Master of Engineering-Construction, Program Requirements:

The Master of Engineering (Construction) requires 36 semester credits hours consisting of:

1. Core Courses (Minimum of 18 credit hours)
   
2. Business Electives (Minimum of 9 credit hours)
   
3. Secondary area Electives (9 credit hours)

a. Core Courses:

Option A: Students can take at least 18 credit hours from any of the following Construction focus areas. Equivalent graduate courses from both University of Nebraska - Omaha and University of Nebraska - Kearney will be considered. Those students applying to the program who do not have a Bachelor’s degree in construction related field will be required satisfy this deficiency by taking the construction courses (33 credit hours).
Option B: Emphasis of Study: Students can specialize in a specific area by taking all 18 credit core hours in one of the following focus areas. Equivalent courses from both University of Nebraska - Omaha and University of Nebraska - Kearney will be considered. Those students applying to the program who do not have a Bachelor’s degree in construction related field will be required satisfy this deficiency by taking the construction courses (33 credit hours).

A. Construction Focus Areas (18 credit hours)

Construction Law (B.S. In Construction is required)
CNST 820	Professional Practice
CNST 898	Special Topics in Construction Management
LAW 501G*	Contracts
LAW 502G*	Contracts
LAW 503G*	Torts
LAW 505G*	Property
LAW 617G*	Construction Law
LAW 632G*	Corporations
LAW 648G*	Business Law
MNGT 828	International Management
MNGT 876*	Strategic Management
MNGT 862	Labor Relations

* Restricted to graduate students only

Construction Management
CNST 820	Professional Practice
CNST 826*	Occupational Health and Safety in Construction
CNST 834	Design Build I
CNST 835	Design Build II
CNST 850*	Sustainable Construction*
CNST 882	Heavy/Highway Construction
CNST 885	Construction Project Scheduling and Control
CNST 880	Productivity and Human Factors in Construction
CNST 887*	Construction Leadership and Strategic Planning
CNST 898	Special Topics in Construction Management

* Restricted to graduate students only

Leadership (B.S. In Construction is required)
CNST 887*	Construction Leadership and Strategic Planning
CNST 898	Special Topics in Construction Management
EDAD 801	Cross-Cultural Leadership Studies
GRBA 851*	Managerial Decision Making
IMSE 805	Analysis of Engineering Management I
MNGT 862	Labor Relations MNGT 865 Organizational Theory and Behavior
MNGT 864	Human Resource Planning
MNGT 865	Organization Theory and Behavior
MNGT 866	Government and Labor
MNGT 867	Leadership in Organizations
MNGT 875	Business Policies and Strategies
MNGT 876*	Strategic Management

* Restricted to graduate students only

Business Development
CNST 826*	Occupational Health and Safety in Construction
CNST 850*	Sustainable Construction
CNST 898	Special Topics in Construction Management
CNST 885	Construction Project Scheduling and Control
CNST 887 *	Construction Leadership and Strategic Planning
CNST 890*	Master’s Project I (fall)
CNST 891*	Masters Project II (spring)
FINA 960*	Financial Management
MNGT 821	Entrpreneurship and Venture Management
MNGT 822	Small Business Management
MNGT 823	Small Business Growth and Development
MNGT 837	Computer Aided Analysis in Decision Making
MNGT 855	Capital Markets and Financial Institutions
MNGT 875	Business Policies and Strategies

* Restricted to graduate students only

Construction Engineering
CIVE 824*	Solid Waste Management Engineering
CIVE 834	Soil Mechanics
CIVE 842	Structural Dynamics
CIVE 836	Foundation Engineering
CIVE 846	Steel Design II
CIVE 847	Reinforced Concrete Design II
CIVE 849*	Reinforced Masonry Design
CIVE 850	Pre-stressed Concrete Design
CIVE 852	Water Resource Development
CIVE 862	Airport Planning and Design
CIVE 866*	Transportation Planning and Economics
CIVE 867*	Transportation Safety Engineering
CIVE 898	Special Topics in Civil Engineering or equivalent
CNST 885	Construction Project Scheduling and Control
CNST 880	Productivity and Human Factors in Construction
CNST 826*	Occupational Health and Safety in Construction
CNST 890*	Master's Project I (fall)
CNST 891*	Masters Project II (spring)

