Comprehensive Exam Track: Total Credit Hours Required to Finish the Degree ( 36 Credit Hours ) as Follows
Specialization Requirements
Students must pass all of the following courses
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Course Number |
Course Name |
Weekly Hours |
Cr. Hrs. |
Prerequisite |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Theoretical |
Practical |
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| 151746000 | CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 151746010 | CONSTRUCTION LAW AND CONTRACT | The aim of this course is to introduce the fundamental aspects for construction professionals enrolled in the Master of Construction Management, to have an advanced and integrated understanding of the role of law and its application to the industry. The course examines the allocation of risk in the context of the condition of standard contracts, and assesses the roles, management and applications over a range of legal documents including letters of intent and collateral warranties. This course seeks to help the students understand and evaluate construction contracts, their application and execution, as well as the legal aspects of construction. The course is designed to make the students develop a systematic understanding of the knowledge and critical awareness of the issues and opportunities for the management of construction projects. The course prepares the students to be aware of the legal and organizational factors at play in the construction industry and the methods available for managing/ resolving disputes that may occur during the execution of projects | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 151746020 | CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATING | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 151746030 | ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN CONSTRUCTION | The course seeks to respond to a changing employment market and to the changing requirements of the construction industry. Its aim is to give students a broad yet rigorous grounding in the fundamentals of organizing and managing construction project. This course discusses the reality of construction activities which have a long-lasting effect on the environment therefore sustainable and environmentally sound construction methods and innovative management practices are needed. The course aims to deepen the understanding of our climate as a dynamic system, and of the natural and anthropogenic drivers of climate change. Thus the impact of climate change on infrastructural design and resource management will be outlined in order to design more robust policies, plans and programs for these areas. | 3 | - | 3 |
151746000 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
| 151746040 | RISK MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECT | This course focuses on risk management in projects. It introduces a structured risk management process, as well as the tools and techniques used to identify, evaluate, transfer and monitor risks. Despite most of the tools and techniques can be employed in a wide range of field, this course focuses mostly on risk management in construction projects. | 3 | - | 3 |
151746000 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
| 151746050 | TECHNIQUES OF PROJECT PLANNING AND CONTROL | The aim of this course is introduce the techniques for establishing and maintaining control of a project. This course provides a thorough understanding of the project scheduling process in construction planning and control. The course includes costs and schedules, cost engineering concepts, schedule development, status evaluation, progress monitoring and responses to variances and changes. Students learn the relationship between the Work Breakdown Structure, organization breakdown structure, and the activities used in developing project schedules. The Critical Path Method (CPM), the Precedence Diagram Method (PDM), the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), and the Line of Balance (LOB) scheduling methods are discussed in detail to include hand calculations and powerful computer software products. The use of scheduling techniques for project control, resources constraint management, cash flow management, risk management, and project completion data management are investigated as is the importance of communications in the planning and monitoring/ controlling processes. Students will experience hands on use with Primavera scheduling software. | 3 | - | 3 |
151746000 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
| 151746060 | RESEARCH METHODS | The course examines the role of business research and provides an overview of commonly used qualitative and quantitative research methods. Topics covered include scientific inquiry, the research process, proposal development, research design, hypothesis testing, primary and secondary data collection, statistical data analysis and presentation of research reports. | 3 | - | 3 |
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Students must pass ( 15 ) credit hours from any of the following courses
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Course Number |
Course Name |
Weekly Hours |
Cr. Hrs. |
Prerequisite |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Theoretical |
Practical |
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| 151746070 | INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT | The objective of this course is to familiarize students with the challenges of managing the planning and execution of international design and construction projects. Addressing a broad range of technical, logistical, legal, financial, cultural, and personnel management issues, students will learn ways to decrease the risk of international work. The aims of this course is to provide students with a general understanding of the international construction market and learning experience in the key issues and concepts of procuring construction projects in an international context. | 3 | - | 3 |
