Construction Engineering & Management
Department:
Civil and Architectural EngineeringCollege:
Armour College of EngineeringDegrees:
- Master of Construction Engineering and Management
Description:
The professional master's program in construction engineering and management provides students with the knowledge and background that is essential to making decision at site, company, industrial and sector levels. Students learn how to plan and schedule projects, estimate and control costs, make economic decisions, administer contracts, organize construction sites, manage construction equipment, analyze productivity, optimize construction activities, and address legal problems.Specializations:
Civil and Architectural Engineering Certificate Programs:
- Construction Management
- Earthquake and Wind Engineering Design
- Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Infrastructure Engineering and Management
- Transportation Systems Planning
Distance Learning:
http://www.distance-education.iit.edu/Dual Degrees / Joint Degrees:
- Bachelor of Architecture/Master of Civil Engineering
Research Facilities:
Research Facilities include laboratories devoted to concrete structures, structural models, metal structures, materials, architectural engineering, geotechnical engineering, transportation engineering, and construction engineering and management. In additional, researchers have access to the extensive on-campus facilities of the IIT Research Institute and the Argonne National Laboratory nearby. The department has its own computer lab exclusively for civil and architectural engineering students and a computer-aided engineering and design lab equipped with state-of-the-art hardware and software.Research Areas:
Admission Requirements:
1. Cumulative undergraduate GPA minimum: 3.0/4.02. GRE minimum score:
MS/MAS:
For tests taken before Oct. 1, 2002: 1200 (combined)
For tests taken on or after Oct. 1, 2002: 900 (quantitative + verbal) 2.5 (analytical)
PhD:
For tests taken before Oct. 1, 2002: 1200 (combined)
For tests taken on or after Oct. 1, 2002: 1000 (quantitative + verbal) 3.0 (analytical)
3. TOEFL minimum (if required): 550/213/80 (paper based/ computer based/ internet based)
4. Students who have completed an accredited program in a related field or in a foreign school may be admitted on a provisional status until any deficiencies in preparation are removed.
How to apply:
Office of Graduate AdmissionDepartmental Website:
http://www.iit.edu/engineering/cae/The material on these web pages contains the most current program offerings and requirements, and is intended for informational purposes only. Program offerings and requirements change from time to time, and these web pages are changed accordingly. The requirements applicable to a particular student's program are those set forth in the official Graduate Bulletin that was in effect the year the student began his or her graduate program. Therefore, to find the official program requirements applicable to his or her program, a student must consult the Graduate Bulletin from that year.
