Program Description:
Today’s construction industry utilizes construction management best practices to oversee, manage and control the scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety and risk during all stages of its projects life-cycle (planning, design, pre-construction, construction and closeout). Successful completion of construction management courses prepares students for construction management entry-level opportunities in one of many functions and/or postilions that support the construction project management team. For students who already have prior construction industry experience, this program will prepare them for potential promotional opportunities.
Requirements:
A.S. Degree in Construction Management (34 Units)
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students completing the Construction Management A.S. Degree will:
Program learning outcomes are established in alignment with the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) Student Learning Outcomes to provide the student with the listed knowledge, skills and abilities.
16 - Associate of Science - Construction Management
The goal of the Citrus College Construction Management Program is four-fold:
Construction management teams assume key management and oversight functions that include tasks performed at all levels of a construction enterprise. Such tasks include managing and leading the project team, administering the construction project contract, planning and developing the construction scope, overseeing the design process, managing and controlling the budget and schedule, accounting, field office management, document and control, coordination of materials and equipment resources, estimating, managing and mitigating risk, administering progress payments to contractors, ensuring adherence to quality and safety requirements, coordinating construction inspections and materials testing, monitoring work progress, engaging with stakeholders and ensuring appropriate contract closure and timely turnover of the project deliverables to the owner or agency. Upon completion of the program coursework, students will be able to assimilate in the construction project environment and pursue one of the in-demand opportunities available in the construction industry.
Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
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CM 110 | Introduction and Fundamentals of Construction Management | 3 | Y1 |
CM 120 | Plans Reading | 2 | Y1 |
CM 121 | Construction Contract Documents, Codes and Specifications | 2 | Y1 |
CM 130 | Surveying Methods and Applications | 3 | Y1 |
CM 210 | Construction Project Safety | 3 | Y1 |
CM 270 | Construction Means, Methods and Equipment | 3 | Y1 |
CM 275 | Construction Estimating | 3 | Y2 |
CM 281 | Principles of Mechanical, Electrical and Piping Systems | 2 | Y2 |
CM 282 | Principles of Structural Design | 3 | Y2 |
CM 290 | Construction Planning, Scheduling and Cost Control | 3 | Y2 |
CM 295 | Construction Project Management Capstone | 3 | Y2 |
CM 699C | Cooperative Education | 4 | Y2 |
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