Industrial and Commercial Construction: Construction Management

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Students learn various skills such as blueprint reading, estimating and scheduling. They also become familiar with current construction methods and materials, project manuals, bid packages, contracts, delivery methods and OSHA regulations.

Brazosport College’s classes offer real-world training. Employers in our region are eager to hire our graduates because of the solid, well-rounded education BC provides. Construction management graduates often work for construction management firms, engineering firms, architectural firms, contractors and large corporations who manage their own construction projects. Employment opportunities are excellent because the number of job openings continues to exceed the number of qualified candidates. Graduates typically work as project managers, superintendents, supervisors, project engineers, estimators, schedulers or general contractors.

Basic Certificate: 18 Credit Hours

CNBT 1318 - Construction Tools and Techniques Credit Hours: 3
CNBT 1311 - Construction Methods and Materials I Credit Hours: 3
CNBT 2310 - Commercial/Industrial Blueprint Reading Credit Hours: 3
CNBT 1380 - Cooperative Education I - Construction Engineering Technology/ Technician Credit Hours: 3 OR Program Elective
CNBT 2342 - Construction Management I Credit Hours: 3
ITSC 1301 - Introduction to Computers Credit Hours: 3 OR POFI 1301 OR BCIS 1305

Advanced Certificate: 33 Credit Hours

In addition to the Basic Certificate, complete the following courses:

CNBT 1346 - Construction Estimating I Credit Hours: 3
CNBT 1359 - Project Scheduling Credit Hours: 3
CNBT 1381 - Cooperative Education II - Construction Engineering Technology/ Technician Credit Hours: 3 OR Program Elective
CNBT 2344 - Construction Management II Credit Hours: 3
OSHT 2309 - Safety Program Management Credit Hours: 3 OR OSHT 1405

Alternate Advanced Certificate: 33 Credit Hours

In response to the needs of local industry and regional federal government, industry/government sponsored/affiliated students may elect to participate in an enrollment limited pilot program of instruction that includes the following SAP ERP courses in satisfaction of the Advanced Certificate. Students that intend to complete the CNBT Construction Management AAS degree must take a two (2) Semester Credit Hour program elective and ITSC 1192 within the Basic Certificate.

CNBT 1346 - Construction Estimating I Credit Hours: 3
CNBT 1359 - Project Scheduling Credit Hours: 3
BMGT 1391 - Introduction to Enterprise Systems Credit Hours: 3 ¹
BMGT 1392 - Enterprise Resource Planning Configuration Credit Hours: 3 ¹
ITSC 1192 - Enterprise Systems, Tools, Concepts, and Careers Credit Hours: 1 ¹
BMGT 1192 - Enterprise Resource Planning Process Integration Credit Hours: 1 ¹
BMGT 1297 - Enterprise Resource Planning Capstone Credit Hours: 2 ¹

Note

1. Students must enroll in all five (5) SAP ERP courses simultaneously and pay a total SAP ERP technology fee of $11,770. Successful completion of all five (5) SAP ERP courses results in eligibility for the SAP S/4HANA 1909 certification examination.

Associate of Applied Science: 60 Credit Hours

In addition to the advanced certificate, complete the following:

PSYC 1300 - Learning Framework Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1332 - Quantitative Reasoning Credit Hours: 3
General Education Elective
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CNBT 2335 - Computer Aided Construction Scheduling Credit Hours: 3 OR CNBT 2337
CNBT 2380 - Cooperative Education III - Construction Engineering Technology/ Technician Credit Hours: 3 OR Program Elective
Construction Management Program Elective: Credit Hours: 3
Construction Management Program Elective: Credit Hours: 3
ARTS 1311 - Design I (2-Dimensional) Credit Hours: 3
OR
Elective: Language/Philosophy/Culture OR Creative Arts
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Construction Management Program Electives

ELPT 1319 - Fundamentals of Electricity I Credit Hours: 3
ELPT 1329 - Residential Wiring Credit Hours: 3
ELPT 2337 - Electrical Planning and Estimating Credit Hours: 3
PFPB 1305 - Basic Blueprint Reading for Pipefitters Credit Hours: 3
PFPB 2308 - Piping Standards and Materials Credit Hours: 3
DFTG 1305 - Technical Drafting Credit Hours: 3
DFTG 1309 - Basic Computer-Aided Drafting Credit Hours: 3
OSHT 1313 - Accident Prevention, Inspection, and Investigation Credit Hours: 3
OSHT 2309 - Safety Program Management Credit Hours: 3
HART 1407 - Refrigeration Principles Credit Hours: 4
HART 2445 - Residential Air Conditioning Systems Design Credit Hours: 4
Any course from AUMT, DFTG, ELPT, HART, INTC, MCHN, OSHT, PFPB, PTAC, or WLDG.

Occupational Skills Award: Facility Maintenance: 10 Credit Hours

The award prepares technicians for entry level positions in the construction, electrical, and HVAC industries.

CNBT 1318 - Construction Tools and Techniques Credit Hours: 3
ELPT 1329 - Residential Wiring Credit Hours: 3
HART 1410 - Shop Practices and Tools Credit Hours: 4