Master of Science in Civil Engineering with Construction Engineering and Business concentration (CENG)

Master of Science in Civil Engineering with Construction Engineering and Business Concentration (CENG)

Events in the past decade including the great recession of 2007-2009 and the recent pandemic from 2020-2022 have enhanced the importance of resilience in the construction industry. The need for advanced procedures, means, and methods for construction business management are even more pronounced with the post-pandemic shortage of skilled labor in the industry as well as the supply chain issues faced during the pandemic.

The Construction Engineering and Business program will allow engineering majors to acquire relevant business management knowledge and business majors to acquire relevant technical knowledge while getting exposed to the state of the art in their specialty areas.  The concentration will deliver a unique interdisciplinary curriculum at the Professional Masters level that will equip professionals with the state-of-the-art knowledge in the contemporary topics listed above. This represents a joint effort between the College of Engineering and the Mitch Daniels School of Business and addresses the contemporary needs in the construction industry.

The program will include a combination of in person and online courses with a strong emphasis on experiential learning.

General Program Requirements: 30 Credits

Core: 12 Credits (6 credits Engineering + 6 credits Business Courses)

Experiential Learning: 6 credits over two semesters

Electives: 12 credits (Engineering + Business courses)

SPECIALTY AREA REQUIREMENTS: General Core (12 credits); Specialty Core (6 credits); Electives (6 credits); Experiential (6 credits)

List of Core Courses (12 Credits)

List of Engineering Core Courses (6 Credits)

  1. Construction Project Control Systems
  2. Construction Business Management

List of Business Core Courses (6 Credits)

  1. Accounting for Managers
  2. Managing Behaviors in Organizations

List of Experiential Learning Courses (6 Credits)

  1. Professional Practice Graduate Internship

List of Recommended Elective Courses (Pick 12 Credits) Construction Finance

  1. Construction Equipment
  2. Leadership and Advanced Project Management
  3. Risk Management in Construction
  4. Construction Accounting and Finance
  5. Great Projects in Civil Engineering
  6. Highway & Bridge Construction
  7. BUSINESS ELECTIVES

Emerging Tools and Technology in the Built Environment

  1. Computer applications in Construction
  2. Built Environment Modeling (including BIM)
  3. Risk Management in Construction
  4. Construction Accounting and Finance
  5. Asset Management
  6. Pipeline Condition Assessment
  7. BUSINESS ELECTIVES

Construction Law and Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) - For Future Development

  1. Risk Management in Construction
  2. Facilities Engineering and Management
  3. Construction Law
  4. Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution
  5. Temporary Structures
  6. Great Projects in Civil Engineering
  7. BUSINESS ELECTIVES

PRELIMINARY LIST OF BUSINESS ELECTIVES (DSB)

Course No. Course Title Credits
MGMT 60000 Accounting for Managers 3
MGMT 69000 Adv Corporate Finance 2
ECON 59000 Advanced Programming with Python 2
MGMT 59000 Big Data Analytics in the Cloud 2
MGMT 69000 Change Management 2
MGMT 59000 Consulting Tools and Skills 2
MGMT 57100 Data Mining 2
MGMT 59000 Database and SQL 2
MGMT 59000 Deep Learning 2
MGMT 59000 Digital Marketing 2
ECON 59000 Economic Forecasting 2
ECON 59100 Fin Valuation & Decision Mkg 2
MGMT 59000 Frontiers in AI 1
MGMT 59000 Frontiers in C Suite 1
MGMT 59000 Frontiers in Design 1
MGMT 59000 Frontiers in Energy 1
MGMT 59000 Frontiers in Manufacturing 1
MGMT 65330 HR Strategy 2
MGMT 59000 Intellectual Prprty Strategies 1
MGMT 65420 Leadership 2
OBHR 68100 Managing Behavior in Organiz 2
MGMT 62000 Marketing Management 3
MGMT 65430 Negotiatns In Organztn 2
MGMT 59000 Professional Selling 1
MGMT 56200 Project Management 2
MGMT 57000 Spreadsht Modl & Simul 2
ECON 57600 Statistical & Machine Learning 2
MGMT 56500 Strat Sourcing & Procurement 2
MGMT 66400 Supply Chain Management 2
MGMT 65460 Talent Acquisition 2
MGMT 65470 Talent Management 2
MGMT 59000 Tech Strategy 2
MGMT 59000 Financial Management Essentials 1
MGMT 59000 Accounting for Management Essential 1
MGMT 59000 Marketing Management Essentials 1
MGMT 59000 Strategic Management Essentials 1
MGMT 59000 Operations Management Essentials 1
MGMT 59000 Business Storytelling Essentials 1