The B.S. in Construction Management Technology at a Glance
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| | Course Number | Course Title and Units |
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| First Term | CMT 208/L | Construction Site Surveying and Lab (3) |
| | CMT 210/L | Construction Contract Documents and Lab (3) |
| Second Term | CMT 240 | Engineering Statics for Technology (3) |
| | MSE 220/L | Construction Materials and Lab (3) |
| Third Term | CMT 312/L | Project Cost Control Planning and Scheduling and Lab (3) |
| | CMT 315/L | Fundamentals of Construction Management and Lab (3) |
| Fourth Term | CMT 340 | Strength of Materials for Technology (3) |
| | BLAW 481 | Real Estate Law (3) |
| Fifth Term | GE | [TBA] on-line (3) * |
| | CMT 326/L | Soil Mechanics for Technology and Lab (3) |
| Sixth Term | MSE 300 | Construction Technology Economy (3) |
| | CMT 410/L | Construction Estimating and Lab (3) |
| Seventh Term | CMT 401/L | Construction Contract Administration and Lab (3) |
| | CMT 309 | Computer Applications in Construction Management (3) |
| Eighth Term | CMT 490 | Cooperative Educational Experience (2) |
| | GE | [TBA] on-line (3) * |
| Nineth Term | GE | [TBA] on-line (3) * |
| | ENGL 306 | Report Writing (3) |
| Tenth Term | CMT 440A/L | Civil Technology I and Lab (3) |
| | CMT 480 | Construction Law (3) |
| Eleventh Term | CMT 434/L | Site Planning and Logistics and Lab (3) |
| | CMT 488A | Construction Senior Design 1 |
| Twelveth Term | CMT 440B/L | Civil Technology II and Lab (3) |
| | CMT 488B | Construction Senior Design II (2) |
The B.S. in CMT degree-completion program at NBVC has 68 units. Eighteen courses focus on the major. Although there are no electives, students may select three courses (9 units) to meet the concentration requirement, which provides in-depth study in some area of the humanities or social sciences.
*In consultation with the chair of the Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, students will choose the courses from among CSUN's online upper division General Education courses.
Course Descriptions
- CMT 208/L Construction Site Surveying (2) / Laboratory (1)
- Prerequisite: MATH 104. Fundamentals of surveying as applied to construction layout. Use of level and transit for location and control of structures, vertical and horizontal control. Introduction to commercially available software as a means of presenting and logging survey information. Two hours of lecture per week. Corequisite: CMT 208. Laboratory measurements of land surface area, differential and profile leveling, construction layout and plotting profiles using tape, leveling and transit measurements. Three hours of laboratory per week.
- CMT 210/L Construction Contract Documents (3)
- Corequisite: BLAW 280. Basic skills and techniques required to produce construction documents conforming to current building codes and standards, including working drawing, specifications, bid documents, addenda and change orders. Two hours of lecture per week and three hours technical activity-laboratory per week.
- MSE 220/L Construction Materials (3)
- Prerequisite: PHYS 100A/L. Introduction to basic construction material and their properties: concrete, masonry, metals, woods, and thermal materials. Also, an introduction to finishes, equipment, and specialty items. Two hours of lecture-discussion and three hours of technical activity-laboratory per week.
- CMT 240 Engineering Statics for Technology (3)
- Prerequisites: MATH 255A and PHYS 100A/L. The analysis of the distribution of forces on and with bodies in static equilibrium. Free body diagrams, equilibrium equations, and the method of sections. Emphasis is given to the application of the principles of static equilibrium to building structures. Not available for credit towards an engineering degree. Three hours of lecture-discussion per week.
- MSE 300 Construction Technology Economy (3)
- Prerequisites: ACCT 220, BLAW 280, and ECON 160. Applications of engineering economy and capital investment analyses for construction management technology. Evaluation of project cash flows incorporating effective interest rates, inflation, price and wage rate changes, and uncertainty and risk. Considerations of national fiscal and monetary policy impact on project planning and analysis. Not available for credit toward an engineering degree. Three hours of lecture-discussion per week.
- ENGL 306 Report Writing (3)
- Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Techniques for writing scientific and technical reports and articles.
- CMT 309 Computer Applications in Construction Management (2)
- Prerequisite: ACCT 220. Application of computer systems to control operations in the building industry. Introduction to commercially available software for planning, scheduling, and estimating that is generally used in the construction industry. Two three hours of technical activity-laboratory per week.
- CMT 312/L Project Cost Control, Planning, and Scheduling (3)
- Prerequisites: BLAW 280 and ACCT 220. Basic application of construction cost control systems including critical path method techniques, planning, logic, scheduling and updating, and use of computer for scheduling. Use of cost information and associated reports for the planning and scheduling of construction projects. Two hours of lecture-discussion per week and three hours of technical activity-laboratory per week.
