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Construction Management, BS

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What will I learn?

Turn your interest in built environments into an exciting, growth-oriented career with a bachelor’s degree in Construction Management. The University of Central Missouri’s accredited Construction Management program offers real-world training and small class sizes taught by experienced professionals. You’ll graduate not only with a Construction Management degree but also with practical job skills and useful insights into the history and applications of this complex field.

Among all the best construction management schools, UCM provides a broad education to support many potential career tracks. While you’ll have the opportunity to tailor your Construction Management degree to suit your particular interests, you’ll acquire foundational knowledge and skills in a diverse array of subjects designed to maximize your job potential.

What is construction management?

As a construction management professional, you’ll turn architectural and engineering plans into safe, solid realities by working with teams in the office and in the field on every part of a project — from permitting, roads and utilities to the building itself. Your bachelor’s degree in Construction Management from UCM is the perfect starting point to explore the worlds of commercial, civil, industrial and residential construction projects.

What you will study

UCM’s Construction Management degree program emerged in the 1970s in response to a need in the industry for true technologists — construction managers who could build as well as design and manage.

Now one of the oldest and best construction management schools in the region, the University of Central Missouri has trained generations of students like you to be efficient, confident managers of office and field work across all sectors of the construction industry.

Coursework for your bachelor’s degree in Construction Management may include:

Project Cost Estimating: Learn the critical skill of surveying materials and requirements, including productivity standards, to estimate the cost of industrial construction projects.

Engineering Geology: A Construction Management degree should give you the tools to understand how the ground you build on affects other aspects of construction. Learn relevant physical geology such as hydrogeology, waste disposal, slope stability, mapping and site characterization.

Commercial Architectural Design/Drafting: Study and develop commercial architectural plans and drawings using computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) techniques, including building information modeling (BIM).

What can you do with a bachelor’s degree in Construction Management from UCM?

The University of Central Missouri has earned its reputation as one of the best construction management schools in the region. Our graduates enjoy a nearly 100% employment rate and pass the Associate Constructor Certification Exam at a rate 16% higher than the national average.

UCM’s Construction Management degree program prepares you to become a leader in the construction industry. You’ll receive training and practical experience in commercial, civil, industrial and residential projects and be ready to pursue a career either in the field or in the office. You’ll also be prepared to earn an advanced degree such as an MS in Technology with a Construction emphasis.

Which department am I in?

College of Health, Science, and Technology

Study options

Full Time (120 Hours)

Tuition fees
US$13,320.00 per year
Tuition (24 hours, USD $555 per hour)

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Application deadline

1 March 2025

Start date

May 2025

Venue

University of Central Missouri

Ward Edwards Building,

108 W. South St.,

WARRENSBURG,

Missouri,

64093, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

Students must have a 2.0 high school GPA or above to be admissible. If the applicant has taken undergraduate coursework the cumulative GPA of the undergraduate coursework must be a 2.0 or higher to be admissible.

Accepted English Proficiency Exams:

TOEFL exam score of 61 IBT

IELTS exam score of 5.5

Duolingo composite exam score of 95

UCM Proficiency Test of 61

Cambridge C1/B2 exam score of 162

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About University of Central Missouri

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