Master of Science in Construction Engineering Management
Learn to Direct All Project Stages From Pre-Design to Completion
Advance your career while growing your understanding of construction project management.
The Master of Science in Construction Engineering Management (MSCEM) equips you with key knowledge and hands-on experience.
Courses are available online or in a hybrid format. The program advisor and director of Construction Engineering Management (CEM) is Dr. Erik Backus. Your project advisor is selected through mutual agreement between the director of CEM, an industry project advisor and yourself.
Explore building and infrastructure from pre-design to project completion. At the same time, an emphasis on business acumen gets you ready for leadership.
Give your career the boost it needs:
Hands-on Learning: Courses employ project-based, hands-on learning. Our students further interact with a variety of construction engineering management organizations. This combination deepens your technical and practical mastery. You can also apply what you’ve acquired directly on the job.
Flexibility: Take courses at multiple Clarkson campuses, complete your degree entirely online or do so through both formats. The typical student takes two courses per semester to finish in one to two years.
Interdisciplinary: Construction managers are expected to pull from a diverse skill set. Here, advance your foundation in civil and environmental engineering topics. Then, take your knowledge of construction engineering to the next level. Master of Business Administration courses round out what you bring to the job.
Comprehensive: Gain detailed insight into resource planning, scheduling, estimation, materials, systems, safety, sustainability and quality control.
Curriculum
The curriculum covers:
Advanced construction engineering.
Sustainable infrastructure.
Construction industry topics.
Advanced civil and environmental engineering.
Business management courses in finance, accounting, supply chain management and other functional areas.
Review the full curriculum below.
The Master of Science in Construction Engineering Management requires 30 credits. These are divided among three core construction engineering courses, a choice of civil and environmental engineering electives, three business management courses and an ME project — an applied capstone culminating in a report.
Program Requirements
Four Core Courses
CE506 Advanced Construction Engineering* (all Fall semesters)
CE510 Sustainable Infrastructure and Building* (all Fall semesters)
CE591 Special Topics in Construction Engineering Management* (all Spring semesters)
Six Elective Courses taken from our elective list (18 credit hours)
Take six courses from our CEM elective course listing, based on your needs. This list adjusts over time based on availability, market trends and interests.
CE502 Applications of Geospatial Analysis
CE505 Project Controls and Lean Methods in Construction
CE507 Construction Operations
CE508 BIM for Prefab
CE541 Bridge Engineering
CE555 Structural Damage Assessment, Rehabilitation, and Repair
EM660 Financial Analysis & Cost Management
EM680 Operations Strategy & International Competitiveness
OM680 Strategic Project Management
EM640 Leading and Managing Organizations
OS657 Leading Organizational Change
OS666 Negotiations & Relationship Management
EM630 Law for Engineers
EM620 Enterprise Sustainability
Research has the power to transform all stages of a construction project. Our graduate programs center around inquisitiveness and the drive to uncover new solutions to industry concerns — particularly in response to sustainability. Learn more about research at Clarkson
The MSCEM is designed for candidates with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering or another engineering discipline, construction, architecture, or business management who are currently working in or are considering a career in construction engineering management.
I was looking for a graduate school to upscale my skill set to gain a deeper knowledge about construction. I found Clarkson University's program to have a flexible curriculum that is a combination of technical and management aspects, which really relates to my current line of work.
Antariksh LodhiMS in Civil and Environmental Engineering with a construction engineering management specialty track
Upon completing the program, CEM graduates tend to see a $10,000 to $30,000 increase in pay and benefit from our robust alumni network in the construction industry. Our students have found positions with:
Prepare to design stronger, more resilient buildings, and understand how to make the construction process more efficient and sustainable. To take the next step:
