Overview

Our program develops competent construction professionals by engaging students in the field, laboratory, and classroom using the following educational tools: Technology-driven Curricula: The course work incorporates the latest available software applications, BIM programs, animations, simulations, and virtual reality methods to effectively plan projects, communicate to project stakeholders, and analyze project performance. Value-added Learning: Students will learn to maximize the value of a design by understanding life-cycle costing techniques, sensor networks, and begin to understand the concept of intelligent building design. Business Emphasis: Principles of accounting, finance, risk minimization, and employee protection are emphasized so that the students will develop the best overall construction techniques for their project. Constructability: Students will learn from instructors experienced in the construction field. This lends practicality to the students’ training. The student will gain a working knowledge of these concepts to communicate with engineering subject experts as they develop their craft. Students will apply learning through a combination of interactive lecture/demonstration classes, graphic exercises and field exercises.

Degree: Bachelor of Science

Completion time: Four (4) years, 124-125 Credit Hours to Complete the Degree.

Internships:

Internships are an experiential learning activity designed to help students apply academically learned concepts, theories, principles, and skills while working in an industrial or business environment. Students will have the opportunity to increase their marketability as well as their technical knowledge and managerial and interpersonal skills in their area of concentration by participating in the day-to-day operation of a specific industry or business. Students must link the internship directly to their program of study.

 

The work description and specific activities of the internship will be made jointly by the internship coordinator at the School of Technology, the supervisor at the cooperating business or industry, and the student. The internship program is a directed, quality experience designed uniquely for each business/industry partner as well as each student intern.

 

A mandatory final evaluation from the business/industry supervisor, and weekly journal of activities are requirements of the internship and must be completed before credit can be earned. The internship can carry up to six semester hours of credit for students (most internships earn three hours of credit), depending on academic loads and the approved degree program. A minimum of 40 clock hours are required for one semester hour of credit.

Resources

- Degree Plan (PDF)
- Program Information in EIU Catalog

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