The Construction, Engineering, and Infrastructure Management (CEIM) field of study prepares students to become effective managers and decision-makers familiar with the modern techniques of construction management, engineering management, and infrastructure management. It trains professionals to play a leading role in the international construction industry. It molds students to become active leaders in infrastructure development and management.
Areas of Specialization
Students may choose to either specialize in Construction Engineering and Management (CEM) or Infrastructure Management (IM).
Construction Engineering and Management cover advanced project management approaches to finance, plan, design, construct, monitor, and control construction projects. This master’s degree program emphasizes in-depth construction project management approaches such as project organization management, construction planning, and control, project procurement, contract management, productivity analysis, and improvement, quality and safety improvement, IT in project management, sustainable construction, project financing, Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) for infrastructure management, international construction joint ventures and construction business strategy.
Infrastructure Management focuses on the processes necessary for the planning and development of new infrastructure, and on maintaining and operating mature infrastructure for sustainability. A wide variety of management topics are covered, such as infrastructure planning, infrastructure economics, infrastructure management systems, optimal maintenance management, reliability of infrastructure systems, asset valuation and utilization, and infrastructure planning under risk and uncertainty.
