Civil and Urban Engineering Department
Program Description
Today’s construction professionals face a highly competitive global engineering and construction environment that requires a fundamental understanding of management, technology, and finance, as well as business and legal principles. Talented managers know how to avoid costly delays, how to maximize existing budgets, and how to control a project’s scope, among other valuable skills. Our program helps students acquire that expertise and prepares them to be leaders in the construction industry.
The program educational objectives (PEO) of the Master of Science in Construction Management are for students to learn management and leadership practices, how to apply innovative organizational, technological, planning, and financial tools to construction projects and programs, and the importance of effective communication with all construction industry players.
Admissions
To apply for admission to any Tandon graduate program, please contact the Office of Graduate Admissions.
Program Requirements
The program requires the completion of 30 credits with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher. The lists below are subject to change as courses are added to, or deleted from the program.
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| 18 |
| SELECTED TOPICS IN CONSTRUCTION I | |
| SELECTED TOPICS IN CONSTRUCTION II | |
| Construction Modeling Techniques | |
| Project Management for Construction | |
| Construction Cost Estimating | |
| Contracts and Specifications | |
| Risk Analysis | |
| Construction Operations Analysis | |
| Information Systems in Project Management | |
| Engineering for Construction I: Methods and Technologies | |
| Engineering for Construction II: Design | |
| Marketing for Construction Management and Engineering Services | |
| Construction Site Safety | |
| CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULING | |
| BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING PROJECT CONTROLS | |
| CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE | |
| Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Its Applications in AEC/FM | |
| Managing and Leading in the 21st Century | |
| Construction and the Law | |
| How to Succeed in Construction | |
| Infrastructure Financing: Structuring of a Deal | |
| Employer Focused Residency | |
| Capital Program Management / Program Development | |
| Dispute Avoidance and Resolution | |
| Construction Management and Planning | |
| Infrastructure Planning for Public Works | |
| ROBOT PERCEPTION | |
| 1 | 9 |
| Principles of Professional Practice I: Ethics | |
| Principles of Professional Practice II: Management | |
| Principles of Professional Practice III: Leadership | |
| 3 | 3 |
| LEADERSHIP, ETHICS AND PROJECT EXECUTION | |
| MS PROJECT IN CIVIL & URBAN ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT | |
| Total Credits | 30 |
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will:
- Learn management and leadership practices.
- Learn how to apply innovative organizational, technological, planning, and financial tools to construction projects and programs.
- Learn the importance of effective communication with all construction industry players.
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