Construction Leadership at Polytechnic@UofM
Take the next step in your construction career by earning a degree that can lead you to roles like construction manager, project manager or facilities manager. Through the Polytechnic@UofM's construction leadership program, you'll learn skills like estimating, safety engineering and contract law.
The goals of the Bachelor of Applied Science programs are:
- Offer condensed curricula in areas of applied technology with reduced barriers to entry and that provide in-demand workforce skills.
- Create collaborative and innovative programs that are responsive to workforce needs.
- Provide a baccalaureate degree completion pathway for students in Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology, Applied Associate of Science degree programs, returning learners with some college credit, learners currently in the workforce, and similar cohorts.
- Establish curricular pathways to award academic credit toward a BAS degree for non-degree credentials, credit for prior learning, and other experiences outside the classroom.
- Provide pathways for traditional baccalaureate students at the University of Memphis to acquire workforce skills that make them more marketable to employers by pairing other majors with BAS programs or awarding academic credit for non-degree credentials and other experiences outside the classroom.
The objectives of the Construction Leadership concentration are to provide students with the skills and knowledge to become construction managers and to increase access for practicing professionals to enhance careers as construction managers.
Graduates of this concentration will have demonstrated the following student outcomes:
- An ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of supervision, projectmanagement, quality improvement, and technology to solve broadly defined problems appropriate to construction;
- An ability to apply systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadlydefined problemsappropriate to construction;
- An ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in broadly defined technical andnon-technical environments; and an ability toidentify and use appropriate technical literature;
- An ability to function effectively as a member as well as a leader on technical teams.
Construction Leadership Courses at Polytechnic@UofM
See University General Education Program for the University General Education Program requirements. Students who have completed one year of American History in high school are exempted from the six credit-hour History General Education Program requirement; otherwise, students will have to meet the History requirement. For the Bachelor of Applied Science programs only, there is a reduced general education requirement of 32 credits to facilitate degree completion.
- ENGL - Composition I
- ENGL - Composition II
- ENGL - British Literature Survey I or Survey II (required choice)
- UNIV - Ethics and Professionalism
- APPT - Applied Technology Practicum or Capstone (choose one)
- APPT - Advanced Technical Certification
Many upper-division (3000/4000-level) courses have prerequisites that must be met prior to being permitted to register for those courses. You are responsible for knowing and satisfying all course prerequisites. Please consult with your advisor if you have questions.
- MGMT - Management of Human Resources (Requires permit; request at fcbeacad.memphis.edu/permits/)
- TECH - Safety Engineering
- TECH - Project Plan/Cost Evaluation
- TECH - Construction Estimating
- TECH - Construction Engineering
- TECH - Construction Contracts and Law
- TECH - Principles of Supervision (Requires permit)
- TECH - Work Design/Improvement
- TECH - Quality Improvement
- TECH - Construction Planning/Schedule
May be chosen to bring the total number of hours to 120 with a minimum of 30 upper-division hours. Elective hours may come from Credit for Prior Learning, military service credit, transfer credits, or other related areas.
- 49–51 Credit Hours (17 slots × 3 cr = 51 cr maximum)
The senior project is a student’s culminating experience or capstone designed to synthesize and integrate the content of a student’s program of study. The senior project is completed during a student’s final semester. Approved co-ops or internships with industry are allowed.
Choose one of the following:
- APPT 4110 Applied Technology Practicum
- APPT 4995 Applied Technology Capstone
Students are required to acquire credit through coursework, transfer, or for prior learning from training courses for technical certifications or licensures in approved areas, or other approved experiences outside the classroom. If attained through coursework, additional hours may be required in the concentration. Consult with your advisor. Credit for prior learning will be awarded through APPT 3901 Advanced Technical Certification (1-3 hours).