Construction Engineering Technology

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Construction Engineering Technology (CET) is designed to provide today's construction industry with professionals skilled in the complexities of construction contracting. Given the diversity of the construction profession, this programcovers multiple areas to produce a graduate who is employable in a variety of professional construction positions.

The construction program is designed to provide understanding and experience in the following five major construction areas:

1. Management / Supervision
2. Accounting / Cost Control
3. Field Engineering
4. Design
5. Material Testing

This curriculum incorporates communication (oral & written), on-the-job training (cooperative education), and real life examples and projects throughout the program. In-depth study of construction is made possible with educational facilities such as the:

• Construction plan reading room (with state-of-the-art estimating and scheduling systems)
• Material testing labs
• Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) labs
• Construction Library
• Dedicated lecture & design classrooms and
• State-of-the-art, multimedia-enabled classrooms

All construction classrooms and laboratory facilities are housed within
Wilson-Wallis Hall.

• Obtain degree-related professional positions based on professional goals and outcomes.
• Use acceptable industry standards and ethical judgments to identify, evaluate and solve complex problems.
• Perform competitively in the work force against graduates from other university level construction programs.
• Adapt to various and changing construction projects and technological situations.
• Function effectively in team-oriented open-ended activities within a construction environment.
• Communicate effectively in oral, written and graphical modes.

• Utilize modern instruments, methods and techniques to implement construction contracts, documents and codes.
• Evaluate materials and methods for construction contracts.
• Determine forces and stresses in elementary structural systems.
• Estimate material quantities and costs.
• Employ productivity software to solve technical problems.
• Utilize modern surveying methods for construction layout.
• Produce and utilize design, construction, and operation documents.
• Perform economic analysis and cost estimates as they relate to design, construction, and maintenance of systems in the construction technical specialties.
• Selecting principles of construction law and ethics.
• Apply basic technical concepts to the solution of construction problems involving hydraulics/hydrology, geotechnics, structures, construction scheduling and management, and construction safety.
• Perform standard analysis and design in at least one recognized technical specialty within construction engineering technology that is appropriate to the goals of the program.

Employment Opportunities

ETSU's Construction graduates are employable in a large variety of construction and construction-related professions. Examples of some of the positions gained by graduates are as follows:

Student Organization

Students currently declaring a major in the Construction Technology Program or a related program of study have the opportunity to join the ETSU Construction Management Association. The CMA is an unaffiliated, student governed organization which provides extracurricular activities with a construction-oriented emphasis. This student organization is recognized and supported by the following professional organizations:

• Associated General Contractors of America
• National Association of Home Builders
• American Association of Cost Engineers
• American Society of Professional Estimators
• American Society of Civil Engineers

Additional Information

For more information about the Construction Engineering Technology program, please contact the program coordinator, Mr. Charles Parker at (423) 439-7702.