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Construction Management, Minor

This minor is designed for students wishing to complement their major program of study with practical foundational principles in construction. 

Requirements Accordion Open

  • A minor is earned in conjunction with a bachelor's degree.

    To receive a minor (18 - 24 units) at Northern Arizona University, you must complete a planned group of courses from one or more subject matter areas with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0. At least 12 units of the minor must be unique to that minor and not applied to any other minor.

Overview Accordion Closed

In addition to University Requirements:

  • Complete individual plan requirements.

Students may be able to use some courses to meet more than one requirement. Contact your advisor for details.

No more than fifty percent of the units used to satisfy minor requirements may be used to satisfy major requirements.

Minimum Units for Completion18
Major GPAC
Highest Mathematics RequiredMAT 125

Purpose Statement 

This minor in Construction Management is designed for students wishing to complement their major program of study with practical foundational principles in construction.  

This Minor will provide students with an exposure to basic means, methods, materials, processes, teams and regulations associated with a construction project. 

This minor will help prepare students from engineering, business, interior design, computer science and other allied fields to pursue careers in or related to the construction industry.

Student Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the relationships between human culture and the built environment.
  • Identify and explain basic methods, materials and equipment used to construct projects.
  • Interpret construction documents.
  • Apply the International Building Code to basic aspects of a construction project.
  • Describe common project delivery methods and team compositions used on a construction projects.

Details Accordion Closed
Minor Requirements
Additional Information

  • Some courses may have prerequisites. For prerequisite information, click on the course or see your advisor.

Availability Accordion Closed

What is a Construction Management minor?

This minor is designed for students wishing to complement their major program of study with practical foundational principles in construction, including a hands-on lab that emphasizes electrical and mechanical systems and concrete and masonry construction. Students will graduate with a much better understanding of how things around them are built.

Why minor in Construction Management?

Whether you want to build your own energy-efficient home or better understand what goes into the construction of everything from power plants and highways to hospitals and grocery stores, this minor provides the basics that you'll need to know. You'll have an opportunity to get your hands dirty building a mock up building and foundation system as part of a real construction team in our new Construct for Practice (C4P) Integrated Lab.
NAU Construction Management
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Building 69
Engineering
2112 S Huffer Ln PO Box: 15600
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
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