Construction Engineering and Management

Construction engineering and management deals with the management and engineering required to plan and execute projects. It is concerned with the fundamental principles that underlie planning, organizing, financing, managing, and operating construction enterprises and estimating the probable performance of construction organizations under specific conditions. In this aspect it deals with construction methods and equipment, their application, economics, and limitation, the generally accepted practices governing their operation, and the results that may be expected. Construction engineers design temporary structures such as falsework and shoring that are required in the construction of the permanent structure. They allocate the material and manpower resources involved in the construction process. Construction management not only requires thorough knowledge of engineering principles, but also the skills and abilities to coordinate and motivate the many different persons and organizations involved. 
 

When the design of a project is over, construction engineering begins (although nowadays the construction and design are sometimes being done at the same time). It is the task of construction engineers to make sure that projects are completed in a timely, cost effective, organized, and well managed manner. You'll get to learn about all the neat toys (what's a backhoe?) and methods (ever wonder how they place concrete at the bottom of the ocean?) that are used on construction projects. There is also a huge business side to this specialization; there are at least as many classes on economics, law, project management, risk management, and financing as there are on the technical aspects of construction. Construction engineers are needed on any sizable CEE project. Therefore, you can choose to work in any area that interests you.