Construction Management Technology, A.A.S. | Northern Virginia Community College Academic Catalog

Location(s):

AL

Alexandria Campus
5000 Dawes Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22311-5097
United States of America

CIP Code: 46.0000 | NOVA Code: 9170

Purpose

The curriculum is designed to qualify personnel in both engineering technology and management for employment in many areas of a construction firm. Job opportunities include engineering aide, construction project manager, construction supervisor, estimator, and facilities planning and supervision.

Two Years

Plan of Study Grid
1st Semester		Credits
ARC 133	Construction Methodology & Procedures I	3
BLD 101	Construction Management I	3
CAD 165	Architectural Blueprint Reading	3
Select one of the following:		3-4
ARC 243	Environmental Systems
Technical Elective
Select one of the following: ¹		3
MTH 111	Basic Technical Mathematics
MTH 161	PreCalculus I
SDV 100 or SDV 101	College Success Skills or Orientation to:	1
	Credits	16-17
2nd Semester
ARC 225	Site Planning And Technology	3
BLD 215	OSHA 30 Construction Safety	2
BLD 231	Construction Estimating I	3
CIV 171	Surveying I	3
ENG 111 or ENG 115	College Composition I or Technical Writing	3
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective		3
	Credits	17
3rd Semester
BLD 165	Construction Field Operations	2
BLD 200	Sustainable Construction	2
BLD 241	Construction Management III	3
BLD 247	Construction Planning And Scheduling	3
FIN 215	Financial Management	3
Technical Elective		3-4
	Credits	16-17
4th Semester
ARC 134	Construction Methodology & Procedures II	3
BLD 232	Construction Estimating II	3
BLD 242	Construction Management IV	3
CIV 228	Concrete Technology	2
CIV 229	Concrete Laboratory	1
Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective		3
Select one of the following CST Electives:		3
CST 100	Principles of Public Speaking
CST 110	Introduction to Human Communication
CST 126	Interpersonal Communication
CST 229	Intercultural Communication
	Credits	18
	Total Credits	67-69

Electives should be chosen with the advice of an academic advisor to meet the requirements of the intended transfer institution.

¹: Students transferring to a four-year college or university should consider taking MTH 161 PreCalculus I or Higher.

Technical Electives

Technical elective courses must be approved by the program academic advisor. May be selected from the following:

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
CAD 201	Computer Aided Drafting & Design I	4
CAD 202	Computer Aided Drafting & Design II	4
CAD 203	Computer Aided Drafting & Design III	3
CIV 172	Surveying II	3
CIV 225	Soil Mechanics	3