Degree: Certificate
Major: Construction Project Management
Hours: 15
The Construction Project Management Certificate graduate program teaches you planning, scheduling and managing construction projects, their legal and safety implications, with the option to learn additional estimating or sustainability practices. You will also learn how to navigate industry-utilized software Primavera P6 and HeavyBid.
The program is fully online, can be completed in one year and no GMAT is required. In order to be admitted, you must have a bachelor’s degree with a 2.75 GPA from an accredited university. If you graduated from Lamar University with a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management, you are not eligible for this certificate.
Knowledgeable managers are crucial to the success of any construction project. By integrating an advanced construction project management curriculum with a comprehensive business education, Lamar University's Construction Project Management Certificate prepares business leaders to run projects that meet performance, operational, scope and sustainability goals on a national or international scale.
Advanced Construction Planning: Theoretical knowledge and practical applications of advanced methodologies for planning, scheduling, monitoring and controlling construction projects. Advanced level applications of 4D scheduling and Primavera P6 for creating and managing construction schedules.
Construction Cost Management: This course discusses the essential cost estimating and management principles needed by construction managers, including accounting and financial management, to profitably manage the finances of construction companies.
Advanced Construction Project Management: Exploration of the fundamentals of advanced technologies for managing construction projects, such as image processing, building information modeling (BIM), virtual construction and information cons communication (ICT)-based project management software package.
Conflict and Negotiation Management in Construction: This course provides an in-depth coverage of construction contract claims and dispute resolution.
Sustainable Practices in Construction: This course discusses how sustainability and green construction concepts and principles applied throughout the design and construction process.
Construction managers, often called general contractors or project managers, typically prepare cost estimates, budgets and work timetables; interpret and explain contracts and technical information to other professionals; report work progress and budget matters to clients; collaborate with architects, engineers, and other construction specialists; select subcontractors and schedule and coordinate their activities; respond to work delays, emergencies, and other problems; and comply with legal requirements, building and safety codes, and other regulations.
Construction Project Manager, General Contractor
