Construction Management Technology
Purdue University in Indianapolis, Purdue University in West Lafayette
Construction projects require leaders who have on-site building experience and project management expertise, specifically in the built environment. Receive first-hand experience in all aspects of construction management, including project estimating, materials, scheduling, worksite safety and the latest advances in construction methods and technology. Summer internships round out your jobsite experience.
The Purdue Polytechnic Institute is one of 10 academic colleges at Purdue University. The Polytechnic specializes in team-based labs where you’ll test ideas, take things apart and put them back together — only better. You’ll learn side-by-side with professors who have worked in the industry and thrive on combining theory, imagination and real-world application. In this innovative environment, you'll learn by doing - gaining deep technical knowledge and applied skills in your chosen discipline coupled with problem-solving, critical-thinking, communication and leadership skills employers desire.
Construction management student finds full-time job through program’s internship
Cassidy Marshall recently started a job as an assistant project manager at Meyer Najem, an Indianapolis-adjacent construction company, just days after graduating with her bachelor’s degree in May 2024. The full-time job offer came after Marshall’s internship through the construction management program, which will be administered by Purdue University in Indianapolis starting fall 2024.
Marshall had planned out her college experience a high school student, but she hadn’t intended on going into construction. Instead, Marshall initially attended college a couple hours from her hometown in Mishawaka, Indiana, to study visual communication and find a career path in art along the way. After two years, that plan was not working.
“It just wasn’t my cup of tea,” she said. “I realized I didn’t want to be sitting in front of a screen all the time, and the amount of collaboration wasn’t what I really wanted. I thought about architecture because I love drawing and making things with my hands.”
Marshall changed her major two years into her academic career to construction management—the closest program she could find to architecture.
“To be honest, I had no idea what that entailed. But after reading the course descriptions, it sounded like something that involved problem-solving and working with people, something I would enjoy.”
Plan of Study
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Purdue admits to individual majors. Transfer students must meet Purdue's overall transfer criteria, as well as any major-specific requirements. Before you apply, check the closed programs page to confirm this major is open to transfer students. If it is, refer to the information below for major-specific transfer criteria.
Minimum GPA: 2.8
Contact Information
Director of Recruiting, Polytechnic
765-494-4935
techrecruit@purdue.edu
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Careers in Construction Management Technology
- Project manager
- Project engineer
- Field engineer
- Constructor
- Scheduler
- Superintendent
- Safety director