Construction Engineering and Management, MS

Contact Information

Mark Van Vleck, PE
Program Coordinator
Civil/Mechanical 123
(361) 737-2855
Email: Mark.VanVleck@sdsmt.edu

James Stone, PhD
Department Head
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Civil/Mechanical 122
(605) 394-2443
E-mail: James.Stone@sdsmt.edu

Department Website

Students are responsible for checking with their advisors for any program modifications that may occur after the publication of this catalog.

MS in Construction Engineering and Management

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

South Dakota Mines students admitted to the Accelerated MS option may apply up to 12 credits of 500/600 level courses taken as an undergraduate toward both the BS and MS degrees.

Degree requirements

Distribution of credits

Core requirements: 12 credits
Research or project requirements: 0 credits
Elective requirements: 18 credits
Total credits: 30

A minimum of 15 credits of the 30 required must be taken at the 600 level or higher.

Core requirements

CEM 608 Construction Contracts Credits: (3-0) 3
CEM 612 Construction Estimating Credits: (3-0) 3
CEM 614 Construction Project Scheduling Credits: (3-0) 3
CEM 630 Performance Management & Leadership Credits: (3-0) 3

Research or project requirements

There is no research or project requirement for this degree.

Elective requirements

This program requires a total of 18 credits of elective 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 six credit hours of the 18 electives must be graduate coursework with a CEM prefix.
No more than 3 credit hours may be CEM 691 or CEM 791 .
At least 15 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 410/510 Construction Project Management Credits: (3-0) 3
CEM 615 Ethics and Law in the Constructed Environment 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 606 Managing Sustainable Projects Credits: (3-0) 3
CEM 675 Construction Equipment Operations Credits: (3-0) 3
CEM 750 Environmental Permitting Credits: (3-0) 3
CEM 751 Construction Stormwater Management Credits: (3-0) 3
CEM 788 Research Problems/Projects Credits: 1 to 6

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.

Objectives and Outcomes

Student Outcomes:

An ability to interpret and analyze schedules, cost estimates, and contract documents.
An ability to effectively communicate (oral and written) with owners, design professionals, and construction contractors through project conception, development, design, and construction.
An ability to recognize issues and problems and to develop feasible solutions.
An ability to assume leadership roles and effectively manage projects.