Sep 26, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Concrete Industry Management, Concrete Contracting Concentration, B.S.

Concrete and Construction Management
615-494-8785
Jon Huddleston
Jon.Huddleston@mtsu.edu
www.mtsu.edu/ccm

The major in Concrete Industry Management is designed to produce broadly educated, articulate graduates, grounded in basic science and mathematics, who are knowledgeable about concrete technology and techniques and are able to manage people and systems and to promote products or services related to the concrete industry. Examples of opportunities in the field include technical sales of products used to manufacture concrete; operations management of a concrete production facility; sales and marketing of production, construction, and finishing equipment; product distribution, supply chain management, and logistics; project management for a concrete or general contractor; work as a concrete specialist in an architectural/engineering firm or government entity; and support positions such as writer or editor for a technical magazine or professional/trade association management.

The Concrete Contracting concentration offers preparation for entry-level positions with general and concrete contractors, project management firms, masonry contractors, precast erection firms, or government agencies responsible for construction projects. Position opportunities include project management, estimating, field supervision, planning and scheduling, and various other management positions.

Grading Policy

Students majoring in the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program must receive grades of C (2.00) or better in all CIM courses in order for the courses to count toward graduation. A minimum grade of C (2.00) is required in all CIM classes that are prerequisites to other CIM classes.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Concrete Industry Management, Concrete Contracting, B.S, Academic Map

Degree Requirements

True Blue Core (TBC)	41 hours
Major Requirements	54 hours
Concrete and Construction Core	6 hours
CIM Core	24 hours
Concrete Contracting Concentration	24 hours
Supporting Courses	18-19 hours*
Business Administration Minor	18 hours
TOTAL	120-132 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If courses for this program are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the program of study may be completed in 120 hours.

True Blue Core (41 hours)

True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

The following courses required by the major meet True Blue Core requirements:

MATH 1720 or MATH 1730 (Quant Lit)
CHEM 1010 /CHEM 1011 or CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 (Sci Lit)
GEOL 1030 /GEOL 1031 or GEOL 1040 /GEOL 1041 (Sci Lit)

Major Requirements (54 hours)

Supporting and Elective Courses (18-19 hours)

MATH 1720 - Plane Trigonometry 3 credit hours (may be counted in the True Blue Core) OR
MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus 4 credit hours (3 credit hours may be counted in the True Blue Core, 1 credit hour remaining)
GEOL 1030 - Introduction to Earth Science 3 credit hours AND
GEOL 1031 - Introduction to Earth Science Lab 1 credit hour (may be counted in the True Blue Core)
OR
GEOL 1040 - Physical Geology 4 credit hours AND
GEOL 1041 - Physical Geology Lab 0 credit hours (may be counted in the True Blue Core)
CHEM 1010 - Introductory General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1011 - Intro to General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours
OR
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (may be counted in the True Blue Core)
PSY 3020 - Basic Statistics for Behavioral Science 3 credit hours OR
BIA 2610 - Statistical Methods 3 credit hours OR
MATH 1530 - Applied Statistics 3 credit hours
Electives 4 credit hours

Business Administration Minor (18 hours)

See Business Administration Minor for further information.

Curriculum: Concrete Industry Management, Concrete Contracting

Freshman

Written Communication 3 credit hours
Information Literacy 3 credit hours
Non-Written Communication 3 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
GEOL 1030 - Introduction to Earth Science 3 credit hours (Sci Lit) AND
GEOL 1031 - Introduction to Earth Science Lab 1 credit hour (Sci Lit)
OR
GEOL 1040 - Physical Geology 4 credit hours (Sci Lit) AND
GEOL 1041 - Physical Geology Lab 0 credit hours (Sci Lit)
CHEM 1010 - Introductory General Chemistry I 4 credit hours (Sci Lit) AND
CHEM 1011 - Intro to General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (Sci Lit)
OR
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours (Sci Lit) AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (Sci Lit)
CCM 1010 - Introduction to the Concrete and Construction Industry 1 credit hour
CCM 2050 - Plan Reading 2 credit hours
CSCI 1150 - Computer Orientation 3 credit hours
MATH 1720 - Plane Trigonometry 3 credit hours (Quant Lit) OR
MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus 4 credit hours (Quant Lit)

Subtotal: 29-30 Hours

Sophomore

PSY 3020 - Basic Statistics for Behavioral Science 3 credit hours OR
BIA 2610 - Statistical Methods 3 credit hours OR
MATH 1530 - Applied Statistics 3 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships (ECON 2410 and/or PSY 1410 recommended) 6 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
CIM 3000 - Fundamentals of Concrete: Properties and Testing 4 credit hours
CIM 3050 - Concrete Construction Methods 3 credit hours
CIM 3060 - Understanding the Concrete Construction System 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

NOTE:

CIM 3300

, Concrete Industry Internship, will be taken sometime after the sophomore year for three credit hours.

Junior

ACTG 3000 - Survey of Accounting for General Business 3 credit hours
CCM 3500 - Land Surveying 3 credit hours
CCM 4010 - Concrete and Construction Law 3 credit hours
CIM 3080 - Formwork Design and Computerized Drafting 3 credit hours
CIM 3100 - Applications of Concrete Construction 3 credit hours
CMT 3320 - Architectural Computer-Aided Drafting and Design 3 credit hours
CMT 4160 - Construction Safety and Health Management 3 credit hours
MGMT 3610 - Principles of Management 3 credit hours
MKT 3820 - Principles of Marketing 3 credit hours
FIN 3000 - Survey of Finance 3 credit hours OR
FIN 3010 - Principles of Corporate Finance 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

BLAW 3400 - Legal Environment of Business 3 credit hours
CIM 4010 - Design and Construction Issues 3 credit hours
CIM 4100 - Field Management and Supervision 3 credit hours
CIM 4150 - Concrete Problems: Diagnosis, Prevention, and Dispute Resolution 3 credit hours
CIM 4200 - Senior Concrete Lab 2 credit hours
CIM 4910 - Capstone 3 credit hours
CCM 3200 - Project Estimating 3 credit hours
CMT 4320 - Software Applications for Virtual Design and Construction 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
Elective(s) 4 credit hours

Concrete Industry Management, Concrete Contracting Concentration, B.S.

Grading Policy

Academic Map

Degree Requirements

True Blue Core (41 hours)

Major Requirements (54 hours)

Concrete and Construction Core (6 hours)

Concrete Industry Management Core (24 hours)

Concrete Contracting Concentration (24 hours)

Supporting and Elective Courses (18-19 hours)

Business Administration Minor (18 hours)

Curriculum: Concrete Industry Management, Concrete Contracting

Freshman

Subtotal: 29-30 Hours

Sophomore

Subtotal: 31 Hours

NOTE:

Junior

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

Subtotal: 30 Hours