The University of Michigan Civil and Environmental Engineering offers a course in Construction Management Information Systems, which is designed to teach about the management, technology, economic and environmental aspects of construction. It is also designed to teach advanced information systems dealing with software programs that incorporate project management, estimation and costs, scheduling, land developments and architectural engineering. Such careers available in this field are Senior Electrical Design Engineer and Senior Project Manager -- Commercial Construction.
The Iowa State University College of Engineering offers courses in Construction Engineering under the major of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, which is a combination of engineering, construction and management courses in one major. This course concentrates more on the engineering and technical aspects of construction education. Graduates will not only be dealing with the construction of roads, buildings, bridges and industrial complexes, but also with the environmental engineering aspect of water resources specifically the areas of groundwater hydrology, contamination, risk assessment, solid waste management, surface water quality, and water and wastewater treatment.
The Master of Science in Construction Management is a real estate course that specializes in the overall control of a real estate construction project. The Florida Technical University in Florida offers courses in Construction Legal Environment and Construction Financial Management. These courses teach education geared toward finance, law, accounting and the business aspects of running a construction site and building homes on land that is acquired by real estate companies. Such careers offered in this field are construction estimator, assistant director of public works, construction project manager and controls project engineer.
Milwaukee School of Engineering offers a Master Certificate in Business and Construction Management for students who have a bachelor's degree or master's degree in the Construction Engineering field. The courses required are Construction Operations and Management Strategies, Construction Data and Information Management, Sustainable Built Environment and Lean Construction and Resource Management. Graduates can become construction managers in the construction of a site as well as in the financial, safety and computer technology aspects of the designing of the construction.