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May 11, 2026
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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Concrete Industry Management, Production, Sales, and Service Concentration, B.S.
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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 Production, Sales, and Service concentration is geared toward developing technical managers for ready mix, block, and precast concrete production facilities as well as their suppliers, such as admixture, aggregate, cement, and equipment companies. Position opportunities include operations management, sales and sales management, marketing management, human resource management, technical service and quality control, or environmental and safety management.
All students in the Production, Sales, and Service concentration are required to choose a Business minor from the following options: Accounting, Business Administration, Business Analytics, Business Law, Economics/Finance, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Management, Marketing, Information Systems, and Real Estate.
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Degree Requirements
| True Blue Core (TBC) | 41 hours | | Major Requirements | 46 hours | | CIM Core | 28 hours | | Production, Sales, and Service Concentration | 18 hours | | Supporting Courses | 13 hours* | | Approved Business Minor (see options below) | 15-18 hours | | Electives | 2-12 hours | | TOTAL | 120 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, electives may increase. 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: Major Requirements (47 hours)
Concrete Industry Management Core (28 hours)
Production, Sales, and Service Concentration (18 hours)
Supporting Courses (13 hours)
Approved Business Minor (15-18 hours)
Select one of the following business minors: Accounting Minor , Business Administration Minor , Business Analytics Minor , Business Law Minor , Economics/Finance Minor , Entrepreneurship Minor , Finance Minor , Information Systems Minor , Management Minor , Marketing, B.B.A. , or Real Estate Minor . Contact the Jones College of Business Advising Center for minor advising. Curriculum: Concrete Industry Management, Production, Sales, and Service
NOTE:
CIM 3300 , Concrete Industry Internship, will be taken sometime after the sophomore year for six credits. NOTE:
Students should consult their advisors each semester to plan their schedules. The advisor listing can be found at www.mtsu.edu/ccm/. |
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