The Albert School of Construction provides comprehensive educational and applied learning opportunities focused on the planning, delivery, and operation of capital projects across the built environment. The School prepares students for leadership roles in construction, infrastructure, and related industries by integrating engineering fundamentals, construction methods, project management, and business principles.
Undergraduate programs within the School address complementary aspects of project success, including field-based technical leadership, engineering-oriented construction delivery, and project and operations management. The curriculum emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration and covers the full capital project life cycle, from engineering and procurement through construction execution and operations and maintenance.
Construction education within the School strongly emphasizes experiential learning and industry engagement. Internship or cooperative education experience ensures that graduates enter the workforce with practical, real-world experience and are prepared to lead teams and manage complex projects.
The construction field encompasses a wide range of challenges, including planning and execution of residential, commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects; integration of engineering design with construction operations; cost estimating, scheduling, and procurement; construction safety, quality control, and risk management; and the application of modern digital technologies in project delivery.
Graduates of the School of Construction are prepared to contribute immediately as industry-ready professionals and advance into leadership roles across the construction and infrastructure sectors.
The Albert School of Construction offers curricula leading to the Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering (BS), Bachelor of Science in Construction Management (BSCM), and the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Technology (BSET).
Degree Programs
Construction Engineering
Construction Engineering (ConE) graduates support the planning, coordination, and execution of construction and infrastructure projects by applying engineering principles in field and project environments. Construction engineers work at the interface of design and construction, collaborating with owners, engineers, construction managers, and contractors to address constructability, quality, cost, and schedule challenges. Graduates are prepared for positions such as project engineer, field engineer, construction engineer, assistant project manager, and engineering coordinator, and for advanced study and professional licensure pathways related to engineering and construction.
Construction Management
Construction Management (CM) graduates plan, direct, and coordinate a wide variety of construction projects, including the building of all types of residential, commercial, and industrial structures, roads, bridges, wastewater treatment plants, and schools and hospitals. Construction managers may oversee an entire project or just part of a project. They often work with or for owners, engineers, architects, and others who are involved in the construction process. Construction managers evaluate and help determine appropriate construction delivery systems and the most cost-effective plan and schedule for completing the project.
Civil Engineering Technology
Civil Engineering Technology (CIET) graduates find employment in a wide range of positions in construction, surveying, engineering and architectural firms; local, state and national government; environmental and public health agencies; state departments of transportation and highways; and private business and industry. Specific job titles of recent graduates include transportation technician, highway technician, engineer-in-training, materials supervisor, surveying crew chief, civil engineering detailer/designer, office engineer, construction estimator or planner, engineering assistant, project engineer and assistant project manager.
Accreditation
The Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Technology degree program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Civil Engineering Technology.
The Bachelor of Science in Construction Management degree program is accredited by the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Construction Management.
The Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering degree program is a new interdisciplinary program designed with ABET EAC criteria in mind. The program will seek ABET accreditation once it becomes eligible after graduating its first cohort.
Program Educational Objectives
Our programs are committed to providing the environment and expertise to ensure that their graduates may make substantive contributions in their professional endeavors after graduation, both in the areas of technical proficiency and community involvement.
These program educational objectives are statements that describe the expected accomplishments of graduates during the first few years after graduation.
Civil Engineering Technology
- Apply general and discipline-specific concepts and methodologies to identify and provide operational and technical solutions through critical thinking and problem solving
- Effectively communicate information and lead discussion in a professional manner to a broad range of stakeholders and in a variety of formats
- Show growth within independent and team environments while modeling ethical, respectful, reliable, and professional behavior
- Understand and adapt to the impact of technological, environmental, societal, and economic changes on the profession in local, national and global contexts
- Demonstrate lifelong learning skills through certifications, professional development, and licensure
Construction Management
- Apply general and discipline-specific concepts and methodologies to identify and provide operational and technical solutions
- Effectively communicate information and lead discussion in a professional manner to potentially diverse audiences and in a variety of formats
- Show growth within independent and team environments while modeling ethical, respectful, reliable and professional behavior
- Understand and adapt to the impact of the environmental, societal and economic complexities on the profession in local, national and global contexts
- Demonstrate lifelong learning skills through certifications, professional development, and licensure
Student Learning Outcomes
Civil Engineering Technology
The Civil Engineering Technology program’s student outcomes are also mapped to the ETAC of ABET Criterion 3 Outcomes:
ETAC of ABET Criterion 3 Outcomes
For baccalaureate degree programs, these student outcomes must include, but are not limited to, the following:
- An ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
- An ability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
- An ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in broadly defined technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature;
- An ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes; and
- An ability to function effectively as a member as well as a leader on technical teams.
Construction Management
The Construction Management program’s student outcomes are mapped to the ANSAC of ABET Criterion 3 Outcomes listed below:
ANSAC of ABET Criterion 3 Outcomes
Baccalaureate degree program student outcomes must include, but are not limited to, the following:
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve broadly defined technical or scientific problems by applying knowledge of mathematics and science and/or technical topics to areas relevant to the discipline.
- An ability to formulate or design a system, process, procedure or program to meet desired needs.
- An ability to develop and conduct experiments or test hypotheses, analyze and interpret data and use scientific judgment to draw conclusions.
- An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
- An ability to understand ethical and professional responsibilities and the impact of technical and/or scientific solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
- An ability to function effectively on teams that establish goals, plan tasks, meet deadlines, and analyze risk and uncertainty.
Construction Engineering
The Construction Engineering program’s student outcomes are mapped to the EAC of ABET Criterion 3 Outcomes listed below:
EAC of ABET Criterion 3 Outcomes
Baccalaureate degree program student outcomes must include, but are not limited to, the following:
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
- An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
- An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
- An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
- An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
- An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
- An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.