MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3123 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2010 Fall Last Admit Term: 2015 Spring Award: AAS Total Credits: 66-68 CIP Code: 52.2001	Primary College: Initiating College: Phoenix College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: College Specific Field of Interest: Not Found Instructional Council: Drafting (24) GPA: 2.0
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Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Construction Management degree prepares construction industry people to assume leadership and middle management positions with construction companies, architectural and engineering firms, and land developers. The program emphasizes hands-on skills in construction estimating, scheduling, communicating, supervising and managing construction personnel, equipment, and documents. Completers are prepared for entry-level positions as estimators, project managers, construction superintendents, and job-site administrators. A Certificate of Completion (CCL) is also available.

Required Courses

ARC251 Introduction to Revit 3
BLT120 Techniques of Building Inspection 3
BLT124 Designing for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 3
+ BLT126 Soil Mechanics 3
+ BLT200 Construction Management: Field Operations 3
+ BLT201 Construction Management: Office Operations 3
BLT263AK Building Codes: IBC 3
BLT263AL Building Codes: IRC 3
+ CET211 Strength of Materials 3
CNS175 Working Drawing Analysis: Blueprint Reading 3
CNS180 Building Construction Methods, Materials, and Equipment 3
+ CNS205 Sustainable Construction/LEED Certification 3
GTC121 Construction Estimating I 3
+ GTC123 Construction Estimating II 3

+ MAT151 College Algebra/Functions (4) AND
+ MAT182 Plane Trigonometry (3) OR
+ MAT187 Precalculus (5) 5-7

Credits: 47-49

Restricted Electives
None	Credits:

General Electives
None	Credits:

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 19

General Education Core	Credits: 9

First-Year Composition	Credits: 6
+ Any approved general education courses in the First-Year Composition Area 6

Oral Communication	Credits: 3
+ Any approved general education course in the Oral Communication Area 3

Critical Reading	Credits: 0
Met by CRE101 OR CRE111 OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment in the Program Prerequisites area. 0

Mathematics	Credits: 0
Met by (MAT151 and MAT182) OR MAT187 in Required Courses Area. 0

General Education Distribution	Credits: 10

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 3
CNS101 Construction and Culture 3

Social-Behavioral Sciences	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Area 3

Natural Sciences	Credits: 4
+ PHY101 Introduction to Physics 4

Program Competencies
1. Create and modify construction documents using Building Information Modeling (BIM) software. (ARC251) 2. Describe various regulatory codes/agencies and their appropriate application in building inspections. (BLT120) 3. Analyze new and existing building plans for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Requirements. (BLT124) 4. Identify and describe common soil problems, testing procedures for soil sampling, requirements for soil mixtures, drainage for specific uses, and soil reports. (BLT126) 5. Develop a construction project schedule using project scheduling techniques. (BLT200) 6. Identify unsafe or hazardous conditions on a construction site and recommend safe practices according to the applicable code. (BLT200) 7. Identify and describe skills and techniques necessary for successful management of a construction office. (BLT201) 8. Explain the required safety principles of building construction as specified in the International Building Codes (IBC) and International Residential Codes (IRC). (BLT263AK, BLT263AL) 9. Determine the responsibilities of clients, consultants, and contractors on a given project. (BLT201, GTC121) 10. Interpret construction documents and blueprints used in residential and commercial construction. (CNS175) 11. Identify and describe wood frame, concrete, and structural steel construction methods used in residential and commercial building construction. (CNS180) 12. Explain the financial impact of sustainable construction practices. (CNS205) 13. Calculate mathematical and graphical solutions to problems in beam analysis, stress, strain, shear, moment, force analysis and column design. (CET211) 14. Prepare bids for a construction project, including labor, materials, equipment, overhead, and profit. (GTC121, GTC123) 15. Use fundamental principles of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry to solve drafting and construction problems. (MAT151, MAT182, MAT187)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: March 23, 2010

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.