151746000 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
| 151746080 | PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT | This course focuses on essential knowledge in procurement management in project-based industries as well as project/ program setting in production/ process-based industries. This course addresses three areas of procurement, selection and decision making, operational and practical considerations, and performance measurement. The nature and the key concepts of procurement management will be discussed. | 3 | - | 3 |
151746010 CONSTRUCTION LAW AND CONTRACT The aim of this course is to introduce the fundamental aspects for construction professionals enrolled in the Master of Construction Management, to have an advanced and integrated understanding of the role of law and its application to the industry. The course examines the allocation of risk in the context of the condition of standard contracts, and assesses the roles, management and applications over a range of legal documents including letters of intent and collateral warranties. This course seeks to help the students understand and evaluate construction contracts, their application and execution, as well as the legal aspects of construction. The course is designed to make the students develop a systematic understanding of the knowledge and critical awareness of the issues and opportunities for the management of construction projects. The course prepares the students to be aware of the legal and organizational factors at play in the construction industry and the methods available for managing/ resolving disputes that may occur during the execution of projects |
| 151746090 | BUILDING ECONOMICS | This course sets the context for an understanding of the operations of firms within the construction production process. This includes conducting statistical analysis of the data concerning construction. By analysing construction's contribution to national income and its linkages to other sectors of the economy it is possible to draw conclusions and gain insights into the operations of firms involved in the production of the built environment | 3 | - | 3 |
151746000 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
| 151746110 | STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION | This course aims to develop and understanding of the strategic management or organizations in the construction industry and their interaction with project. It introduces students to the strategic management process and raises awareness of external and internal environment context of organizations. The course covers the management of change and culture. Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility thinking are developed as a part of better business conduct. | 3 | - | 3 |
151746000 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
| 151746120 | FINANCE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS | Project Finance will provide students with a good understanding of the different ways of financing infrastructure projects (airports, bridges, power plants, schools etc) . This course involves the studying of financial methods and financial management for construction firm management. Analysis techniques for contemporary construction company accounting and finance practice with an emphasis on cash flow analysis and cash management. | 3 | - | 3 |
151746020 CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATING |
| 151746130 | RESOURCES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT | This course covers specific knowledge areas regarding planning and management of resources in engineering industries, especially in project – based setting. The aims of this course are to: - • Familiarize students with current policy and regulatory requirements characterizing sustainable resource management. • Acquainted students with current research in sustainable development and resource management. | 3 | - | 3 |
151746000 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
| 151746140 | COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT | This course introduces the application of Information Technology (IT) in the planning, organization, and control of construction projects. Topics include introductions to both well-established IT solutions and emerging trends, such as generic construction software, Excel spreadsheet tools, database management systems, and computation methods. Being a graduate- level course, the instructor will provide students with the guidance but be prepared to spend many hours solving various problems, designing conceptual systems, learning various software applications and reading extensive literatures that exist on the topics. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 151746150 | DATA SCIENCE FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT | This course will cover the application of data science in construction management and asset management. The models will include both machine learning and optimization approaches. A variety of computer language will be used including MATLAB, Python and R. this course introduces data science skills targeting applications in design, construction, and operations of buildings. You will learn practical coding within this context with an emphasis on basic python programming | 3 | - | 3 |
151746050 TECHNIQUES OF PROJECT PLANNING AND CONTROL The aim of this course is introduce the techniques for establishing and maintaining control of a project. This course provides a thorough understanding of the project scheduling process in construction planning and control. The course includes costs and schedules, cost engineering concepts, schedule development, status evaluation, progress monitoring and responses to variances and changes. Students learn the relationship between the Work Breakdown Structure, organization breakdown structure, and the activities used in developing project schedules. The Critical Path Method (CPM), the Precedence Diagram Method (PDM), the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), and the Line of Balance (LOB) scheduling methods are discussed in detail to include hand calculations and powerful computer software products. The use of scheduling techniques for project control, resources constraint management, cash flow management, risk management, and project completion data management are investigated as is the importance of communications in the planning and monitoring/ controlling processes. Students will experience hands on use with Primavera scheduling software. |