* Restricted to graduate students only

Design/Build
CNST 820	Professional Practice
CNST 834	Design Build I CNST 835 Design Build II
CNST 850	Sustainable Construction
CNST 885	Construction Project Scheduling and Control
CNST 887*	Construction Leadership and Strategic Planning
CNST 890*	Master’s Project I (fall)
CNST 891*	Masters Project II (spring)
LAW 617G*	Construction Law
MNGT 865	Organizational Theory and Behavior
MNGT 867	Leadership in Organizations
MNGT 875*	Business Policies and Strategies

* Restricted to graduate students only

Note: This list may change periodically based on the offering of graduate courses from the related departments. All courses must be approved by the construction acceptance committee before substitutions are allowed.

b. Business Electives
Students must complete a minimum of nine credit hours of graduate work from the general body of knowledge in Management and or Business Administration.

c. Secondary area Elective
Secondary electives consists primarily of industrial engineering, law, civil engineering, and business administration courses. Nine credit hours are required in this area. Some construction courses can be used for secondary electives with prior approval of student's academic advisor.

d. Program Requirements

1. Students are required to take at least 18 hours of courses offered exclusively (restricted) to graduate students.
2. A program of study must be approved by the UNL Graduate School before 18 semester hours are completed.

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B. Business Electives (9 credit hours)

The following UNL College of Business Administration courses or their equivalents are recommended for the Master of Engineering in Construction. All courses are 3 semester hours. All course prerequisites must be satisfied.
GRBA 810*	Contemporary Managerial Accounting
GRBA 811*	Managerial Finance
GRBA 812*	Managerial Economics
GRBA 813*	Managerial Marketing
GRBA 814*	Applied Organizational Behavior
GRBA 815*	Operations and Information Systems Strategy
GRBA 851*	Managerial Decision Making
GRBA 852*	International Business
MNGT 828	International Management
MNGT 837	Computer-aided Analysis in Decision Making
MNGT 852	Database Organization and Management
MNGT 854	Information Systems Analysis and Design
MNGT 855	Object Oriented Systems
MNGT 861	Advanced Personnel/Human Resource Management
MNGT 862	Labor Relations
MNGT 863	Compensation Administration
MNGT 864	Human Resource Planning
MNGT 865	Organization Theory and Behavior
MNGT 866	Government and Labor
MNGT 867	Leadership in Organizations
MNGT 875	Business Policies and Strategies
MNGT 876*	Strategic Management
MNGT 931*	Operations Planning and Control Systems
MNGT 950*	Management Information Systems (beginning MIS)
MNGT 960*	Organizational Behavior
MNGT 969*	Organizational and Management Theory
* Restricted to graduate students only

	C. Secondary Area Electives (9 credit hours)
LAW 501G*	Contracts
LAW 502G*	Contracts
LAW 632G*	Corporations
ACCT 647G	Employment Law
ACCT 820	Financial Accounting
ACCT 898	Financial Statement Analysis (Undergrad prereq)
FINA 960*	Financial Management
IMSE 805	Analysis of Engineering Management
IMSE 806	Decision and Risk Analysis
IMSE 812	Occupational Safety
IMSE 823	Scheduling
IMSE 906*	Financial Engineering
MNGT 821	Entrepreneurship & Venture Management
MNGT 822	Small Business Management
MNGT 823	Small Business Growth and Development
CIVE 849	Reinforced Masonry Design
CIVE 868	Portland Cement and Asphalt Concrete Laboratory
CIVE 869	Pavement Design and Evaluation
CIVE 934 *	Theoretical Soil Mechanics II
CIVE 936*	Advanced Foundation Engineering
CIVE 940*	Behavior of Steel Members
CIVE 942*	Structural Systems in Steel
CIVE 943*	Structural Systems in Reinforced Concrete
CIVE 945*	Structural Design for Dynamic Loads
CIVE 949*	Bridge Design
CIVE 955*	Solute Movement in Soils

* Restricted to graduate students only
All GRBA courses are offered online.