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Construction Engineering and Management,
This program, designed for working professionals, provides the opportunity to explore advanced courses in the area(s) of interest based on experience, education, and academic and professional goals.
Description
The Construction Engineering and Management (CEMT) graduate certificate is designed for working professionals that may not wish to commit to a traditional graduate degree program. Students design their program by choosing 12 credit hours in graduate coursework to earn their certificate. These leaves open the opportunity to continue for another 18 credit hours to complete the Option B Master of Science (M.S.) CEMT.
Students have the opportunity to explore the field of construction beyond a bachelor’s degree. They can choose advanced courses in the construction engineering and management area(s) of their choice. 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.
For more information, visit: Construction Engineering and Management
Applying for Admission
Standard requirements for all graduate programs
- Application for Admission with $50 non-refundable application fee.
- Transcripts (unofficial): Uploaded as part of application form.
If International: Uploads must include all college- or university-level transcripts or mark sheets (records of courses and marks earned), with certificates, diplomas, and degrees plus certified English translations.
After admission: Official documents are required from all students who are admitted and enroll. Photocopies of certified records are not acceptable. International students enrolled in other U.S. institutions may have certified copies of all foreign records sent directly to the Office of Graduate Studies by their current school’s registrar office.
- If applicant’s native language is not English, verification of English proficiency
is required.
When sending TOEFL scores, our institution code is 6877 and a department code is not needed.
- If applicant is not a US citizen and expects an F or J visa: financial information.
- Applicants must also fulfill any additional requirements the department specifies at the time of application.
Additional requirements specific to this program
- Three letters of recommendation
- Curriculum Vitae or Resume
- Personal Statement: In 1-2 pages, this statement should highlight academic and work-related history, state your short-term and long-term professional goals, describe personal strengths that will help you achieve those goals, and describe how this degree or certificate would help you achieve those goals.
Certificate programs are not considered degree programs, additionally, coursework for this program is delivered primarily online, so international students should be aware that admission to this program is ineligible for immigration forms for an F-1 student visa.
Admission Application Deadlines
Applications are considered monthly on a "rolling admissions" basis.
Program Faculty
Yunping Liang (bio)
Construction Management and Economics, Construction Analytics, Infrastructure Development w. focus on Sustainability & Resilience, Decision-Making for Engineering (Infrastructure), Project Finance, Project Delivery System
Stuart Bernstein (bio)
Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity, Personnel Management, Synchronous Distance Learning, Industry Seminars, Lean Construction
Kyungki Kim (bio)
Augmented Reality (AR) and Robot Operating System (ROS) programming
Kelli Kopocis (bio)
Physical work capacity simulation (ERGOS), Human factors, Ergonomics, Occupational safety and health, Infectious disease and biocontainment analysis, Productivity, Lean construction
Marc Maguire (bio)
Structural mechanics, Probabilistic methods and reliability of structures, Accelerated bridge construction, Structural health monitoring, non-destructive evaluation, and inspection, Unmanned Aerial Systems applications to civil infrastructure and construction systems, Deep learning and machine vision
Avery Schwer (bio)
Facility Planning, Project Management, Ethics, Environmental Engineering, Sustainable Construction, Investigation of Renewable and Sustainable High Performance Building and Community Applications
Zhigang Shen (bio)
Building Information Modeling, Estimating
Terry Stentz (bio)
Physical work capacity simulation (ERGOS), Human factors, Ergonomics, Occupational safety and health, Infectious disease and biocontainment analysis, Productivity, Fall analysis, Leadership and strategic planning, Injury epidemiology
UNL Graduate Chairs and staff please complete the program update form to provide edits. Updates to graduate program pages are made on an annual basis in conjunction with the Graduate Application for Admission.