| 151746160 | BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) APPLICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT | Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a highly collaborative process that allows multiple stakeholders and architects, engineering and construction professionals to collaborate on the planning, design, and construction of a building with one 3D model. The objective of this course is to introduce students to concepts of model – based workflows in the construction industry using BIM technologies. Student in this course will understand how construction practices can be improved by BIM. Topics include using BIM for modeling, design/ construction coordination, estimating, scheduling, scheduling, safety planning, as – build modeling, etc. | 3 | - | 3 |
151746000 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
| 151746170 | SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT | This course aims to explore the implications of the sustainability debate as well as of healthy buildings on the professional roles and working practice of built environment stakeholders. The sustainable construction course introduces the concepts of sustainable designing construction. It provides an understanding of the environmental and resource implications of construction activity. The objective of this course is to familiarize the student with green construction methods and benefits in applying the leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) principles. This course provides a coverage of the different systems significant in the design of buildings, which are: human, mechanical and natural systems. | 3 | - | 3 |
151746030 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN CONSTRUCTION The course seeks to respond to a changing employment market and to the changing requirements of the construction industry. Its aim is to give students a broad yet rigorous grounding in the fundamentals of organizing and managing construction project. This course discusses the reality of construction activities which have a long-lasting effect on the environment therefore sustainable and environmentally sound construction methods and innovative management practices are needed. The course aims to deepen the understanding of our climate as a dynamic system, and of the natural and anthropogenic drivers of climate change. Thus the impact of climate change on infrastructural design and resource management will be outlined in order to design more robust policies, plans and programs for these areas. |
Thesis\Treatise Track: Total Credit Hours Required to Finish the Degree ( 36 Credit Hours ) as Follows
Specialization Requirements
Students must pass all of the following courses plus ( 6 ) credit hours for the Thesis
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Course Number |
Course Name |
Weekly Hours |
Cr. Hrs. |
Prerequisite |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Theoretical |
Practical |
|||||
| 151746000 | CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 3 | - | 3 |
- |
|
| 151746010 | CONSTRUCTION LAW AND CONTRACT | The aim of this course is to introduce the fundamental aspects for construction professionals enrolled in the Master of Construction Management, to have an advanced and integrated understanding of the role of law and its application to the industry. The course examines the allocation of risk in the context of the condition of standard contracts, and assesses the roles, management and applications over a range of legal documents including letters of intent and collateral warranties. This course seeks to help the students understand and evaluate construction contracts, their application and execution, as well as the legal aspects of construction. The course is designed to make the students develop a systematic understanding of the knowledge and critical awareness of the issues and opportunities for the management of construction projects. The course prepares the students to be aware of the legal and organizational factors at play in the construction industry and the methods available for managing/ resolving disputes that may occur during the execution of projects | 3 | - | 3 |
- |
| 151746020 | CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATING | 3 | - | 3 |
- |
|
| 151746030 | ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN CONSTRUCTION | The course seeks to respond to a changing employment market and to the changing requirements of the construction industry. Its aim is to give students a broad yet rigorous grounding in the fundamentals of organizing and managing construction project. This course discusses the reality of construction activities which have a long-lasting effect on the environment therefore sustainable and environmentally sound construction methods and innovative management practices are needed. The course aims to deepen the understanding of our climate as a dynamic system, and of the natural and anthropogenic drivers of climate change. Thus the impact of climate change on infrastructural design and resource management will be outlined in order to design more robust policies, plans and programs for these areas. | 3 | - | 3 |
151746000 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
| 151746040 | RISK MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECT | This course focuses on risk management in projects. It introduces a structured risk management process, as well as the tools and techniques used to identify, evaluate, transfer and monitor risks. Despite most of the tools and techniques can be employed in a wide range of field, this course focuses mostly on risk management in construction projects. | 3 | - | 3 |
