Construction Management

Associate of Applied Science Degree
Building Information Modeling Certificate
Facilities Energy Conservation Management Certificate
Field Supervision Certificate
Estimating/Bidding Certificate
Construction Project Management Assistant Certificate
Residential Construction Management Certificate

 

There are 2+2 and formal articulation agreements in place for many Ohio and U.S. colleges and universities. Contact the program advisor for details. The Construction Management program has been continuously accredited by the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) since 2000.
 
The Construction Management program prepares graduates for entry-level employment with all types of construction companies. Inside positions include work assignments in marketing, sales, estimating, and purchasing; field assignments include those in scheduling, cost control, quality assurance, assisting field superintendents, and monitoring safety programs. The local job market for graduates is expected to continue to grow as the Columbus construction industry steadily expands.
 
In addition to technical and management courses taught at the college, associate degree students have the opportunity to work directly with employers through a summer quarter cooperative job program that fulfills part of the degree program requirements. Students in the program share a course core curriculum with other programs in the Construction Sciences Department. This core provides students with a strong foundation of technical skills as well as a sense of the teamwork needed in the construction field. Students also complete courses in communication skills, technical math, and computer literacy.
 
Upon completion of the associate degree in Construction Management, the graduate will be able to:

• Analyze and interpret all types of construction drawings and documents.
• Develop conceptual programs and detail in order to calculate quantities of material, labor, and equipment needed for a project.
• Analyze financial data relative to cost budget data of construction work in the field and office.
• Apply data analysis to identify construction problems, specify goals, and execute projects including understanding risk management and safety loss prevention.
• Utilize the critical path and Gantt bar chart methods to organize, track and update construction projects as necessary.
• Identify, understand and apply the elements in construction employee relations and contract law.
• Utilize industry standard software for estimating, planning, scheduling and cost control.
• Understand the processes of construction disputes, claims and project documentation.
• Obtain working knowledge of safety, health and environmental issues.

Construction Management Associate Degree

COURSE		CR
Quarter 1
ENGL 101	Beginning Composition	3
CMGT 105	Building Construction Documents	3
CMGT 115	Building Construction Methods	3
CMGT 121	Building Construction Drawings	3
CIVL 120	Basic Construction Materials	3
MECH 112	Computer Applications in Manufacturing	3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		18
Quarter 2
ARCH 110	Construction Drafting: Manual I	2
CMGT 106	Supervision of Field Operations	3
CIVL 123	Heavy Construction Drawings	3
CMGT 131	Construction Quantity Survey	3
ENGL 102	Essay and Research	3
ENVR 101	Introduction to Environmental Science, Safety and Health	4
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		18
Quarter 3
CIVL 125	Heavy Construction Methods	3
CMGT 221	Managing a Construction Company	3
CMGT 135	Safety and Loss Prevention	3
CMGT 141	Building Estimating	3
MATH 147*	Trigonometry Module	1
ENVR 265	OSHA 30-Hr. Construction Safety and Health	4
ARCH 112	Construction Drafting: CAD I	2
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		19
Quarter 4
CMGT 241	Planning and Scheduling	3
CIVL 243	Heavy Construction Estimating	3
MATH 135	Elementary Statistics	5
SURV 141	Basic Surveying	4
xxxx xxx	Technical Elective	3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		18
Quarter 5
COMM 105	Speech (or)
COMM 110	Conference and Group Discussion	3
CMGT 251	Construction Cost Controls	3
CMGT 252	Construction Law	3
HUM XXX	Humanities 111, 112, 113, 151, 152 or 224	5
ECON 200	Principles of Microeconomics (or)
BMGT 111	Management	5
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		19
Quarter 6
CMGT 261	Project Management	3
CMGT XXX	CMGT 231 or 281	3
COMM 200	Business Communications (or)
COMM 204	Technical Communications	3
SSCI XXX	Social Science 100, 101, or 105 (or)
GEOG 240	World Economic Geography (or)
SOC 101	Introduction to Sociology (or)
PSY 100	Introduction to Psychology	5
XXX XXX	Technical Elective	3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		17
TOTAL DEGREE CREDIT HOURS		109

 

Technical Electives must be selected from the following list of courses:

CIVL 121	Heavy Construction Materials	3
CMGT 231	Computer Estimating	3
CMGT 153	Residential Construction	3
CMGT 291	Field Experience	4
SURV 241	Route Surveying	4
SURV 245	Survey Law	3
CMGT 281	Computer Estimating Residential	3
CMGT 282	Sustainable Construction	3
ENVR 282	Sustainable Building Strategies	3
ARCH 282	Sustainable Design Strategies	3
ARCH 283	Sustainable Energy Performance	3
ACCT 106	Financial Accounting	5
BMGT 102	Managing Interpersonal Skills	3
CMGT 299	Special Topics	1–5
GIS 101	GIS in Construction & Engineering	3
ENVR 160	OSHA 10-hour Construction Safety & Health	1
CMGT 170	Introduction to Sustainability	3
CMGT 172	Weatherization and Energy Conservation	3
CMGT 174	Energy Auditing and Commissioning	3
CMGT 176	Alternative Energy Technology	3
CMGT 215	Intro to Building Information Modeling (BIM)	3
CMGT 216	Implementing BIM on Construction Projects	3
ARCH274	Revit Architecture I

*Students planning to transfer to a related baccalaureate program at a four-year institution must take MATH 148.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Certificate

COURSE	CR
ARCH 274	REVIT® Architecture I	3
CMGT 215	Intro to Building Information Modeling (BIM)	3
CMGT 216	Implementing BIM on Construction Projects	3
SURV 242	Computer Applications in Surveying	3
TOTAL CERTIFICATE CREDIT HOURS		12

Facilities Energy Conservation Management Certificate

COURSE		CR
CMGT 170	Introduction to Sustainability	3
CMGT 172	Weatherization and Energy Conservation	3
CMGT 174	Energy Auditing and Commissioning	3
CMGT 176	Alternative Energy Technology	3
TOTAL CERTIFICATE CREDIT HOURS		12

Field Supervision Certificate

COURSE		CR
Quarter 1
CMGT 105	Building Construction Documents	3
CMGT 115	Building Construction Methods	3
CMGT 121	Building Construction Drawings	3
MATH 135	Elementary Statistics*	5
MECH 112	Computer Applications in Manufacturing	3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		17
Quarter 2
CMGT 106	Supervision of Field Operations	3
CIVL 123	Heavy Construction Drawings	3
CIVL 125	Heavy Construction Methods	3
CMGT 131	Construction Quantity Survey	3
ENGL 101	Beginning Composition	3
ENVR 265	OSHA 30-Hr Construction Safety and Health	4
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		19
Quarter 3
CMGT 135	Safety and Loss Prevention	3
CMGT 241	Planning and Scheduling	3
CMGT 252	Construction Law	3
COMM 105	Speech (or)
COMM 110	Conference & Group Discussion	3
SURV 141	Basic Surveying	4
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		16
TOTAL CERTIFICATE CREDIT HOURS		52

* Prerequisite for MATH 135 is MATH 103

Estimating/Bidding Certificate

COURSE		CR
Quarter 1
CMGT 105	Building Construction Documents	3
CMGT 115	Building Construction Methods	3
CMGT 121	Building Construction Drawings	3
MATH 135	Elementary Statistics*	5
MECH 112	Computer Applications in Manufacturing	3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		17
Quarter 2
CIVL 123	Heavy Construction Drawings	3
CIVL 125	Heavy Construction Methods	3
CMGT 131	Construction Quantity Survey	3
CMGT 153	Residential Construction	3
ENGL 101	Beginning Composition	3
ENVR 265	OSHA 30-Hr Construction Safety and Health	4
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		19
Quarter 3
CMGT 141	Building Estimating	3
CMGT 231	Computer Estimating Buildings	3
CMGT 281	Computer Estimating Residential	3
CIVL 243	Heavy Construction Estimating	3
COMM 105	Speech (or)
COMM 110	Conference and Group Discussion	3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		15
TOTAL CERTIFICATE CREDIT HOURS		51

* Prerequisite for MATH 135 is MATH 103

Construction Project Management Assistant Certificate 

This certificate program is designed for office and administrative assistants and office managers in the construction and related industries. The program is available in traditional or distance learning (DL) formats.

COURSE		CR
Quarter 1
CMGT 121	Building Construction Drawings	3
BOA 111	Bookkeeping Basics	4
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		7
Quarter 2
CMGT 105	Building Construction Documents	3
ACCT 107	Managerial Accounting	5
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		8
Quarter 3
BMGT 111	Management	5
CMGT 115	Building Construction Methods	3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		8
Quarter 4
BMGT 201	Creative Problem Solving Applications in the Workplace	3
BMGT 257	Project Management Principles	3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		6
TOTAL CERTIFICATE CREDIT HOURS		29

Residential Construction Management Certificate

COURSE		CR
Quarter 1
CMGT 105	Building Construction Documents	3
CMGT 121	Building Construction Drawings	3
CMGT 153	Residential Construction	3
MATH 135	Elementary Statistics*	5
MECH 112	Computer Applications in Manufacturing	3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		17
Quarter 2
CMGT 106	Supervision of Field Operations	3
CMGT 131	Construction Quantity Survey	3
CMGT 281	Computer Estimating Residential	3
ENGL 101	Beginning Composition	3
ENVR 265	OSHA 30-Hr Construction Safety and Health	4
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		16
Quarter 3
CMGT 135	Safety and Loss Prevention	3
CMGT 241	Planning and Scheduling	3
CMGT 252	Construction Law	3
COMM 105	Speech (or)
COMM 110	Conference & Group Discussion	3
SURV 141	Basic Surveying	4
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		16
TOTAL CERTIFICATE CREDIT HOURS		49

* Prerequisite for MATH 135 is MATH 103

Transfer Options

The Construction Management Program at Columbus State has articulation agreements with many four-year institutions, including the Technical Education and Training Program of the Ohio State University College of Education. This agreement allows Construction Management students to complete their associate degree at Columbus State, transfer their credits to Ohio State, and complete a baccalaureate degree in Technical Education and Training. Students completing the Ohio State program may be eligible for certification by the Ohio Department of Education to teach in related high school career and technical education programs throughout the State of Ohio.
 
2 + 2 Program: A.A.S. in Construction Management to a B.S. in Agriculture in Construction Systems Management from The Ohio State University.
 
2 + 2 Program:  A.A.S. in Construction Management to a B.S. in Applied Management from Franklin University.
 
2 + 2 program:  A.A.S. in Construction Management to a B.S. in Construction Management from Northern Kentucky University.
 
Additional formal transfer agreement options:
Baccalaureate degree in Business Administration from Capital University, Otterbein University, Mount Union College, Mount Vernon Nazarene, Franklin University, and Ohio Wesleyan University.
 
Baccalaureate degree in Construction Management from Bowling Green State University and more than 96 other colleges and universities around North America.
 
Baccalaureate degree in Construction Engineering and Construction Management from the University of Cincinnati and 96 other colleges and universities around North America.
 
Interested students should contact the Construction Management Program coordinators for curriculum requirements and additional details. Please note that course requirements for this option may differ from the standard plan of study published in the catalog.