The Construction Engineering and Management graduate certificate is designed for working professionals that are not ready to commit to a traditional graduate degree program. This program gives students the opportunity to take 12 credit hours in graduate coursework to earn a certificate, and potentially continue for another 18 credit hours to complete the Master of Science (MS) in Construction Engineering and Management (CEMT), Option B.
The Construction Engineering and Management graduate certificate program provides students with the opportunity to explore the field of construction beyond the bachelor’s degree including advanced courses in the area(s) of their choice based on previous experience, education, and academic and professional goals. Advanced course topics include heavy/highway construction, materials design, building information modeling (BIM), project administration, project management, design/build, sustainable construction, leadership and strategic planning for construction, productivity and human factors, codes and specialty permitting, and construction site safety.
Online and Distance Opportunities
Online, hybrid, and in-person options are available for most classes and may be arranged with the instructor of record.
Courses
Graduate certificate students are required to complete 12 hours of CEMT graduate coursework (see list below). Three (3) of the twelve (12) credit hours must be graduate-only courses (800-level with no 400-level counterpart or 900-level courses).
Application Checklist and Deadlines
Use CollegeNET for online submission of materials.
GRE is not required.
Required by the Office of Graduate Studies:
- Application for Graduate Admission for a graduate certificate objective
- $50 non-refundable application processing fee
- One set of transcripts, uploaded to MyRED
- If your native language is not English, verification of English proficiency https://www.unl.edu/gradstudies/admissions/english-proficiency
- If you are not a US citizen and you hold an F-1 visa, you need concurrent admission to a degree program (a certificate program alone is not sufficient for F-1 status)
Required by the certificate program:
- Three letters of recommendation
- Curriculum vitae or resume
- Personal statement of professional, educational, and research interests
Courses (Choose four: at least one must be graduate-only)
- CNST 811 Project Administration
- CNST 815 Mechanical/Electrical Project Management
- CNST 820 Professional Practice and Ethics
- CNST 825 Alternative Project Delivery Methods
- CNST 826* Occupational Health and Safety for Construction
- CNST 834 The Design/Build Project Delivery System
- CNST 835* Design/Build: Methods and Application
- CNST 836 Intent and Application of the International Building Code
- CNST 844 Construction Site Safety Management
- CNST/CONE 850 Sustainable Construction
- CNST 858* Construction Information Management Systems
- CNST 860* Construction Visualization and Simulation
- CNST 879* Construction Management and Construction Systems
- CNST 880 Productivity and Human Factors in Construction
- CNST/CONE 882 Heavy and/or Civil Construction
- CNST 883* Management of Limited Scope Permitting
- CNST 885 Construction Project Scheduling and Control
- CNST 886 Construction Management Systems
- CNST 887* Construction Leadership and Strategic Planning
- CNST 890* Masters Project
- CNST 895 Graduate Internship
- CNST/CONE 898** Special Topics in Construction Management
- CONE 816 Wood/Contemporary Materials Design
- CONE 817 Formwork
- CONE 821* Construction Risk Assessment and Management
- CONE 859 BIM I: Introduction to Building Information Modeling
- CONE 866 Heavy and/or Civil Estimating
- CONE 883 Support of Excavation
- CONE 891 Special Topics in Construction Engineering
- CONE 981* Precast Concrete Construction
*Indicates a graduate-only course with no undergraduate counterpart.
**Indicates a course that may count as a graduate-only course. Student must work with their advisor, the graduate committee chair, and the course instructor to determine the status of the section taken. A written contract is required.
