MS Construction Management and Technology at Arizona State University

If you have a bachelor's degree in construction or a related field such as architecture, business or engineering, the transdisciplinary Master of Science program in construction management and technology enables you to broaden and improve your professional capabilities in construction. This meets the growing need for professionals with advanced technical, management and applied research skills in the construction industry. The program enables your plan of study to reflect individual interests and career goals.

Faculty: Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering  |  Department: Del E. Webb Construction  |  Duration: 30 credit hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Fall, Spring  |  Location: Tempe, AZ, United States

What you will study

30 credit hours and a thesis, or 30 credit hours and a written comprehensive exam, or 30 credit hours including the required applied project course (CON 593), or 30 credit hours including the required capstone course (CON 597) Required Core (6 credit hours) Project Management and Controls Core Area (3 credit hours) CON 502 Front-end Planning (3) CON 530 Facilities Operations and Maintenance (3) CON 532 Facilities Project Management (3) CON 534 Retrofit Construction (3) CON 540 Construction Productivity (3) CON 541 Public Works Capital Construction (3) CON 545 Construction Project Management (3) CON 548 Sustainable Construction (3) CON 551 Project Delivery Methods (3) CON 557 Principles of Leadership for Project Managers (3) CON 567 Advanced Procurement Systems (3) CON 589 Construction Company Financial Control (3) Construction Technology Core Area (3 credit hours) CON 508 Engineering and Construction Failures (3) CON 509 Advanced Concrete Materials (3) CON 510 Sustainable Bio-based Construction (3) CON 531 Facility Management: Building Energy Management (3) CON 554 Trenchless Construction Methods (3) CON 570 Introduction to Advanced Technology Facilities (3) CON 571 Construction of Advanced Technology Facilities (3) CON 575 Information Technology in Construction (3) Electives or Research (18-24 credit hours) Culminating Experience (0-6 credit hours) CON 593 Applied Project (3) CON 597 Graduate Capstone in Construction (3) CON 599 Thesis (6) written comprehensive exam (0) Additional Curriculum Information Students choose one three-credit-hour course from each of the core areas listed above for a total of six credit hours.

Career pathways

Graduates of the construction management and technology program are well prepared for numerous types of careers, depending upon which subject area they focused their coursework: commercial and residential --- real estate developers, commercial construction managers, managers and supervisors of health care and special industrial building projects or home production systems, and managers or supervisors of sustainable or green construction construction management --- project managers, project engineers, estimators or schedulers who can eventually become principals of firms engaged in the construction of industrial, commercial or residential projects facilities management --- managers who supervise the maintenance, operation, renovation or decommissioning of existing facilities heavy construction --- supervisors of the construction and maintenance of public works such as highways, airports, bridges, utility systems, and water or waste treatment facilities specialty construction --- organizers, leaders and managers of the building process at the subcontractor or contractor level working with mechanical and electrical systems, and in management at specialty contracting firms, such as those who do work in control systems, electrical distribution or HVAC systems for large and complex facilities such as data centers, health care organizations and semiconductor manufacturing plants as well as commercial facilities

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