BS in Construction Management

What is a BS in Construction Management?

The construction management curriculum at Florida Tech combines practical business skills with vital engineering know-how. The program prepares undergraduates to enter the field of construction as competent and confident construction managers, who organize the construction workforce, order the materials, schedule the construction activities, manage the costs and quality, and coordinate the project through completion.

A construction management degree is different than civil engineering or architecture, which focuses on design and planning. Construction management is a business-oriented major for students interested in project management, construction, and land development.

Whether you want to be a construction manager or an entrepreneurial contractor, a construction management degree from Florida Tech develops a strong background in engineering and experience in business and project planning. Students majoring in construction management are also eligible for entrance into Florida Tech's FastTrack MBA program.

Why Pursue a BS in Construction Management at Florida Tech?

The academic environment at Florida Tech fosters collaboration among students and faculty members. Students receive the necessary guidance and mentoring, and join with fellow students to solve problems that bring real-world experience into the learning process. As a result, students enter the workforce with a practical set of skills and on-the-job training.

FastTrack Master's Degree Program

Undergraduate students majoring in construction management with a GPA of 3.4 or higher are eligible to enter Florida Tech's FastTrack MBA program. Under the FastTrack program, students can take two graduate courses during their final undergraduate year which count toward both their BS and their future MBA. Participants will have already completed two of the ten courses required for an MBA. This program is another way Florida Tech gives students a competitive advantage.

Experienced Faculty Who are Professionals in the Industry

Being one of the best construction management schools in the country, our faculty works hard to create interactive learning opportunities. For example, students benefit from our knowledgeable faculty members who are proven professionals with more than 60 years of experience in the industry. Industry partners and the Construction Industry Advisory Board (CAIB) help develop curricula, internships, and field experiences that enrich the student classroom experience and train them to be better equipped for a job. These partners also search for opportunities to involve students in actual construction experiences such as the recent participation in an Extreme Home Makeover project in Cocoa, Florida.

Another reason Florida Tech is considered one of the best construction management schools is its campus facilities. Florida Tech construction management students share facilities with other engineering disciplines in the F.W. Olin Engineering Building, a state-of-the-art facility fully equipped with labs and tools needed for engineering studies. The Applied Computing Center and Academic Support Center located in Evans Library offer further assistance to ensure student success.

Located in the Heart of Florida’s Fastest-Growing Region

Florida Tech is the perfect place for a Construction Management degree. The university is surrounded year-round by booming construction projects that provide excellent field trips for construction management students throughout their coursework. Because of the university's relationships with local builders and engineering firms, students compare their solutions and plans with an actual building, road, or another project.

The 130-acre campus is located on the Space Coast (so named because of the presence of NASA and the Kennedy Space Center on Cape Canaveral just north of us), minutes away from the Indian River Lagoon, the most diverse estuary in North America.

The area has the fifth-largest high-tech workforce in the country, with more than 5,000 high-tech corporations and government and military organizations located nearby. This workforce also provides an abundance of internship and employment opportunities.

Florida Tech is just over the causeway from the Atlantic Ocean with its 72 miles of beautiful beaches, and a short trip to the Florida Keys or the Orlando theme parks. We also have a rich campus life that includes a wide range of intramural and collegiate sports, clubs, and social activities.

Build Lasting Professional Relationships through Campus Organizations

Beyond the classroom, construction management degree majors build leadership and professional experience through internships, networking with members of our Construction Industry Advisory Board (CAIB), and participation in academic organizations, student government, and over 100 other campus-wide student organizations.

Construction management students can join our student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). As members of one of Florida Tech’s most active societies, students can take part in construction competitions including concrete canoe and steel bridges.

Our students can also join the Society of Women Engineers, a group that promotes both female engineers and the engineering field in general through lectures and meetings.

It All Started With 37 Cents

Florida Tech was founded in 1958 as "Brevard Engineering College." It all started as an idea in the mind of Jerome P. Keuper, a visionary physicist working at Cape Canaveral.

As university lore would have it, Keuper expressed his desire to create a scientific and technological university to a friend over drinks at a local pub. Overhearing the conversation, a fellow patron pushed 37 cents in change across the bar and said, “There’s your first donation, Jerry. Now, go and build that college.”

So, Keuper did. And what started with 37 cents as a night school for the early “missilemen” of the U.S. space program is now a comprehensive national research university recognized worldwide for excellence in preparing students for careers of the future.

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• Research for the Benefit of All Humankind
• Education for a Lifetime of Success
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Mission Statement

Florida Institute of Technology’s mission is to provide high-quality education to a culturally diverse student body in order to prepare students for entering the global workforce, seeking higher-education opportunities, and serving within their communities. The university also seeks to expand knowledge through basic and applied research and to serve the diverse economic, cultural, and societal needs of our local, state, national and international constituencies.

In support of this mission, we are committed to:

• Promoting student development by fostering and sustaining a productive institutional culture of assessment that leads to the continuous improvement of academic and administrative programs
• Developing an organizational culture that values and encourages intellectual curiosity, a sense of belonging and shared purpose among faculty, students, and staff, and the pursuit of excellence in all endeavors
• Recruiting and developing excellent faculty to become leaders in their respective fields and internationally recognized scholars
• Achieving recognition as an effective, innovative, technology-focused educational and research institution
• Recruiting and retaining an excellent, highly select, and culturally diverse student body
• Continually improving the quality of campus life for all members of the university community
• Providing personal and career growth opportunities for both traditional and nontraditional students and members of the faculty and staff
• Securing and maintaining professional accreditation for all appropriate programs

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What we are is a private, coeducational, residential, research-intensive, doctoral-granting university located in Melbourne on Florida’s sunny “Space Coast.” But who we are is so much more. We are a community of researchers, scholars, and learners hailing from all around the world. We are engineers, aviators, innovators, leaders, educators, athletes, and astronauts. We have the brains of rocket scientists and the hearts of Panthers. We are Florida Tech.

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Florida Tech is a university of leaders and learners—a diverse community of students, staff, faculty, and alumni who are united in the relentless pursuit of greatness.

We Are International

Students from more than 90 countries worldwide choose to live and learn at Florida Tech, making us a truly global university. When we say #YouAreWelcomeHere, we mean it.

We Create The Future

One of the primary tenets of Florida Tech’s mission is advancing science and technology for the benefit of Earth and all of its inhabitants. So, that’s what we do.

We Have Panther Pride

You may feel it the first time you visit the campus, the day you graduate, or at some point in between. But when you do, you’ll see that Panther Pride is more than school spirit. It’s a family.

We Make Connections

Florida Tech is proud to be part of the Brevard County community and welcomes its neighbors to explore the many personal, professional, corporate, and cultural opportunities we have to offer.

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There's a reason Florida Tech is known as Florida's STEM University™. To put it simply: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math are in our DNA. This makes STEM a driving force behind who we are, what we do, and why we exist.