024 Summer 2024 Fall 2024
19 14 18 33 28 17 23 28 20 26 28 17 25 27 20 30 19 17 30 22 TBA TBA

Career Opportunities

  • Project supervision
  • Cost estimation
  • Construction scheduling
  • Quality control
  • BIM/VDC coordination
  • Construction consultation
  • Property development

 Course Catalog

 Construction Management Program Information