Associate in Science Degree in Construction Management
2020-2021 Map
Total Units: 68 - 73
Term 1
16 - 17 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| CNST-1: Introduction to Construction | 2 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): ITEC 55 This course is designed to teach students a broad overview of the construction industry and the opportunities available in this field. Emphasis will be on developing an understanding of the trades, processes, terminology, practices, and documents in the construction field. The student will be introduced to time, equipment, and materials and their relationship to estimating, cost, and performance. |
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| CHEM-51: Elem Inorganic Chem | 5 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): MATH 108 or MATH 116 or Equivalent This is a survey course in the principles of inorganic chemistry, including atomic theory and periodic properties, nuclear chemistry, electronic structure, chemical bonding, stoichiometry, gas behavior, solution chemistry, kinetics and equilibrium, acids and bases, oxidation and reduction, and elementary thermodynamics. It is recommended for allied health or applied science majors. (C-ID CHEM 101). |
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| ECON-2: Princ of Macroeconomics | 3 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): MATH 108, MATH 116 or Equivalent An introductory course focusing on aggregate economic analysis. Topics include: market systems, aggregate measures of economic activity, macroeconomic equilibrium, money and financial institutions, monetary and fiscal policy, international economics, and economic growth. (C-ID ECON 202). |
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| English Composition (Select One) | 3 - 4 | ||
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| CSU Area E Choice (Select One) | 3 | Consider US Diversity or Global Cultures course for CSUC | |
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Term 2
16 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| CNST-45: Construction Graphics | 3 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): CNST 5 The ability to communicate 3 dimensional (3D) forms and ideas with 2 dimensional (2D) representations is a central skill in the construction industry. This course will train students to create and interpret the representation of our built environment through the practice of construction graphics. Students will establishing a working vocabulary of symbols, details, and views used in construction drawing through both lecture and practical application. Specific techniques will include basic sketching and visualization and an introduction to computer-aided drafting and modeling using Sketch-up, Revit, and Navisworks (3D modeling and viewing tools). |
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| MATH-13: Survey of Calculus | 4 | High School coursework is a prerequisite to MATH-13 | |
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Prerequisite(s): MATH 116 or MATH 124 or Equivalent Presents a study of the techniques of calculus with emphasis placed on the application of these concepts to business and management related problems. The applications of derivatives and integrals of functions including polynomials, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions are studied. (C-ID MATH 140). |
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| ECON-4: Princ of Microeconomics | 3 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): MATH 108 or MATH 116 or Equivalent This is an introductory course focusing on choices of individual economic decision-makers. Topics include scarcity, specialization and trade, market equilibrium, elasticity, production and cost theory, market structures, factor markets, and market failure. (C-ID ECON 201). |
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| CSU Area A1 Choice (Select One) | 3 | ||
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| CSU Area C1 Choice (Select One) | 3 | Consider US Diversity or Global Cultures for CSUC | |
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Term 3
17 - 18 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| CNST-15: Materials and Methods of CNST | 3 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): ITEC 55 A comprehensive study of the principle building materials and systems that are found in the construction industry. An in-depth review of how these materials and systems interact together to produce a complete design and project. The class highlights upon materials testing, quality control, green building products, and various project delivery methods. |
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| ACCT-2: Financial Accounting | 4 | ||
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Unit(s): 4.00
This is the study of accounting as an information system, examining why it is important and how it is used by investors, creditors, and others to make decisions. The course covers the accounting information system, including recording and reporting of business transactions with a focus on the accounting cycle, the application of generally accepted accounting principles, the financial statements, and statement analysis. Includes issues relating to asset, liability, and equity valuation, revenue and expense recognition, cash flow, internal controls, and ethics. (C-ID ACCT 110) |
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| PHYS-21: College Physics I | 4 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): MATH 20 or high school trigonometry This course is intended for students not majoring in physics or engineering but needing a one-year course in physics as a requirement for their major program. The course is part of a two-semester sequence whose contents may be offered in other sequences or combinations at articulated institutions. Topics include kinematics, dynamics, work and energy, momentum, fluids and simple harmonic motion. (C-ID PHYS 105). |
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| CSU Area C2 Choice (Select One) | 3 - 4 | Taking HIST-8, HIST-10, HIST-18, HIST-26, ECON-20, or ECON-20H within this area is recommended to meet the US-1 graduation requirement for the CSU. | |
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| CSU Area A3 Choice (Select One) | 3 | ||
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Term 4
19 - 22 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| CNST-21: Anal of CNST Drawings and Spec | 3 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): CNST 1, CNST 5, CNST 15 This course is an advanced study of reading construction documents and specifications used in civil, residential, commercial, industrial, and specialty construction. The correlation of plans and specifications to the contract documents will be reinforced, as well as the use of the plans for material takeoff. The student will be introduced to the use of plans and specifications for materials quantity takeoff and the correlation to the project estimate. |
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| CNST-35: Electrical and Mechanical Sys | 3 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): CNST 1, CNST 5, CNST 10, CNST 15, CNST 20 This course is an introduction to Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Systems and the integration of these systems into the building design and construction process. |
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| ACCT-4: Managerial Accounting | 4 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): ACCT 2 This course provides students an in depth study of how managers use accounting information in decision-making, planning, directing operations and controlling. It focuses on cost terms and concepts, cost behavior, cost structure and cost-volume-profit analysis. Includes issues relating to cost systems, cost control, profit planning, and performance analysis in manufacturing and service environments. (C-ID ACCT 120). |
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| CSU Area D Choice (Select One) | 3 | Taking POS-2 or POS-12 within this area is recommended to meet the US-2 and US-3 graduation requirement for the CSU. | |
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| CSU Area B2 Choice (Select One) | 3 - 5 | Taking a lab course is not required because CHEM-51 and PHYS-21 meet the B3 requirement. | |
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| CSU Area C Choice (Select One) | 3 - 4 | ||
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