Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) is home to the nation's oldest program in concrete industry management. The university's program states its goals as being the creation of broadly educated graduates with extensive knowledge of concrete technology and the ability to manage people and systems within the field. Coursework within the program is divided among two broad primary categories: concrete contracting and production sales and services. Students must also complete general education requirements mandated by the university and a number of business courses that complement their studies in concrete technology. MTSU students receive a Bachelor of Science in Concrete Industry Management. Courses within the program include studies in concrete fundamentals, concrete construction methods, Formwork Design and Computerized Drafting and Design and Construction Issues.
MTSU Concrete Industry Management Program
1301 E. Main St. Box 19
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
615-494-7658
mtsucim.com
California State University, Chico (CSUC) offers the Bachelor of Science in Concrete Industry Management through its College of Engineering, Computer Science and Construction Management. The program requires 120 credit hours for completion, of which 87 of those credit hours are required within the concrete industry management curriculum. Courses include studies in areas such as Decorative Concrete Fixtures and Surfaces, Sustainability and the Built Environment, Concrete Repair and Restoration, Seismic Considerations in Concrete and Principles of Soil Mechanics and Foundations.
College of Engineering, Computer Science & Construction Management
California State University, Chico
O'Connell Technology Center 410
Chico, CA 95929
530-898-5963
ecst.csuchico.edu
Texas State University in San Marcos also offers the Bachelor of Science in Concrete Industry Management degree. The program is offered with a minor in business administration. The degree plan requires students to complete 124 credit hours for graduation. Courses of study cut across a wide variety of fields within construction management including Concrete Construction Methods, Applications of Concrete in Construction, Concrete Problems: Diagnosis, Prevention and Dispute Resolution, Industrial and Offshore Construction Systems and Fundamentals of Concrete: Properties and Testing.
Texas State University
Department of Engineering Technology
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666
512-245-2137
txstate.edu