Admissions Contact
Graduate Recruitment & Admissions
graduateadmissions@ccsu.edu
860.832.2350
This is an unofficial description for this program. For official information check the Academic Catalog.
The mission of the master's program in construction management is to provide a program of advanced study designed to serve the technological and managerial needs of individuals pursuing a construction management career. The aim of graduate education is to provide students with the environment to develop knowledge and skills to make contributions to their disciplines and to the rapidly changing world. It is the program's objective to help develop Connecticut's construction work force at all levels.
Changes in the construction management profession are causing more construction professionals to consider the master's degree, rather than the bachelor's, as the terminal degree. Furthermore, an increasing number of professional organizations across the nation are beginning to view the master's degree as an entry-level professional degree for practicing managers. This is currently the prevalent situation for construction managers. Several construction management professional organizations, including the Construction Management Association of America, the Construction Financial Management Association, and the American Institute of Constructors, are espousing licensure programs that have advanced education requirements.
Program Learning Outcomes:
Students in the program will be expected to:
Admissions Requirements:
The application for admission to graduate study requires:
• Completion of a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education.
• A minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.70 on a 4.00 scale (where A is 4.00), or its equivalent, and good standing (3.00 GPA) in all post-baccalaureate course work is required.
As part of the application and admission process, the applicant must request that official undergraduate and graduate transcripts be submitted from every institution attended except Central Connecticut State University. The admission application and official transcripts must be submitted to the Graduate Recruitment and Admissions Office.
Contact: 860-832-1830
Application Deadline for the M.S. Construction Management program are as follows:
Domestic students must apply by the following application deadlines:
International students must apply by the following application deadlines (summer term is not available to international students):
The Construction Management Masters program is a 33 credit program consisting of 15 credits of common core, 15-18 credits of electives selected jointly by the student and advisor, and a zero-credit Plan B (Comprehensive Exam) capstone or a 3-credit Plan C (CM 595: Planned Research Project). Students without a construction management background may be required to take CM 500 (Fundamentals of Construction Management) as a condition of admission into the program. If required, CM 500 will not be counted toward completion of the degree.
Elective courses are subject to the following constraints:
A minimum of 6 credits from the following list:
CM 425 Applied Structural Systems 3 Credits
CM 435 Construction Superintendency 3 Credits
CM 455 Construction Project Management 3 Credits
CM 520 Construction Materials and Methods 3 Credits
CM 535 Sustainable Buildings 3 Credits
CM 540 Lean Construction 3 Credits
CM 550 Automation and Emerging Technologies in Construction 3 Credits
CM 555 Construction Project Control 3 Credits
CM 570 Construction Accounting and Engineering Economics 3 Credits
CM 580 Construction Safety Management 3 Credits
CM 596: May be repeated for up to 9 credits for repeated topics.
Total Credit Hours: 33