151746000 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
| 151746050 | TECHNIQUES OF PROJECT PLANNING AND CONTROL | The aim of this course is introduce the techniques for establishing and maintaining control of a project. This course provides a thorough understanding of the project scheduling process in construction planning and control. The course includes costs and schedules, cost engineering concepts, schedule development, status evaluation, progress monitoring and responses to variances and changes. Students learn the relationship between the Work Breakdown Structure, organization breakdown structure, and the activities used in developing project schedules. The Critical Path Method (CPM), the Precedence Diagram Method (PDM), the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), and the Line of Balance (LOB) scheduling methods are discussed in detail to include hand calculations and powerful computer software products. The use of scheduling techniques for project control, resources constraint management, cash flow management, risk management, and project completion data management are investigated as is the importance of communications in the planning and monitoring/ controlling processes. Students will experience hands on use with Primavera scheduling software. | 3 | - | 3 |
151746000 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
| 151746060 | RESEARCH METHODS | The course examines the role of business research and provides an overview of commonly used qualitative and quantitative research methods. Topics covered include scientific inquiry, the research process, proposal development, research design, hypothesis testing, primary and secondary data collection, statistical data analysis and presentation of research reports. | 3 | - | 3 |
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Students must pass ( 9 ) credit hours from any of the following courses
|
Course Number |
Course Name |
Weekly Hours |
Cr. Hrs. |
Prerequisite |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Theoretical |
Practical |
|||||
| 151746070 | INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT | The objective of this course is to familiarize students with the challenges of managing the planning and execution of international design and construction projects. Addressing a broad range of technical, logistical, legal, financial, cultural, and personnel management issues, students will learn ways to decrease the risk of international work. The aims of this course is to provide students with a general understanding of the international construction market and learning experience in the key issues and concepts of procuring construction projects in an international context. | 3 | - | 3 |
151746000 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
| 151746080 | PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT | This course focuses on essential knowledge in procurement management in project-based industries as well as project/ program setting in production/ process-based industries. This course addresses three areas of procurement, selection and decision making, operational and practical considerations, and performance measurement. The nature and the key concepts of procurement management will be discussed. | 3 | - | 3 |
151746010 CONSTRUCTION LAW AND CONTRACT The aim of this course is to introduce the fundamental aspects for construction professionals enrolled in the Master of Construction Management, to have an advanced and integrated understanding of the role of law and its application to the industry. The course examines the allocation of risk in the context of the condition of standard contracts, and assesses the roles, management and applications over a range of legal documents including letters of intent and collateral warranties. This course seeks to help the students understand and evaluate construction contracts, their application and execution, as well as the legal aspects of construction. The course is designed to make the students develop a systematic understanding of the knowledge and critical awareness of the issues and opportunities for the management of construction projects. The course prepares the students to be aware of the legal and organizational factors at play in the construction industry and the methods available for managing/ resolving disputes that may occur during the execution of projects |
| 151746090 | BUILDING ECONOMICS | This course sets the context for an understanding of the operations of firms within the construction production process. This includes conducting statistical analysis of the data concerning construction. By analysing construction's contribution to national income and its linkages to other sectors of the economy it is possible to draw conclusions and gain insights into the operations of firms involved in the production of the built environment | 3 | - | 3 |
151746000 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
| 151746110 | STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION | This course aims to develop and understanding of the strategic management or organizations in the construction industry and their interaction with project. It introduces students to the strategic management process and raises awareness of external and internal environment context of organizations. The course covers the management of change and culture. Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility thinking are developed as a part of better business conduct. | 3 | - | 3 |
151746000 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
