Construction Management Technology

This major is also available at the Purdue West Lafayette campus. Learn more here.

From the world’s tallest building to the custom home being constructed down the block, all construction projects need leadership and management expertise. In Purdue’s construction management degree, you'll gain skills to be a leader in the growing global construction industry. You’ll learn what it takes to successfully manage construction projects, from the conceptual budgets to day-to-day operations to project turn over and completion. The curriculum will prepare you to be a future executive in this increasingly fast-paced and high-tech industry.

You and your classmates will work together on projects that touch on all aspects of a construction project: materials, methods, scheduling, estimating, safety and the latest technology being used in the construction industry. This approach is a hallmark of all majors in the School of Construction Management Technology. In addition, you are able to experience the subjects first hand by visiting current construction jobsites. Because your education is a combination of classes that focus on leadership skills, management tools and industry insights, you will be ready for internships and a lucrative career in construction.