Construction Management, AAS

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CODE: CTMGT-AAS | TOTAL CREDITS: 60 | FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY: Eligible

This degree is not intended for transfer to UNLV, UNR, or NSU. Some of the courses may be eligible for transfer depending on the policies of the institution you are transferring to. Students who wish to transfer should consult with their assigned advising unit.

ACADEMIC MAP: Map: CSN AAS Construction Management

SCHOOL: School of Advanced and Applied Technologies

DEPARTMENT: Department of Applied Technology

AREA OF STUDY: Industry, Manufacturing, Construction & Transportation

DESCRIPTION

This degree prepares students to supervise and manage the construction of commercial and residential buildings. Students learn proper procedures and materials that comply with plans, specifications, and building codes. Students will be prepared for employment as construction estimators, schedulers, project managers, and other supervisory positions in the construction industry.

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Student Learning Outcomes

Analyze items, elements, or systems in a construction project by manually and visually identifying what is necessary for its construction, accurately calculate the quantities needed, and estimate its total installed cost.
Correlate the construction field administration phase including contract documents, construction schedules, submittals, reports, and close-out elements.
Diagnose construction contracts, lien laws, contract changes, scheduling, insurances and bonds, and contract disputes.
Analyze the value of Lean techniques and their significance in the area of construction.

General Education Requirements

TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 22

300-level and above courses cannot be used to satisfy GE requirements.

Mathematics (3 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Please Note: If transferring for a bachelor’s degree, the student should complete MATH 124 or 124E or MATH 126 or 126E.

MATH 104B - Applied Mathematics
or MATH 116 - Technical Mathematics or above (except MATH 122 and MATH 123)

English Composition (3-5 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Communications (3 Credits)

Human Relations (3 Credits)

Natural Science (3 Credits)

Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science (3 Credits)

any AM prefix course
or any ANTH prefix course (except ANTH 102 and ANTH 110L)
or any ART prefix course
or any COM prefix course
or CRJ 104 - Introduction to Administration of Justice
or DAN 101 - Dance Appreciation
or any ECON prefix course
or ENG 223 - Themes of Literature or above
or GEOG 106 - Introduction to Cultural Geography
or HHP 150 - Living Healthy and Well
or HHP 201 - Stress Management
or HHP 213 - Healthy Aging
or any HIST prefix course
or any MUS prefix course (except MUS 100)
or any PHIL prefix course
or PHO 101 - Beginning Photography
or any PSC prefix course
or any PSY prefix course
or any SOC prefix course
or any THTR prefix course (except THTR 275)
or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class
or World Languages 101B or above (this includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, GRE, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI)

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)

Four Credit Options
HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
or PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
Six Credit Options
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
or
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 217 - Nevada History
or
HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
and HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History
or
HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History
and HIST 217 - Nevada History

Major Requirements

TOTAL MAJOR REQUIREMENTS CREDITS: 38

Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in an Associate of Applied Science degree program will not count toward graduation requirements.

Core Requirements (38 Credits)

ADT 201B - Introduction to Building Information Modeling
and CONS 100B - Fundamentals of Construction Management/Careers
and CONS 108B - Construction Materials and Methods I
and CONS 109 - Construction Materials and Methods II
and CONS 118B - Construction Contract Documents
and CONS 121B - Principles of Construction Estimating
and CONS 185B - Lean Construction
and CONS 205B - Construction Site Safety
and CONS 282B - Construction Law
and CONS 285B - Construction Estimating and Scheduling
and CONS 299B - Construction Capstone Course
and one course from the following:
CONS 111B - Commercial Building Codes (IBC)
or CONS 113B - Residential Codes (IRC)