100-Level Courses
CM 105 : Introduction to Construction Management.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Introduction to Construction Management including BIM, estimating, scheduling, and construction calculation methods. |
| NOTE: | Fee. |
CM 155 : Construction Modeling.
(3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Developing architectural plans using Building Information Modeling; floor, foundation, plot, elevations, sections, and details. Renderings and other advanced modeling techniques. |
| NOTE: | Fee. |
CM 191 : New Professional Student Seminar.
(.5:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Construction management lecture series. |
| NOTE: | Required first semester for student admitted into the construction management professional program. Attendance required. |
CM 199R : Academic Internship.
(.5-3:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Department chair's and cooperative education coordinator's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Work experience evaluated by supervisor and posted on student's transcript. |
200-Level Courses
CM 241 : Electrical Systems in Construction.
(2:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Developing a basic understanding of electrical construction and associated codes to effectively communicate and problem solve with electrical contractors and inspect their work. |
300-Level Courses
CM 302 : Structures and Strength of Materials Fundamentals.
(4:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | PHSCS 105 & MATH 112; or PHSCS 105 & MATH 119 & MATH 111 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Structural mechanics and strength of materials for soils, woods, concrete, and steel applied to practical construction situations. |
CM 311 : Quantity Takeoffs.
(4:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | CM 210 & CM 217 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Compiling, organizing, and analyzing all the items that influence and contribute to total cost of construction projects emphasizing managing quality control procedures and inspection of finish work. Maximizing estimating effectiveness and efficiency through computer integration. |
CM 320 : Mechanical Systems.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | CM 210 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Basic plumbing and HVAC principles, materials; installation and application methods. Systems sizing and design, heat loss/gain calculations, and payback analysis. Managing the plumbing and HVAC trades. |
CM 335 : Construction Equipment and Soils Mechanics.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOL 330 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Basic soil mechanics and subsurface construction theory and practice for foundations of building and engineered facilities. Underpinning, piling, dry and wet excavating, dewatering, cofferdams, caissons, and spread and strip foundations. Lecture, field trips. |
CM 345 : Construction Safety Management.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Safety requirements and responsibilities in construction; cost and impact of accidents; accident investigation; safety inspection; hazards analysis; substance abuse; record keeping. |
CM 350 : International Construction Practices.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | CM 105 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Interacting with international construction professional, including construction terminology, plan reading, metric measurements, estimating, scheduling, and project management practices. |
CM 385 : Construction Contracts and Law.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Contractual obligations defined, including agency, contract interpretation, performance and liability issues, breach and termination, judicial remedy, and arbitration as applied to the construction industry. Overview of municipal zoning ordinances and codes. |
400-Level Courses
CM 411 : Pre-Construction Services.
(4:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | CM 155 & CM 210 & CM 217 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Managing preconstruction services including: Building Information Modeling (BIM), competitive bidding strategies, bid analysis, document management, site work, quantity takeoff, and cost estimation. |
CM 412 : Construction Scheduling and Cost Control.
(3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | CM 311 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Planning, scheduling, and monitoring construction projects, including development of critical path networks (CPM and PERT), Gannt bar charts, construction cost control, and reporting practices. |
CM 415 : Construction Project Management and Control.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Managing and controlling construction projects. Planning, startup procedures, inspections, progress measurements, field reports, change order and submittal processing, equipment management, and project closeout. |
CM 416 : Capstone 1.
(1:0:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall Blk 2 |
| PREREQUISITE: | CE EN 113 & CM 241 & CM 311 |
| RECOMMENDED: | CM 320, 411, 412; concurrent enrollment in CM 415. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Preparation for competition and international capstone projects. Topics include presentation and problem solving skills, business strategy, assessment, and SWAT analysis principles. |
CM 417 : Capstone 2 - Competition.
(1:0:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | CE EN 113 & CM 241 & CM 311 |
| RECOMMENDED: | CM 320, 411, 412; concurrent enrollment in CM 415. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Final preparations for student competitions. |
CM 418 : Capstone 2 - International.
(1:0:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Blk 1 |
| PREREQUISITE: | CE EN 113 & CM 241 & CM 311 |
| RECOMMENDED: | CM 320, 411, 412. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | The culmination and application of core construction management curriculum. Project teams design, analyze, manage, and construct an international project. |
CM 425 : Construction Accounting.
(3:3.0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | ACC 200 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Cost and managerial accounting topics for construction companies, including break-even analysis, ratio analysis, capital budgeting, job cost systems, master budgets pricing and decision-making, allocating costs. |
CM 426 : Real Estate Principles and Development.
(4:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | BusM 201 and instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Principles of real estate investments, emphasizing mortgage instruments and development of property from raw land to residential and commercial properties. |
CM 445 : Construction Company Operations and Management.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | BUS M 201 & CM 415 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Organizing, controlling, and directing operations of construction companies; financial management, budgeting, cash-flow analysis, purchasing and cost control, and business planning. |
CM 455 : Sustainability Principles/High Performance Buildings.
(3:3.0:2.0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | CM 155 & CM 311 & CM 320 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Managing and analyzing sustainable building practices through BIM and other methods. |
CM 491R : Senior Seminar.
(.5:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Developing best employment opportunities and strategy; interviewing, sales negotiations, resume and letter writing, and salary negotiations. Report on 300 hours of construction-related work experience. |
| NOTE: | College Lecture attendance required. |
500-Level Graduate Courses (available to advanced undergraduates)
CM 525 : Advanced Construction Accounting.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | CM 425 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | An in-depth review of cost and managerial accounting topics for construction companies. Advanced topics include relevant costs, spoilage, rework, scrap, cost management, inventory management, forecasting, and trend analysis. |