Master of Engineering Degree in Construction

The Master of Engineering Degree in Construction offers a unique blend of courses in construction, business, and law.

The program is geared toward individuals who want to pursue advanced studies in construction with an emphasis on construction applications.

The Master of Engineering in Construction degree requires a total of 36 semester credits consisting of 18 credits in construction, 9 credits in management or business administration, and 9 credits in other electives; 18 credits must be from courses open exclusively to graduate students.

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Admission Requirements

• GRADE POINT REQUIREMENTS
  Admission to the Master of Engineering in Construction program requires a baccalaureate degree in construction management, civil engineering, industrial engineering, architecture, architectural engineering, or other approved engineering related field. A grade point average (GPA) for all undergraduate-work of at least a 3.00 point (on a 4.00 scale) is required. Applicants with a GPA below a 3.00 or with deficiencies will be evaluated and admission may be granted on a provisional basis until proof of an ability to complete graduate level work. Course work used for this program cannot be taken as Pass/Fail. All deficient courses stipulated at the time of admission must be passed with a grade of C or better.
  
  
• PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS
  The following are the minimum requirements to enter the Master of Engineering in Construction:
  
  
  1. Two years of engineering or equivalent construction work experience. Summer internships can be used to meet this requirement.
  2. A Bachelor of Science (or higher) degree in engineering or quantitative area.
  3. One semester of analytic geometry/calculus I, and one semester of statistics.
  4. Students must meet all established general program requirements of the degree as published in the UNL Graduate Bulletin.

Masters Program Requirements

The Master of Engineering in Construction requires 36 semester credits hours consisting of:

1. Core Courses - Minimum of 18 credit hours
2. Business Electives - Minimum of 9 credit hours
3. Secondary area Electives - 9 credit hours

• CORE COURSES:
  Students are required to take at least 18 credit hours from one of the Construction emphasis areas. Equivalent courses from both UNO and UNK will be considered. Those students applying to the program who do not have a Bachelor’s degree in construction related field will be required satisfy this deficiency by taking the construction courses as given in Appendix A.
  
  The body of knowledge that comes with construction education covers a large spectrum of disciplines; therefore, the graduates of this area can place emphasis of study in the following areas.
  
  Construction Law (Bachelor of Science in Construction is required)
  CNST 820 Professional Practice
  CNST 898 Special Topics in Construction Management
  LAW 501G Contracts
  LAW 502G Contracts
  LAW 503G Torts
  LAW 505G Property
  LAW 617G Construction Law
  LAW 632G Corporations
  LAW 648G Business Law
  MNGT 876 Strategic Management
  MNGT 862 Labor Relations
  MNGT 828 International Management
  
  Project Management
  CNST 835 Design Build
  CNST 885 Construction Project Scheduling and Control
  CNST 880 Productivity and Human Factors in Construction
  CNST 841 Industrialized Systems Building
  CNST 886 Construction Management Systems
  CNST 826 Occupational Health and Safety in Construction
  CNST 898 Special Topics in Construction Management
  
  Leadership (Bachelor of Science in Construction is required)
  CNST 887 Construction Leadership and Strategic Planning
  CNST 898 Special Topics in Construction Management
  EDAD 801 Cross-Cultural Leadership Studies
  IMSE 805 Analysis of Engineering Management I
  MNGT 862 Labor Relations
  MNGT 865 Organizational Theory and Behavior
  MNGT 867 Leadership in Organizations
  MNGT 866 Government and Labor
  
  Business Development
  CNST 826 Occupational Health and Safety in Construction
  CNST 841 Industrialized Systems Building
  CNST 898 Special Topics in Construction Management
  CNST 885 Construction Project Scheduling and Control
  MNGT 822 Small Business Management
  MNGT 875 Business Policies and Strategies
  MNGT 821 Entrepreneurship and Venture Management
  MRKT 821 Applied Marketing Research
  FINA 855 Capital Markets and Financial Institutions
  FINA 960 Financial Management
  
  Construction Structures
  CIVE 842 Structural Dynamics
  CIVE 836 Foundation Engineering
  CIVE 846 Steel Design II
  CIVE 847 Reinforced Concrete Design II
  CIVE 850 Pre-stressed Concrete Design
  CIVE 898 Special Topics in Civil Engineering or equivalent
  CNST 885 Construction Project Scheduling and Control
  CNST 880 Productivity and Human Factors in Construction
  CNST 826 Occupational Health and Safety in Construction
  
  Note: This list may change based on the offering of graduate courses from the related departments. All courses must be approved by the area committee before consideration.
  
