Construction Engineering and Management

The Myers-Lawson School of Construction offers students in the College of Engineering a Bachelor of Science Degree in Construction Engineering and Management (CEM). This degree is designed for students who wish to pursue a management or engineering career in the construction industry. Combining elements of both Civil Engineering and Building Construction, the CEM undergraduate program facilitates the development of technical, managerial, and professional knowledge and skills required to solve complex problems in the built environment. Students explore the decision and optimization methods required to integrate and manage resources essential to construction operations, while developing the skills that support the development of safe, ethical, socially responsible, and sustainable solutions for the built environment.

Construction managers plan, direct, and coordinate construction projects, including the building of all types of residential, commercial, and industrial structures, roads, bridges, and other public works projects. They coordinate and supervise the construction process from the conceptual stage through final construction, ensuring the project is completed within time and budget constraints and in compliance with building and safety codes and other regulations. The focus of this degree is construction management with engineering and business management as additional focus areas of study. The degree retains an emphasis on engineering, with a focus on construction theory and applications, while providing students with the opportunity to define the areas of business management they wish to study to complement their career goals.

Construction Engineering and Management graduates can pursue a Professional Engineering (PE) license. The Bachelor of Science program in Construction Engineering and Management is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, abet.org, under the commission's General Criteria and Program Criteria for Construction and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

CEM students have the option to pursue a Construction Safety Leadership major. This safety-specific Bachelor of Science degree builds upon a fundamental construction education with advanced courses to deepen knowledge and skills about safety, health and well-being principles, regulations, best practices, and leadership and management techniques to implement safety programs and manage construction projects effectively. Like all degree programs in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction, graduates from our Safety Leadership program are highly sought out by industry.

Discover everything the Myers-Lawson School of Construction has to offer by watching this short video featuring Dr. Brian Kleiner, the School’s Director. To learn more details about the CEM program curriculum and graduation requirements, explore the undergraduate program catalog and reach out to our Undergraduate Student Affairs Manager, Shelton Norwood.