- Tuition/Year$34,990
- Duration1 Year
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Program Description
The curriculum has an emphasis on both global and regional perspectives of construction management and technical communication.
Taught by a world-class faculty of professors with doctoral degrees in engineering, business, and law, the 30-credit hour program can be completed in one year (full-time) or two years (part-time), with a combination of technical and management courses.
Upon completion of the Master of Science in Construction Management (M.S.C.M.), graduates will be able to:
- Advance their professional careers while staying technically current in the field of construction management or related disciplines;
- Demonstrate social and ethical responsibility by adhering to the principles of sustainability, safety, and cultural diversity in the workplace.
- Articulate professional challenges, perspectives, and decisions through technical communication.
Program Details
- The Master of Science in Construction Management (M.S.C.M.) at AUD consists of 30 credit hours of graduate-level courses. With a combination of management and construction-related modules, the course can be completed over one year and a half as a full-time student, or two years part-time for working professionals.
- Curriculum offerings are structured around a set of four core construction engineering courses, combined with one course in Decision Management. Elective options include courses in areas such as Sustainability in Design and Construction, Construction Safety Engineering, and Managerial Economics.
- Students can opt for a thesis or non-thesis option as follows:
- Thesis Option
- Students must complete 24 credit hours of course work, and a 6-credit-hour master’s thesis on a research topic agreed upon with their graduate advisor. This option is recommended for students wishing to pursue doctoral studies.
- Non-Thesis Option
- Students must complete 30 credit hours of coursework and have accumulated two years of work experience before graduation.
- Thesis Option
Upon completion of the Master of Science in Construction Management (M.S.C.M.), students will be able to:
- Apply knowledge in the core areas of planning, scheduling, estimating, and construction equipment and methods
- Differentiate between different project delivery methods and contract types, about construction laws and regulations
- Use decision analysis tools and computer applications to reach informed decisions in construction projects
- Communicate technical information effectively in written, oral, and graphical formats
- Explain the professional and ethical obligations governing the construction management profession
- Demonstrate knowledge of current issues and modern trends in construction management research and practice.
Graduate Scholarships
- The School of Engineering at AUD has a scholarship matching program for employers who wish to partly sponsor their employee’s education.
Facilities
Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
- Equipped to perform and demonstrate a number of experiments that provide undergraduate students with the practical applications of fluid mechanics, facilities include:
- Hydrostatic pressure apparatus to measure hydrostatic forces on submerged bodies;
- Orifice and jet apparatus to allow students to compare actual and jet trajectories, calculate the coefficient of discharge for various orifices, and identify different methods of flow measurement;
- Fluid friction, bends, and fitting apparatus to allow students to determine major and minor losses in pipes;
- Pipe network apparatus to measure flow and pressure drops in a wide range of network configurations, e.g. individual pipes, series pipes, and parallel pipes;
- Flow visualization channel for conducting several applications in open channels such as hydraulic jump, discharge under sluice gate, and energy equation;
- Osborne Reynold’s apparatus facilitates the demonstration of laminar and turbulent flow.
Materials/Structures Laboratory
- Equipped with testing apparatus chosen to demonstrate a wide variety of experiments in materials engineering as well as structural theory, facilities include:
- 150 kN Instron Universal Testing Machine;
- 2000 kN Autocon concrete compressive strength machine;
- Shmidt Hammer and ultrasonic kit for assessing the compressive strength of concrete;
- Profilometer that detects bar location and orientation, bar size, and concrete cover;
- RAB Rockwell/Brinell hardness tester.
Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory
- Occupies more than 200 square meters of lab space and houses multiple sets for soil classification and testing, including:
- Casagrande and fall cone devices for liquid and plastic limits;
- Sieve sets for particle size analysis;
- Manual and automatic compaction devices;
- Four-panel stations available for constant head and falling head permeability testing;
- Automated testing equipment including pneumatic consolidation apparatus, and direct shear apparatus;
- Unconfined compression loading frames and triaxle cells for shear strength testing of soil specimens.
Circuits, Electrical Systems, and Robotics Labs
- Circuits and Electronics Lab
- Electromagnetics and Antenna Lab
- Digital Systems and Microprocessors Lab
- Communications Systems Lab
- Electric Power Systems Lab
- Robotics Lab
- Senior Design Lab
- Computational Modeling and Simulation Lab
Enterprise Computing Lab
- Dedicated general-purpose computer labs, each equipped with:
- 25-30 PCs and projector;
- High-speed internet network;
- The software includes MATLAB, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, MathCAD, Primavera, Etabs, SAP, and Pspice.
At a Glance
- AwardMaster of Science
- Program Duration1 Year
- Tuition Fee$ 34,990 per year
- Application Fee$115
- Start DatesMar, Jun, Sep
