Construction management along with architecture is a powerful combination hand in hand. I don't know if CPP offers construction management but if it does, I believe it would be under the college of engineering.
In Cal Poly Pomona, you can obtain the
Construction Management Certificate from the College of the Extended University.
Courses: Managerial Specialty Certificate
- Cash and Financial Management
- C.P.M. Scheduling
- Estimating Management
- Introduction to Construction Software
- Managing a Construction Business
- Project Administration and Management
Courses: Technical Specialty Certificate
- Accounting Aspects of Construction
- Basic Estimating and Bidding
- Labor & Employee Law and Managing Employee Relations
- Legal Aspects of Construction
- The Negotiation
- Safety in Construction
You can read the full details at http://www.ceu.csupomona.ed u/courses/trade/constrmancert.asp. The pros and cons to pursuing the CEU offered courses are as follow:
Pro
- Gain valuable knowledge and skills
- Meet industry professionals; network and find a job
- Marketability; resume
Cons
- Expensive tuition; $340 per course ("education is expensive but ignorance is costly...")
- Non-Credit; does not apply towards your undergrad curriculum
- Difficult; may be challenging for a lowerclass undergraduate student because the program is marketed towards industry professionals with experience in the field
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