Construction Management, BS
Engineering and Computing
Campus:Modesto Maidique Campus
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Program Description
The undergraduate program in Construction Management is nationally accredited by the American Council for Construction Education. Its goal is to provide students with the knowledge and skills required for entry level supervisory or managerial positions in the construction industry. Graduates usually find employment as project managers, project schedulers, cost estimators, quality controllers or in managing their own construction firms. Opportunities for employment or advancement exist in all areas of the construction industry including land development, home building, public building, industrialized building systems, commercial, industrial, marine and highway heavy construction, underwater and space age facilities, material and equipment sales and installations, and construction product research, development and sales.
Admission Requirements
1. Students entering FIU as Freshmen or as a Transfer student with less than 60 transfer credits
Admissions criteria are the same as the general FIU criteria for students entering with fewer than 60 approved credits. Click here for the details.
2. Transfer students entering FIU with 60 or more transfer credits
Admissions criteria are the same as the general FIU criteria for students entering with 60 or more approved credits. Click here for the details.
A maximum of up to 90 credits can be transferred towards any individual program; that determination will be made by the program's advisor. Courses with design content that have been taken at other institutions will not be accepted against engineering design-designated courses at FIU.
Career Opportunities
Related Occupations:
- Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
- Cost Estimators
- Appraisers, Real Estate
- Range Managers
- Municipal Fire Fighting and Prevention Supervisors
- First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
- Construction and Building Inspectors
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Wages & Employment Trends for Construction Managers:
| Florida Median income | $76,510 |
| Florida rate of growth | +26% |
| National Median wages | $85,630 |
| National Projected growth | +16% |
Source and more information: http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-9021.00
Contact Information
Undergraduate Advisor
Ms.Natasha Wedderburn
(305) 348-7946
Undergraduate Program Director
Dr. Wallied Orabi
worabi@fiu.edu
(305) 348-2730
http://www.cec.fiu.edu/
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10555 W. Flagler St.
Miami, FL, 33174