Construction Management

AS Degree Building Industries · Sierra College · 2026-2027 Catalog

The curriculum in Construction Management focuses on providing a broad base of knowledge and skills targeted toward the management of construction operations.  The objective of the degree is to provide a foundation for continued study in construction management at a four-year college or university or for employment in the construction industry.  The program is oriented toward the practical problems of the construction industry and the curriculum emphasizes subject areas that provide a basis for employment in the industry including business, mathematics and foundational construction courses.  Students completing the Construction Management program will find a wide variety of career choices including estimator, construction manager, construction owner, and project manager. For the degree, students must fulfill the following major requirements with grades of “C” or better, complete a minimum of 60 degree-applicable semester units (12 of which must be completed at Sierra College) with a grade point average of at least 2.0, and complete one of the following three general education patterns:

Required Courses

CourseTitleUnits
BI 0001OSHA Construction Safety Training1
BI 0005Introduction to the Built Environment3
BI 0006Introduction to Construction Management3
BI 0020Foundations and Framing3
BI 0022Introduction to Energy Efficiency Construction3
BUS 0201Financial Accounting4
BUS 0203Managerial Accounting4
ECON C2001Principles of Microeconomics3
ECON C2002Principles of Macroeconomics3
MATH 0016ACalculus for Social and Life Sciences4
orMATH 0030Analytical Geometry and Calculus I
PHYS 0105General Physics I4
PHYS 0105LGeneral Physics I Laboratory1
Total Units36

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