Construction

graduate program

The primary objective of the program is to allow students with a bachelor's degree in construction, or a related field such as architecture, business or engineering to broaden and improve their professional capabilities in construction. The program is designed to meet the growing need for professionals with advanced technical, management and applied research skills in the construction industry.

Our curriculum is divided into two functional cores that deal with two different philosophies. One is business/management/financial core consisting of courses taught by both construction engineering and business faculty. The second core is the technical/design/engineering core, and it consists of courses taught by both construction and civil engineering faculty.

Among many current research topics are cemented soils, excavation and deep foundations, green building, effect of wetting, computer-aided construction, equipment productivity, neural network applications to construction and the use of Geographic Information Systems/Global Positioning System (GIS/GPS, or computerized mapping) in concert with construction.

Construction, M.S.: the interdisciplinary nature of the program allows a candidate's program of study to reflect both individual interests and career goals. Concentrations are available in both construction management and facilities management.

The construction management concentration allows students seeking upper-level management positions in various sectors of the construction industry to improve their competency in project, program and company management areas.

The facilities management concentration supports the needs of the student desiring a career in the maintenance, operation, renovation or decommissioning of existing facilities.

Dual master's degrees are also available within the graduate programs of construction and civil engineering at Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, in Mexico.

Construction, Ph.D.: the purpose of this construction Ph.D. program is to prepare research scholars, new faculty and professionals for positions in industry, universities and government, as well as facilitate a higher level of investigation and knowledge creation through the professor-student dynamic.

Please see the ASU Graduate Policies and Procedures for additional information.

School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment >