Engineering Technology - Construction

Engineering Technology

The Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology—Construction concentration is designed to prepare students with the professional skills needed for the complexities in today’s construction industry. Coursework in the major focuses on planning, design, construction, and management of infrastructures, including bridges, buildings, dams, highways, roads, and utilities.

This program prepares students for employment in careers such as designers, estimators, field engineers, inspectors, land developers, project engineers, project managers, project representatives, resident, sales representatives, schedulers, and superintendents.

Students in this program will gain knowledge and experience in five major construction areas: 

  •  Accounting / Cost Control
  •  Design
  • Field Engineering
  • Management / Supervision
  • Material Testing                 

Concentration Overview

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Construction Engineering Technology (CET) program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET; https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria.


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 the construction field. Given the diversity of the construction profession, this program covers multiple areas to produce a graduate who is employable in a variety of professional construction positions.

Student Outcomes – Engineering Technology Programs

Engineering Technology students are expected to have demonstrated proficiency in the following areas:

  1. An ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
  2. An ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in broadly-defined technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature;
  3. An ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes;
  4. An ability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline; and
  5. An ability to function effectively as a member as well as a leader on technical teams.

Program Specific Outcomes Criteria – Construction Engineering Technology

Those program criteria are:

  1. Application of appropriate principles of construction management, law, and ethics;
  2. Application of fundamental computational methods and elementary analytical techniques in sub-disciplines related to construction engineering;
  3. Estimation of costs, estimation of quantities, and evaluation of materials for construction projects;
  4. Performance of economic analyses and cost estimates related to design, construction, and maintenance of systems associated with construction engineering;
  5. Performance of standard analysis and design in at least one sub-discipline related to construction engineering;
  6. Production and utilization of documents related to design, construction, and operations;
  7. Selection of appropriate construction materials and practices.
  8. Utilization of measuring methods, hardware, and software that are appropriate for field, laboratory, and office processes related to construction; and
  9. Utilization of techniques that are appropriate to administer and evaluate construction contracts, documents, and codes.

Program Educational Objectives (PEO’s)

The educational objectives of the Construction Engineering Technology Program are consistent with the mission and goals of ETSU as well as the ABET Criteria. The program in Construction Engineering Technology provides education and training to produce graduates who can meet the educational objectives listed below.

  • Objective 1 (PEO 1): Will produce graduates that are prepared for successful careers in the areas associated with construction engineering technology, construction finance, construction management, design, evaluation, field engineering, and project and materials testing and sales.
  • Objective 2 (PEO 2): Will produce graduates who advance in their careers and continue their professional development.





  • Objective 3 (PEO 3): Will produce graduates who understand the overall human context in which engineering technology activities take place.        

Curriculum 

This curriculum incorporates communication (oral & written), on-the-job training (cooperative education), and real life examples and projects throughout the program. To graduate from ETSU with a degree in Construction Engineering Technology a student must complete a total of 128 hours. These hours contain:

  • General Education

    ENGL 1010 Foundations in Writing


    ENGL 1020 Written Communication & Critical Thinking

    COMM 2045 Public Speaking


    Literature (choose 1)


    Fine Arts Elective (choose 1)


    ENTC 3020 Technology & Society


    PYSC 1310 Introduction to Psychology  


    HIST 2010 The United States to 1877


    HIST 2020 The United States since 1877


    MATH 1530 Probability and Statistics – Noncalculus


    PHYS 2010 General Physics I Noncalculus


    PHYS 2011 General Physics Laboratory I – Noncalculus


    CHEM 1110 General Chemistry


    CHEM 1111 General Chemistry Laboratory I


    CSCI 1100 Using Information Technology

  • Technology Core Requirements 

    ENTC 1510 Student in University

    ENTC 2170 Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD)

    ENTC 3030 Technical Communication

    ENTC 4017 Industrial Supervision

    ENTC 2060 Project Scheduling

    METC 1140 Fundamentals of Engineering Analysis

    MATH 1910 Calculus I

    MATH 1920 Calculus II

    ENTC 4600 Technology Practicum

  • Construction Concentration 

    ENTC 2410 Construction Fundamentals


    ENTC 2420 Construction Documents and Planning


    ENTC 2440 Mechanical Systems


    ENTC 3010 Statics & Strength of Materials


    ENTC 3400 Construction Materials

    ENTC 3410 Construction Estimating & Planning 

    ENTC 3420 Advanced Construction Estimating & Planning

    ENTC 3430 Materials and Methods I

    ENTC 4440 Structural Steel & Timber

    ENTC 3620 Thermal and Fluid Technologies

    ENTC 3650 Applied Electricity & Electronics

    ENTC 4417 Construction Financing and Administration

    ENTC 4777 Safety Management

    SURV 2530 Basic Construction Surveying

    Technology Elective ( 2 Credits)
     

    ACCT 2000 Accounting for Non-Business Majors

    or

    ACCT 2010 Principles of Accounting

Enrollment and Graduation Data

 

Academic Year Enrollment Graduation
2018-2019 83 20
2017-2018 85 17
2016-2017 86 17

Facilities

In-depth study of construction is made possible with educational facilities such as the:

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

Student Organizations

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:
 

                

Faculty 

Photo of Dr. Kenneth Kellogg, P.E. Program Coordinator-Construction; Associate Professor

Dr. Kenneth Kellogg, P.E.

Program Coordinator-Construction; Associate ProfessorEngineering, Engineering Technology, Interior Architecture & Surveying

Photo of Dr. Joseph Shrestha Associate Professor

Dr. Joseph Shrestha

Associate ProfessorEngineering, Engineering Technology, Interior Architecture & Surveying

Photo of Dr. Leendert Craig Professsor

Dr. Leendert Craig

ProfesssorEngineering, Engineering Technology, Interior Architecture & Surveying