The offered Minor in Construction Management prepares students for careers in the construction industry, specifically, for job opportunities as designers, construction managers, and contractors. They will develop an understanding of the technical, leadership, communication, and business skills needed to be successful in the construction industry. Within the minor, students will be exposed to courses from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences (CEEES) and the School of Architecture (SoA) to help foster multidisciplinary learning and collaboration, which are often particularly useful on construction projects. The learning objectives for graduates of the minor include the ability to:
- identify suitable project delivery methods,
- apply the principles of construction in the areas of estimating and scheduling,
- use technology on construction projects such as BIM and CAD, and
- apply technical knowledge to differentiate and select means and methods of construction.
The minor is open to Notre Dame students in any major (except civil engineering) who have taken the prerequisite courses for upper-level engineering and science courses.
Requirements
The minor consists of five courses: three core courses and two elective courses, totaling 15 credit hours related to construction management. The core classes provide foundational knowledge in the construction discipline and address the minor’s four learning objectives. Two elective classes supplement this foundation and offer students a broader range of topics related to construction management. The following is an initial list of courses offered within the minor:
Core Courses (all required)
- CE 30610: Fundamentals of Construction Management
- CE 40632: Construction Estimating and Scheduling
- ARCH 40XXX: AutoCAD and BIM
Elective Courses (select two courses)
- ARCH 40711: Building the Affordable House
- ARCH 73421: Historic Preservation and Construction
- CE 33100: Geographic Information Systems
- CE 40630: Project and Infrastructure Finance
- CE 40720: Resiliency of Engineered Systems
- CE 60631: Alternative Project Delivery Methods
- CE 60522: Construction Issues with Specialty Geotech
- ENER 40221: Life Cycle Assessment: Evaluating Social and Environmental Impacts
Policies
All policies for the minor align with those established by the student’s primary college (i.e., engineering students are governed by policies established by the College of Engineering, architecture students are governed by policies established by the School of Architecture, etc.).
Contact
Brian Smith
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences
bsmith24@nd.edu
John Mellor
School of Architecture
jmellor@nd.edu