Department of Construction Management

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Zhili (Jerry) Gao, Chair

The Department of Construction Management offers one of the largest Bachelor of Science in Construction Management programs in the southeastern region of the US. The Department also offers a Construction Management Minor and a transfer option for students who hold an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree from a North Carolina Community College.

Admission requirements are specified based on the entry status of potential students: freshman, transfer students, technical degree transfer students, ECU transfer students, major changes or second degree students. Potential majors should refer to the departmental website for full descriptions of each entry status category and the associated requirements for admission. Admission to the university does not guarantee admission to the construction management degree program.

Successful progression through the major requires a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0. Students falling below a 2.0 cumulative grade point average will not be allowed to take construction management classes and will be placed on departmental probation until their GPA once again is above a 2.0. Summer sessions are not part of the departmental probation period.

The Department of Construction Management requires all construction management students to complete a minimum of 500 documented hours of construction work with state licensed general contractor, subcontractor, construction management company, or other approved employment. The work experience must be completed, submitted and approved prior to the final semester of study.

The Department also requires students to have a laptop computer in order to accomplish academic work.  lists the current computer specifications meeting the department’s requirements. Information Technology and Computing Services (ITCS) lists the current computer specifications meeting the department’s requirements at https://itcs.ecu.edu/pirate-techs/student-computer-requirements/.

More Information about the Department of Construction Management is available on the department website.

Faculty and Staff

• https://cet.ecu.edu/construction/about-us/faculty-staff/

Programs

• Construction Management, BS

• Construction Management Minor

• Construction Management Transfer Option

Courses

• CMGT 2200 - Introduction to the Sustainable Built Environment
• CMGT 2210 - Construction and Civil Materials
• CMGT 2211 - Construction and Civil Materials Laboratory
• CMGT 2400 - Building Systems and Codes
• CMGT 2401 - Building Systems and Codes Laboratory
• CMGT 2600 - Construction Documents and Analysis
• CMGT 2650 - Structural Analysis
• CMGT 2700 - Soils and Foundations
• CMGT 2701 - Soils and Foundations Laboratory
• CMGT 2750 - Mechanical and Electrical Construction
• CMGT 2900 - Construction Project Safety Management
• CMGT 2950 - Construction Surveying
• CMGT 2951 - Construction Surveying Laboratory
• CMGT 3010 - Construction Modeling and Information Technology
• CMGT 3150 - Residential Construction Techniques
• CMGT 3500 - Construction Contracts and Specifications
• CMGT 3710 - Infrastructure and Highway Materials
• CMGT 3711 - Infrastructure and Highway Materials Laboratory
• CMGT 4000 - Construction Estimating I
• CMGT 4010 - Construction Estimating II
• CMGT 4100 - Construction Planning and Scheduling
• CMGT 4200 - Construction Scheduling and Cost Control
• CMGT 4300 - Construction Quality and Human Resource Management
• CMGT 4320 - Global Sustainable Construction
• CMGT 4340 - Construction Economics
• CMGT 4380 - Equipment Management
• CMGT 4400 - Construction Capstone
• CMGT 4500 - Construction Professional Development
• CMGT 4502 - Independent Study: Construction
• CMGT 4503 - Independent Study: Construction
• CMGT 4504 - Independent Study: Construction
• CMGT 4505 - Special Projects

• CMGT 4310 - Infrastructure Construction Techniques

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