Construction Engineering and Management BS

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Introduction

The construction engineering and management bachelor of science offers the rigors of engineering problem-solving and design with business and management courses, coupled with construction engineering and management courses. Students receive an innovative interdisciplinary education that combines coursework in engineering, construction, business and architecture.

Program Delivery

This is an on-campus program.

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General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

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Program Requirements

Students must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in all courses applying to major requirements.

Required Architecture & Business courses:
ARCH 3330 - Building Systems I
ARCH 4440 - Building Systems II
BMIN 1000 - Introduction to Business
Required Engineering courses:
CVEN 1025
or MECH 1025 - CAD and Graphics for Mechanical Engineering
CVEN 2212 - Engineering Surveying
ENGR 1200 - Fundamentals of Engineering Design Innovation
ENGR 1100 - Fundamentals of Computational Innovation or IWKS 2300 - Computational Foundations of Innovation
Required Construction courses:
CEMT 1000 - Introduction to Construction Management
CEMT 2100 - Construction Management Fundamentals
CEMT 2300 - Heavy Civil Construction and Equipment
CEMT 3100 - Field Engineering and Management
CEMT 4067 - Construction Senior Capstone
CEMT 4231 - Construction Materials and Methods
CEMT 4232 - Construction Planning and Control
CEMT 4233 - Construction Cost Estimating
CEMT 4234 - Sustainable Construction
CEMT 4236 - Project Management Systems
CEMT 4240 - Building Information Modeling (BIM)
CEMT 4242 - Construction Safety
CEMT 4939 - Internship
Take 15 credits of Engineering Specialty Science and Design. Students must meet with an advisor to determine an appropriate course sequence from the following areas:

Civil Engineering (must take at least 1 design class)

Computer Science

Electrical Engineering (must take at least 1 design class)

Mechanical Engineering (must take at least 1 design class)
Students must take a minimum of 30 credits of math and science
Take all of the following courses:
MATH 1401 - Calculus I
MATH 2411 - Calculus II
ENGR 1130 - Chemistry for Engineers
PHYS 2311 - General Physics I: Calculus-Based
PHYS 2321 - General Physics Lab I
Take one of the following Statistics courses:
CVEN 3611 - Engineering Statistics
MATH 2830 - Introductory Statistics
MATH 3800 - Probability and Statistics for Engineers
ELEC 3817 - Engineering Probability and Statistics
BANA 2010 - Business Statistics
An additional 9 credits hours of math and science.
Specific math and science courses are prerequisites to some Engineering Specialty courses. Please consult with an advisor.
Take one elective course in math, science, architecture, business, engineering, construction or technical communication.

Note: Up to two 5000-level CEMT or CVEN courses taken at CU Denver for the BS can be applied to a CE Master’s degree at CU Denver if relevant to the student’s Master’s degree emphasis as determined by the students Master’s degree advisor.