Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Spring 2014
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Bachelor of Science in Construction Management (BSCM)
The Bachelor of Science in Construction Management (BSCM) program is designed to provide the construction education necessary for entry into the construction industry (residential, commercial, industrial sectors, infrastructure, and heavy horizontal construction) and related careers, including, but not limited to, real estate and land development, infrastructure development, code enforcement, and insurance, among others.
The program is further enhanced by a business / management core which includes courses in statistics, computer applications, economics, accounting, engineering economics, business management, business law, finance, and construction law.
The Construction Management program shares a common lower division (freshman and sophomore year) curriculum with the Civil Engineering Technology (CIET) Program, providing students with a two-year window for exploration to determine which degree, the BS in Civil Engineering Technology or BS in Construction Management, is their desired academic objective.
Concentration in Applied Energy and Sustainable Systems
A concentration in applied energy and sustainable systems is available to students that successfully complete:
1. CMET 2680 Professional Development II: Sustainable Engineering and Construction
2. ETCE 2410 Introduction to Environmental Engineering Technology
3. ETCE 3271 Building Systems
4. ETCE 3271L Building Systems Laboratory
5. Any two (2) of the following courses
a. ENER 4140 Energy Management
b. ENER 4250 Analysis of Renewable Energy Systems
c. ENER 4275 Air Conditioning Systems
d. ETCE 3242 Hydraulics & Hydrology
e. SEGR 4961 Introduction to Energy Systems
f. SEGR 4962 Energy Markets
Admission Requirements
Applicants for this program may enter directly after completing high school, as a lower-division transfer without a completed Associate in Applied Science (AAS), or may enter with 64 credit hours for an AAS degree in Architectural, Civil, Construction, or other similarly named Engineering Technology degree earned at a technical or community college and approved by the department.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (BSET)
Disciplines of study for the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (BSET) at UNC Charlotte include:
Civil Engineering Technology
Civil Engineering Technology includes computer-aided drafting (CAD); structures (analysis, design of structural steel and reinforced concrete); construction (cost estimating, construction planning and administration); transportation (surveying, highway design and construction); water resources (hydraulics, hydrology, and environmental); and geotechnical (soil mechanics, foundations and earthwork).
Concentration in Applied Energy and Sustainable Systems
A concentration in applied energy and sustainable systems is available to students that successfully complete:
1. CMET 2680 Professional Development II: Sustainable Engineering and Construction
2. ETCE 2410 Introduction to Environmental Engineering Technology
3. ETCE 3242 Hydraulics & Hydrology
4. ETCE 3242L Hydraulics Laboratory
5. Any two (2) of the following courses
a. ENER 4140 Energy Management
b. ENER 4250 Analysis of Renewable Energy Systems
c. ENER 4275 Air Conditioning Systems
d. ETCE 3271 Building Systems
e. SEGR 4961 Introduction to Energy Systems
f. SEGR 4962 Energy Markets
Electrical Engineering Technology
Electrical Engineering Technology includes programming, AC/DC circuits, digital circuits, microprocessors and microcontrollers, solid-state electronics, integrated circuits, analog and digital systems, linear and nonlinear networks, power systems, communications, control systems, and engineering economics.
Fire Safety Engineering Technology
Fire Safety Engineering Technology includes principles of fire behavior and combustion, fire protection, hydraulics, fire prevention, building construction for fire service, industrial hazards, risk management, fire safety problem analysis, active and passive protection systems, command and control, fire protection law, structural fire safety, performance-based design for fire safety, fire hazard analysis, technical drawing and CAD, research investigation, and leadership.