Major Academic Plan (MAP) Associate in Arts & Sciences BS in Technology with Construction Management Option (103 credits) Department of Engineering and Design College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Why study Construction Management? The construction management option focuses on selected areas of construction technology, such as: construction materials and techniques, construction estimating, soils and surveying, building codes, and architecture. This concentration prepares graduates to enter and progress in supervisory or management positions in the construction industry. Initial employment may be as an estimator, laboratory technician in materials testing, construction inspector or field engineer. Career Opportunities Students graduating from this program can successfully enter careers in a broad range of fields as construction management, applications technicians, quality technicians, as well as research technicians and technical sales and service. Companies that have hired students completing the program options include Kimball, Garco Construction, Graham Construction, Hollister-Stier Laboratories, Leone & Keeble, Lydig, and others. Program Advisor Terry Geyer 319B Computing & Engineering Building Cheney, WA 99004 509.359.4774 tgeyer@ewu.edu Department Chair Esteban Rodriguez-Marek CEB 319E 509.359.7004 Department Assistant Heather Harmon CEB 319G 509.359.4752 hharmon@ewu.edu Sample Careers Project Manager Estimater Construction Supervisor
Degree Requirements (AA-DTA) with Suggested Classes that Fulfill EWU Prerequisites/Requirements Course(s) listed in the left column are those offered at your institution, course(s) listed in the right column are those that are equivalent at EWU. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (10 credits) ENGL& 101 English Composition I (5) ENGL 101 College Composition: Exposition and Argument (5) ENGL 201 The Research Paper (5) ENGL 201 College Composition: Analysis/Research/Documentation (5) QUANTITATIVE/SYMBOLIC REASONING (5 credits) Consult your advisor for course options. HUMANITIES (15 credits) SOCIAL SCIENCES (15 credits) NATURAL SCIENCES (15-16 credits) CHEM& 161 General Chemistry I (6) CHEM 151 General Chemistry (5) MATH& 142 Precalculus II (5) MATH 142 Precalculus II (5) PHYS& 114 General Physics I (6) PHYS 131 Introductory Physics I (4) PHYS 161 Mechanics Laboratory (1) ELECTIVES (30+ credits) ENGR& 114 Engineering Graphics (4) METC 110 Engineering Graphics (5) Required Courses for Undergraduate Students at EWU International Studies (4 quarter credit min) ANTH& 234 Religion and Culture (5) GEOG 102 World Regional Geography (5) GEOG 105 Geography of World Affairs (5) GEOG 123 Intro to Globalization (5) HIST 115 English History 1603 to Present (5) HIST 210 Global History (5) HIST 223 History of Russia and Eastern Europe 1533 to Pres (5) HIST 230 Revolutions in the Modern World (5) HIST 280 History of Africa (5) HUMAN 205 Life & Culture for Study Abroad (1-5) INTST 105 Geography of World Affairs (5) INTST 150 International Business (5) INTST 200 States & Capitalism: Origin/Modern Global System (5) INTST 201 Intro to International Political Economy (5) INTST 202 Cultural Encounters & Tensions (5) INTST 204 Global History (5) INTST 261 The Middle East in the Islamic Era (5) INTST 280 History of Africa (5) MKTG 200 International Marketing (1-10) MUSC 117 Music of the World (5) PHIL 201 Introduction to Political Philosophy (5) POLS 227 Middle East Politics & Society (5) POLS& 203 International Relations (5) SOC& 201 Social Problems (5) Cultural Diversity (4 quarter credit minimum) CES 257 Queer Studies (5) CES/ETHN 100 Race in the United States (5) CES/ETHN 109 Introduction to Women’s Studies (5) CES/ETHN 120 Introduction to Native American Studies (5) CES/ETHN 152 Introduction to Asian American Studies (5) CMST 280 Intercultural Communication (5) CMST 330 Intercultural Communication for the Professional (5) ENGL 276 Women Writers (5) HD 140 U.S. Race Relations (2) PSYC 250 Cross Cultural Psychology (5) PSYC 257 Psychology of Sex & Gender (5) SOC 105 Blacks in America (5) SOC 262 Sociology of Race & Ethnicity (5)