Undergraduate Emphasis

Specialization Courses

AREN 2406 (3 credits). Introduction to Building Construction
Covers the broad subject of building materials, assembly details, and their method of construction. Includes codes and classifications, foundations, wood, steel, concrete, masonry, cladding, doors and windows, interiors, and finishes.

AREN 4420 (3 credits). Construction Cost Engineering 
This course provides an integrated study of cost engineering techniques to support engineering design and construction. The course focuses on conceptual cost estimating and evaluation techniques during design development. Topics include, parametric estimating, stochastic estimating, value engineering, constructability concepts and life cycle costing.

AREN 4466 (3 credits). Construction Planning and Scheduling 
Comprehensively studies construction management, including the contractor’s role in preconstruction and construction activities; the construction contract; bonds and insurance; and the particular application of CPM/PERT techniques to the planning, scheduling, and control of a construction project.

CVEN 3246 (3 credits). Introduction to Construction 
Broad view of concerns, activities, and objectives of people involved in construction: the owner, architect/engineer and contractor. Interactive gaming situation relates these people to the construction contract, plans/specifications, estimates/bids, scheduling, law, and financial management.

CVEN 3256 (3 credits). Construction Equipment and Methods 
Integrated study of engineering economics, construction equipment and construction methods. Topics include the time value of money, equipment costs, equipment productivity, equipment selection, and construction engineering design including concrete formwork, false work, and temporary construction.

CVEN 4087 (3 credits). Engineering Contract Administration 
Construction and engineering contracts in an applied setting. Students will develop a working understanding of the various types of contracts, key contract provisions, how to evaluate contract risk, ethical requirements, most importantly explore effective contract project administration. Through lecture, group dialog and case studies students will develop confidence in their ability to assess, understand and deploy contracts in a construction setting.

CVEN 4266 (3 credits). Project Administration
Comprehensively study of role of project planning in construction management. The course places particular emphasis on application of CPM scheduling techniques and software. Additionally the course introduces project control methods used to monitor progress of time and cost expenditures for a project. Finally, the course covers several advanced planning and project control topics including cash flow analysis, resource constrained schedules, and schedule risk and uncertainty analysis.