Program: Construction Engineering and Management, MS - South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

Apr 24, 2025

2018-2019 SDSM&T Academic Catalog

Contact Information

Clifford J Bienert
Interim Coordinator
Civil/Mechanical 245
(605)-394-2439
Email: Clifford.Bienert@sdsmt.edu

Dr. Scott J. Kenner, P.E., Department Head
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Civil/Mechanical 122
(605) 394-2513
E-mail: Scott.Kenner@sdsmt.edu

MS in Construction Engineering and Management

The MS in Construction Engineering and Management offers only a non-thesis option based solely on coursework.

SD Mines students admitted to the Accelerated MS option may apply up to 9 credits of 500/600 level courses taken as an undergraduate toward both the BS and MS degrees.

Degree requirements

Distribution of credits

Core requirements: 0 credits
Research or project requirements: 0 credits
Elective requirements: 33 credits
Total credits: 33

A minimum of 18 credits of the 33 required must be taken at the 600 level or higher.

Core requirements

No specific courses are required for this degree.

Research or project requirements

There is no research or project requirement for this degree.

Elective requirements

This program requires a total of 33 credits of coursework to be selected by the student in consultation with the student’s advisor or advisory committee. The program of study must meet these criteria:

At least 18 credit hours must be CEM graduate coursework.
No more than 3 credit hours may be CEM 691 or CEM 791 .
At least 18 credit hours of coursework must be at the 600 level or higher.
Undergraduate courses (400 level and below) will not count toward graduation.

These CEM courses are available in person or in distance format:

CEM 608 Construction Contracts Credits: (3-0) 3
CEM 610 Construction Project Management Credits: (3-0) 3
CEM 612 Construction Estimating Credits: (3-0) 3
CEM 614 Construction Project Scheduling Credits: (3-0) 3
CEM 615 Engineering and Construction Ethics Credits: (3-0) 3
CEM 616 Codes and Standards Credits: (3-0) 3
CEM 619 Construction Company Management Credits: (3-0) 3
CEM 620 Leading and Managing Design Organizations Credits: (3-0) 3
CEM 640 Temporary Structures Credits: (3-0) 3
CEM 665 Construction Equipment Management Credits: (3-0) 3
CEM 706 Managing Sustainable Projects Credits: (3-0) 3
CEM 710 Advanced Construction Management Credits: (3-0) 3
CEM 715 Construction Operations Credits: (3-0) 3
CEM 750 Environmental Permitting Credits: (3-0) 3
CEM 751 Construction Stormwater Management Credits: (3-0) 3
CEM 788 Master’s Research Problems and Projects Credits: Credit to be arranged.

Examinations

No final degree examination is required for the non-thesis option. Individual courses may hold final examinations as part of the course.

Additional requirements

In addition to these degree-specific requirements, the student must also meet the requirements and policies applied to all graduate degrees by the Council of Graduate Education.