Master of Construction Management

Program Description [back to top]

The Master of Construction Management program is geared for young professionals with diverse undergraduate degrees.  The purpose of The Master of Construction Management program is to educate and train multidisciplinary professionals to understand and execute the broad array of technical and non-technical activities associated with construction management.

The program leads to an interdisciplinary degree with courses taken in five different schools - Viterbi School of Engineering, School of Architecture, Marshall School of Business, Gould School of Law, and School of Policy, Planning and Development. 

The Master of Construction Management program covers most of the current theories and practice, preparing students for careers as industrial leaders in the real estate/construction industry.  The program provides special attention to the function of the Constructor in real estate development.  Graduates from this prorgram have a variety of employment opportunities including: working for general constractors, real estate developers, sub-contractors, construction management firms and architectural engineering firms.

Application Criteria [back to top]

• Bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited institution
  
  
• Undergraduate coursework in engineering economy or business finance [specifically in the areas of capital management and statistics]
  
  
• Three Letters of Recommendation and Statement of Purpose
  
  
• Satisfactory scores on the general GRE or GMAT
  
  
• International students whose native language is not English must earn a satisfactory score on the TOEFL (600 on the paper-based test; 250 on the computer-based test) or take the on-campus International Student English Examination (ISE) prior to initial registration.

Graduation Requirements [back to top]

• A minimum of 33 units are required to earn this degree.
  
   
• A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 is required for graduation. 

Course Descriptions [back to top]

How To Apply [back to top]

In order to evaluate any application for admission, application materials must be ubmitted by the deadlines listed:

June 15th Fall admission
October 1st Spring admission
February 15th Summer admission

Please submit the following to the USC Office of Graduate Admission via the online application system by clicking here.

• Statement of Purpose
  • The statement of purpose should describe succinctly your reasons for applying to the proposed program at the Viterbi School of Engineering, your preparation for this field of study, study interests, future career plans, and other aspects of your background and interests which may aid the admissions committee in evaluating your aptitude and motivation for graduate study.




• Three Letters of Recommendation
• Letters of recommendation should be from faculty or others (supervisors, professional colleagues, etc.) qualified to evaluate your potential for graduate study. They should be written on official letterhead.

Please arrange to have the following sent to the USC Office of Admission as a hard copy (USC Graduate Office of Admission, University Park Campus, Los Angeles, CA  90089-0915):

• Official Transcript(s) from all post-secondary schools you have attended, and official translations if they are not in English.
  
  
• General GRE scores (no older than 5 years). Official scores must be sent through ETS to the University of Southern California, ETS code 4852)
  
  
• TOEFL scores (required for international students)

Contact Information [back to top]

For the USC Civil and Environmental Engineering Department:

Irene Soloff
Student Services Advisor
Civil Engineering
Tel: (213) 740-0589
Email: soloff@usc.edu

For the USC Distance Education Network (DEN):

Maria Mansfeld
Student Services Advisor USC Viterbi School of Engineering Distance Education Network (DEN)
Tel: (213) 740-4832
Fax: (213) 821-0851
Email: info@den.usc.edu