- CMT 315/L Fundamentals of Construction Management (3)
- Prerequisite: CMT 210/L. Introduction to the basic concepts of construction management. Areas of focus to include quantity analysis, productivity, work activity sequencing, network scheduling, and computer applications specific to construction management. The construction manager's relation to internal organization, owner, architect, engineer, public, press, legal aid, unions, trades, equipment, utilities, insurance, finances, and governmental agencies. Two hours of lecture-discussion per week and three hours of technical activity-laboratory per week.
- CMT 326/L Soil Mechanics for Technology (2) / Laboratory (1)
- Prerequisite: CMT 340. Soil composition, description, and physical properties of soils; earthmoving estimating, soil explorations, ground water effects, plate tectonics, and introduction to seismic effects on soils. Two hours of lecture-discussion per week. Not available for credit towards an engineering degree. Corequisite: CMT 326. Laboratory investigations and experiments in soil mechanics including field requirements for foundations and other earthwork structures. Three hours of technical activity-laboratory per week. Not available for credit towards an engineering degree.
- CMT 340 Strength of Materials for Technology (3)
- Prerequisites: CMT 240 and MATH 255B. The analysis of stresses and deflections in members and simple structural systems. Axial, Torsional, bending and shear stresses and deflection and column stability. Design of building structural members. Emphasis is given to the application of building structures. Not available for credit towards an engineering degree. Three hours of lecture-discussion per week.
- CMT 401/L Construction Contract Administration (3)
- Prerequisite: BLAW 280 and Senior Standing. Administration of contract documents including invitation to bid, addenda, proposals, change orders, subcontracts, liens, claims, waivers, arbitration, general and supplemental conditions, and CSI specifications. Two hours of lecture-discussion and three hours of technical activity-laboratory per week.
- CMT 410/L Construction Estimating (3)
- Prerequisite: CMT 312/L. Procedures for analyzing materials and methods involved in reliable estimates of the cost of a construction task or project, including: direct, indirect, and contingency costs and profits. Two hours of lecture per week and three hours of technical activity-laboratory per week.
- CMT 434/L Site Planning and Logistics (3)
- Prerequisites: CMT 208/L, CMT 312/L, and CMT 326/L. Investigation, market research, finance, cost estimating, and land use with respect to development process. Including an analysis of land development; site investigation; grading; street piping systems and water supply systems including allowable pressure in pipes, head loss calculations, minimum allowable slopes for sewage disposal; and landscaping. Two hours of lecture per week and three hours of technical activity-laboratory per week.
- CMT 440A/L Civil Technology I (3)
- Prerequisite: CMT 340. A practice oriented treatment of the procedures for structural steel and timber design. Design of tension and compression members, beams and connections. Introduction to computer aided analysis and design. Emphasis is given to the application of building structures. Not available for credit towards an engineering degree. Two hours of lecture per week and three hours of technical activity-laboratory per week.
- CMT 440B/L Civil Technology II (3)
- Prerequisite: CMT 440A. A practice oriented treatment of the procedures for structural concrete and masonry design. Design of columns, beams, slabs, and walls. Lateral load resisting systems. Introduction to computer aided analysis and design. Emphasis is given to the application of building structures. Not available for credit towards an engineering degree. Two hours of lecture per week and three hours of technical activity-laboratory per week.
- CMT 480 Construction Law (3)
- Prerequisite: BLAW 280. Orientation to the rules and regulations governing construction industry practices and activities including contractors license law, state lien laws, health and safety regulations, personnel relations and supervision, workers compensation, employment insurance, and taxes. Three hours of lecture-discussion per week.
- BLAW 481 Real Estate Law (3)
- Prerequisite: BLAW 280. Passing score on the Upper Division Writing Proficiency Exam (WPE). BUS 301 is a co/prerequisite for BSBA majors. Legal and business aspects of real property acquisition and ownership. Discussion of California law affecting acquisition of titles, easements, leases and contracts, community property, joint tenancy, tenancy in common, trust deeds, mortgages, brokerage, and homesteads.
- CMT 488AB Construction Senior Design I, II (2/2)
- Prerequisite: Senior standing in Construction Management. Selection and completion of a project under faculty and/or industry supervision. Projects typical of problems that a graduate of the Construction Management Program must solve in their field of employment. Both written formal report and oral presentation of project are required each semester. Six hours of technical activity-laboratory per week. CMT 488A and CMT 488B must be completed within the same academic year.
- CMT 490 Cooperative Educational Experience (2 units/semester)
- Supervised off-campus professional experience in construction management technology for students with junior or senior standing in the major. Positions are paid and usually run for a full year - with summer work available. Course may be repeated for up to 6 semester units of credit with a maximum of 2 semester units counting towards the major degree requirements.
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