Construction Management M.S. Program
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Professional Master's Program
The professional master's program (non-thesis) in construction management at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology helps construction professionals advance to the next level.
- Transform your career with leadership and management credentials
- Elevate your career with a master's degree and professional management skills
- Prepare for your role as a future leader and manager in the construction industry
Consistently ranked one of America's 100 Best College Buys, the School of Mines developed this flexible, affordable, part-time master's program so you can continue to work while advancing your career and keeping your knowledge up-to-date in this rapidly changing field. The program offers you access to the School of Mines' award-winning faculty and first-class curricula. In addition, you will be part of a student cohort that includes working professionals from across the U.S.
Courses typically meet one evening per week and cover the core topics in construction management. Choose between a coursework only option or coursework plus professional practice project to complete your degree. Professional graduate programs have a broad appeal to working professionals and students in a wide variety of disciplines who are seeking an educational experience and credential to advance their careers as future leaders and managers in the construction industry.
The School of Mines is committed to educating and preparing individuals for success in the construction industry. With special emphasis placed on distance learning and industry-experienced faculty, our advanced degree and course offerings in construction management provide an educational experience that prepares construction professionals to become leaders and managers in the field. For students having a BS in Civil Engineering, the construction management curriculum also has the flexibility to be used for the Master of Science in Civil Engineering. The program has also been designed to be a transfer friendly curriculum.
Online or On Campus
Using blended learning technologies, courses are offered online concurrently with traditional face-to-face classes. This "HyFlex" approach to creating and managing blended courses provides students even greater choices when trying to manage their time. HyFlex (Hybrid/Flexible), allows a student to choose whether they will attend a face-to-face class, or complete their required work online for any particular class date. Hybrid - combines both online and face-to-face learning activities. Flexible - students may choose whether or not to attend face-to-face sessions...with no "learning deficit." The courses and sequence of the master's in construction management program are designed independently so that students can enter the program at any one of the three semesters during the year. Contact Graduate.Admissions@sdsmt.edu for admission and financial aid information.
Program Overview
- The 32 credit professional master's curriculum includes 27 - 32 credits of course work plus an optional 3 credits of professional practice project.
- Course work consists of six core classes and four to five elective classes allowing a program of study to reflect both individual interests and career goals.
- The curriculum culminates in a comprehensive examination and an optional final project of professional quality to demonstrate capability in a specific area of interest and readiness for professional practice.
- The program includes an interdisciplinary curriculum with over 21 hours of management-oriented courses.
- Up to twelve hours of appropriate coursework may be transferred from other institutions.
- A blended delivery of both online and face-to-face interaction allows participation for local and distance professionals.
Core Curriculum (18 credits)
- Sustainable construction: Design, management, project delivery, documentation, and risk reduction
- Construction procurement systems: Social, economic, and legal aspects of contracts
- Construction project management: Estimating, scheduling, and project control
- Regulatory environment of construction: Codes and regulations
- Construction equipment management: Cost and productivity
- Construction company management: Financial management, strategic planning, business development, human resource management, information management, quality management, and risk management
Electives (12-14 credits)
- Safety management
- Quality management
- Business strategy
- Ethics and professionalism
- Innovation and commercialization
- Engineering economics
- Ergonomics
- Engineering management and labor relations
The Professional Practice Project (0-3 credits)
The optional professional project evaluates a construction process or project developed as part of an internship, builds on your industry experience, or expands on an area of interest to you. Opportunities to work with faculty on applied research opportunities in construction are also available in a wide variety of subjects ranging from traditional to new and emerging specialties.
About the School of Mines
Faculty
At the School of Mines, world-renowned professors invent tomorrow by preparing the engineering and science leaders of the future and by creating new ideas that drive global research, industry, and policy. Faculty members also collaborate with industry as the university strives to help solve some of the many engineering and science problems of today as well as generate economic development in Rapid City, the Black Hills, and the state of South Dakota.
Rapid City
South Dakota's second-largest city (population of more than 65,000) offers a quality of life that any university student can love. As the region's cultural and trade center, you can find restaurants, entertainment outlets, and recreation activities galore. Twenty minutes from Mount Rushmore, Rapid City and the Black Hills offer numerous opportunities for summer and winter outdoor activities to balance academic studies.
The Black Hills
The name "Black Hills" is a translation of the Lakota Pahá Sápa or "hills that are black." One of the most historic and beautiful places in the Midwest, the million-plus-acre Black Hills National Forest and surrounding area is far more than Mount Rushmore and outlaw legends. Fabulous caves, remote canyons, abundant wildlife, forests, and other natural attractions are close to campus and are part of the School of Mines experience. Our students love recreational opportunities like snowboarding, kayaking, mountain biking, powwows, fishing, camping, snowmobiling, boating, hunting, and lots more.