  
• BUSINESS ELECTIVES
  Students must complete a minimum of nine credit hours of graduate work from the general body of knowledge in Management and or Business Administration. Attached in Appendix B is listing of recommended courses.
  
  
• SECONDARY AREA ELECTIVES
  The secondary area of electives covers courses in law, civil engineering, and business administration. Nine credit hours are required in this area. The following is a list of the recommended courses:
  
  1. 501G (Law) Contracts
  2. 502G (Law) Contracts
  3. 632G (Law) Corporations
  4. 647G (Law) Employment Law
  5. ACCT 801 Contemporary Financial Accounting
  6. MNGT 821 Entrepreneurship & Venture Management
  7. MNGT 822 Small Business Management
  8. CIVE 849 Reinforced Masonry Design
  9. CIVE 868 Portland Cement and Asphalt Concrete Laboratory
  10. CIVE 869 Pavement Design and Evaluation
  11. CIVE 934 Theoretical Soil Mechanics II
  12. CIVE 936 Advanced Foundation Engineering
  13. CIVE 940 Behavior of Steel Members
  14. CIVE 942 Structural Systems in Steel
  15. CIVE 943 Structural Systems in Reinforced Concrete
  16. CIVE 945 Structural Design for Dynamic Loads
  17. CIVE 949 Bridge Design
  18. CIVE 955 Solute Movement in Soils
• PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
  
  1. Students are required to take at least 18 hours of courses offered exclusively to graduate students.
  2. A program of study must be approved by the UNL Graduate School before 18 semester hours are completed.

APPENDIX A

Minimum Undergraduate Requirements for Master's of Engineering in Construction

Basics (12)

• PHYS 151
  
• MATH 106
  
• STAT 180 or Econ 215
  

Construction (9)

• ARCH 333 or equivalent
• CNST 378 or equivalent
• CNST 379 or equivalent

Structures (12)

• ENGM 220 and ENGM 324 or equivalent
• ARCH 331 and 332 or equivalent

TOTAL 33 credit hours

Appendix B

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
College of Business Administration Graduate Courses

The following UNL College of Business Administration courses or their equivalents are recommended for the Master of Engineering in Construction.

All courses are 3 semester hours.
All course prerequisites must be satisfied.

GRBA *800 - Ethical and Legal Considerations in Management
GRBA *801 - Survey of Accounting
GRBA *802 - Economic Theory: Introduction and Review
GRBA *804 - Finance
GRBA *805 - Marketing Management
GRBA *806 - Management Theory/Organizational Behavior
GRBA *810 - Contemporary Managerial Accounting
GRBA *811 - Managerial Finance
GRBA *812 - Managerial Economics
GRBA *813 - Managerial Marketing
GRBA *814 - Applied Organizational Behavior
GRBA *815 - Operations and Information Systems Strategy
GRBA *852 - International Business
GRBA *853 - Administrative Policy and Strategy
GRBA *860 - Management: Theory, Issues and Practice
MNGT 828 - International Management
MNGT 837 - Computer-aided Analysis in Decision Making
MNGT 852 - Database Organization and Management
MNGT 854 - Information Systems Analysis and Design
MNGT 861 - Advanced Personnel/Human Resource Management
MNGT 862 - Labor Relations
MNGT 863 - Compensation Administration
MNGT 864 - Human Resource Planning
MNGT 865 - Organization Theory and Behavior
MNGT 866 - Government and Labor
MNGT 875 - Business Policies and Strategies
MNGT*876 - Strategic Management
MNGT 931 - Operations Planning and Control Systems
MNGT 941 - Management Science
MNGT 950 - Management Information Systems
MNGT 960 - Organizational Behavior
MNGT 969 - Organizational and Management Theory

* Restricted to graduate students only