2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog - R 
    
    Dec 08, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog - R

Engineering: Construction Management (6550), B.S.C.M.


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The Department of Engineering offers the Bachelor of Science in Construction Management (B.S.C.M.) degree in support of the university’s mission.  

The B.S.C.M. degree will be evaluated for accreditation by the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) (https://www.acce-hg.org). 

The Construction Management Program prepares future leaders for a variety of sectors in the construction industry, including commercial and residential. The program is designed to provide students with a background in managerial, technological, economic, social, political, and environmental aspects of construction. 

Program Learning Outcomes 

  1. Oral and Written Communication Skills – upon graduation, students will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing. 
  2. Practices of Effective Management-upon graduation, students shall describe effective management practices of personnel, materials, equipment, costs, and time. 
  3. Facilitate Advancement of Knowledge – upon graduation, students will facilitate advancement within the management of construction processes by demonstrating the ability to define problems and recognize solutions; further, students will demonstrate an ability to apply creativity, teamwork, and evaluation in their work. 
  4. Professional Ethics - Upon graduation, students will demonstrate an understanding of professional ethics. 
  5. The undergraduate program will retain its accreditation by the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE). 

Student Learning Outcomes in Accordance with ACCE Includes: 

  1. Create written communications appropriate to the construction discipline. 
  2. Create oral presentations appropriate to the construction discipline. 
  3. Create a construction project safety plan. 
  4. Create construction project cost estimates. 
  5. Create construction project schedules. 
  6. Analyze professional decisions based on ethical principles. 
  7. Analyze methods, materials, and equipment used to construct projects. 
  8. Apply electronic-based technology to manage the construction process. 
  9. Apply basic surveying techniques for construction layout and control. 
  10. Understand different project delivery methods and the roles and responsibilities of all constituencies involved in the design and construction process. 
  11. Understand construction accounting and cost control. 
  12. Understand construction quality assurance and control. 
  13. Understand construction project control processes. 
  14. Understand the legal implications of the contract, common, and regulatory law to manage a construction project. 
  15. Understand the basic principles of sustainable construction. 
  16. Understand the basic principles of structural behavior. 
  17. Understand the basic principles of mechanical, electrical, and piping systems. 

Designation of a Minor

This B.S.C.M. does not require the completion of a minor. 

A construction management student may declare a minor and have the minor listed on the permanent record under the following conditions: 

  1. minors must be officially approved and described in the university catalog. 
  2. courses taken to satisfy the minor may also be used to satisfy construction management degree requirements, provided that the courses are a part of the construction management degree requirements even if no minor were declared. 
  3. the intention to complete a minor must be declared at the time of application for a degree if the minor is to appear on the final transcript. 

Admission and Retention

In addition to the university’s admission requirements, a student must meet one of the following requirements to be admitted to the construction management major: 

  1. obtain an ACT math sub-score of 21 or higher or, 
  2. complete at least one semester of college trigonometry with a grade of C or better. 

These requirements apply to freshmen, transfer students, and students desiring to change majors. 

Internship Program 

Students will be required to complete an internship of 10 weeks @ 40 hours per week for a total of 400 hours at an approved company relating to the degree. 

Facilities 

Instructional facilities of the department include: two dedicated computer labs for students, with a wide range of software packages such as AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Revit, Autodesk Inventor CAM, LabVIEW, MATLAB, MicroStation, and PSpice, and the Microsoft Office Suite; a wide range of laboratories to support a hands-on education: Asphalt Lab; Concrete, Steel, and Timber Structures Lab; Environmental Lab; Geotechnical Lab; Materials Labs; Surveying Equipment Lab; and student study rooms. 

For more information about the B.S.C.M. degree, please contact: 

engineering@utm.edu 
Department of Engineering 
137 Latimer-Smith Engineering and Science Building 
203 Hurt Street 
Martin, Tennessee  38238 
731-881-7571 

UTM web site for Construction Management 

https://www.utm.edu/academics/majors-and-programs/construction-management 

 

Overview of Degree Requirements   

  

General Education 

 38 hours 

Major Core Requirements 

 73* hours 

Construction Management Electives 

   9 hours 

Minor (not required) 

   NA 

TOTAL 

120 hours 

*This number (73) assumes required courses for the degree are also used to satisfy general education requirements (14 credit hours).   The following courses: Chemistry 121, Economics 201, Mathematics 210, and Physics 220, maybe taken to satisfy both general education requirements AND program requirements.  If a student does not complete these courses as part of their general education, then the degree will require more than 120 credit hours to complete. 

UNIVERSITY DEGREE REQUIREMENTS


  

  • 120 credit hours are required. 
  • Minimum 30 credit hours must be completed at The University of Tennessee at Martin. 
  • A maximum of 9 upper division credit hours may be transferred to the University of Tennessee at Martin. 
  • Minimum 60 credits earned at an accredited four-year institution required. 
  • A minimum overall GPA of 2.0 is required. 
  • A minimum institutional GPA of 2.0 is required. 
  • Must meet all General Education Requirements. 
  • Must meet all Major Requirements. 
  • Must meet all Exit Exam Requirements. 
    • General Education Exam 
    • Major Field Test / Exit Exam 
  • If a student is admitted to the University of Tennessee at Martin with documented entrance deficiencies OR is subject to mandatory placement requirements, then the student must meet those requirements.  

This B.S.C.M. does not require the completion of a minor 

COURSEWORK REQUIRED FOR THE DEGREE


  

Guidance for choosing courses to meet general education requirements: 

The following courses: CHEM 121, ECON 201, MATH 210, and PHYS  220, may be taken to satisfy both general education requirements AND program requirements.  If a student does not complete these courses as part of their general education, then the degree will require more than 120 credit hours to complete. 

Note to students: Some degree programs include required courses for the major that are also options within the University-Wide General Education Requirements. If a student completes a course that simultaneously satisfies both a requirement for the major and a requirement for the University-Wide General Education Requirements, then the student may need to complete additional elective coursework in order to meet the minimum number of credit hours required for the degree.   

Program Specific Degree Requirements


  • 120 credit hours are required for the Construction Management degree. 
  • Students must earn a minimum grade of C in all chemistry, construction management, economics, engineering, mathematics, and physics courses. 
  • Students will be required to complete an internship of 10 weeks @ 40 hours per week for a total of 400 hours at an approved company relating to the degree. 
  • A minor is not required for the B.S.C.M. 
  • At least 61 credit hours in upper division coursework (numbered 300 - 499) are required for the major in construction management. 
  • Students are required to complete a capstone project during their senior year. 

B.S.C.M. Program Requirements (82 credit hours)


Required courses for construction management are listed below.  The credit hours total 96 hours; 14 of these credit hours may be used to satisfy general education requirements. 

ADDITIONAL NOTES:


  • Students will be required to complete an internship of 10 weeks @ 40 hours per week for a total of 400 hours at an approved company relating to the degree. 
  • Students are required to complete a senior capstone project during their senior year.  Senior Capstone projects require previously gained knowledge obtained from a substantial number of construction management courses typically during the junior year.  The senior capstone project sequence will require advisor and departmental approval prior to registration. 

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