What Will I Learn in the Construction Management Minor?

What does it take to manage an engineering project? As a construction management minor, you will learn about planning, managing, and overseeing the construction of a project, and masterthe skills of managing construction  like scheduling, cost estimating, planning, and contracts. No matter what you want to pursue in the field of engineering, you’ll gain valuable knowledge that will make you a sought-after candidate for a variety of positions.

Courses

The construction management minor includes classes on Construction Engineering, which introduces the main elements of managing construction projects such as scheduling, cost estimating, planning, and contracts. You’ll also get to choose from a variety of additional courses that relate to construction management. 

Degree Requirements

University Core

At University of Portland, the Core Curriculum enhances your bachelor’s degree with liberal arts courses that sharpen your critical thinking and decision-making skills, preparing you to analyze data with precision and purpose.  

The Core

Careers and Outcomes

The Construction Management minor prepares you for careers in which understanding planning, design changes/modifications, construction, risk management, and safety is important. Construction management is a burgeoning field with a 9% growth outlook projected for 2023-2033, which is much faster than the average job growth of 4%. Construction management is a high growth area in terms of labor demand in the western states. Construction managers typically work for construction companies. 

Jobs

With a construction management minor, you pursue careers in:

• Project Plannning
• Cost Estimating
• Risk Management
• Scheduling
• Contract Management