| 151746120 | FINANCE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS | Project Finance will provide students with a good understanding of the different ways of financing infrastructure projects (airports, bridges, power plants, schools etc) . This course involves the studying of financial methods and financial management for construction firm management. Analysis techniques for contemporary construction company accounting and finance practice with an emphasis on cash flow analysis and cash management. | 3 | - | 3 |
151746020 CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATING |
| 151746130 | RESOURCES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT | This course covers specific knowledge areas regarding planning and management of resources in engineering industries, especially in project – based setting. The aims of this course are to: - • Familiarize students with current policy and regulatory requirements characterizing sustainable resource management. • Acquainted students with current research in sustainable development and resource management. | 3 | - | 3 |
151746000 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
| 151746140 | COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT | This course introduces the application of Information Technology (IT) in the planning, organization, and control of construction projects. Topics include introductions to both well-established IT solutions and emerging trends, such as generic construction software, Excel spreadsheet tools, database management systems, and computation methods. Being a graduate- level course, the instructor will provide students with the guidance but be prepared to spend many hours solving various problems, designing conceptual systems, learning various software applications and reading extensive literatures that exist on the topics. | 3 | - | 3 |
- |
| 151746150 | DATA SCIENCE FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT | This course will cover the application of data science in construction management and asset management. The models will include both machine learning and optimization approaches. A variety of computer language will be used including MATLAB, Python and R. this course introduces data science skills targeting applications in design, construction, and operations of buildings. You will learn practical coding within this context with an emphasis on basic python programming | 3 | - | 3 |
151746050 TECHNIQUES OF PROJECT PLANNING AND CONTROL The aim of this course is introduce the techniques for establishing and maintaining control of a project. This course provides a thorough understanding of the project scheduling process in construction planning and control. The course includes costs and schedules, cost engineering concepts, schedule development, status evaluation, progress monitoring and responses to variances and changes. Students learn the relationship between the Work Breakdown Structure, organization breakdown structure, and the activities used in developing project schedules. The Critical Path Method (CPM), the Precedence Diagram Method (PDM), the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), and the Line of Balance (LOB) scheduling methods are discussed in detail to include hand calculations and powerful computer software products. The use of scheduling techniques for project control, resources constraint management, cash flow management, risk management, and project completion data management are investigated as is the importance of communications in the planning and monitoring/ controlling processes. Students will experience hands on use with Primavera scheduling software. |
| 151746160 | BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) APPLICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT | Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a highly collaborative process that allows multiple stakeholders and architects, engineering and construction professionals to collaborate on the planning, design, and construction of a building with one 3D model. The objective of this course is to introduce students to concepts of model – based workflows in the construction industry using BIM technologies. Student in this course will understand how construction practices can be improved by BIM. Topics include using BIM for modeling, design/ construction coordination, estimating, scheduling, scheduling, safety planning, as – build modeling, etc. | 3 | - | 3 |
151746000 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
| 151746170 | SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT | This course aims to explore the implications of the sustainability debate as well as of healthy buildings on the professional roles and working practice of built environment stakeholders. The sustainable construction course introduces the concepts of sustainable designing construction. It provides an understanding of the environmental and resource implications of construction activity. The objective of this course is to familiarize the student with green construction methods and benefits in applying the leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) principles. This course provides a coverage of the different systems significant in the design of buildings, which are: human, mechanical and natural systems. | 3 | - | 3 |
151746030 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN CONSTRUCTION The course seeks to respond to a changing employment market and to the changing requirements of the construction industry. Its aim is to give students a broad yet rigorous grounding in the fundamentals of organizing and managing construction project. This course discusses the reality of construction activities which have a long-lasting effect on the environment therefore sustainable and environmentally sound construction methods and innovative management practices are needed. The course aims to deepen the understanding of our climate as a dynamic system, and of the natural and anthropogenic drivers of climate change. Thus the impact of climate change on infrastructural design and resource management will be outlined in order to design more robust policies, plans and programs for these areas. |
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