Offered through the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, WPI’s online graduate certificate in Construction Project Management gives you a graduate-level introduction into managing complex construction projects at every stage, from resource planning to risk mitigation and reporting. In addition to core courses, a wide variety of elective choices allows you to customize this graduate certificate to your career and ambitions.
Value Proposition Description
Students pursuing this graduate program online receive the same materials, instruction, and graduate certificate as their on-campus peers. This graduate certificate will lead into WPI's MS in Construction Project Managment Online.
Curriculum combines courses in civil engineering, management science, business and economics, and system dynamics.
Highly customizable plans of study enable students to explore a wide range of topics including sustainable construction practices, fire protection, supply chain management, building information modeling, and systems thinking.
Students learn from and work closely with expert WPI faculty members who have practical experience in construction project management and continue to serve as consultants to leading corporations.
View our on-demand webinar to be introduced to our online Construction Project Management graduate certificate. Get an overview of program logistics, what online learning looks like, the application process, and more!
WPI is excited to announce our newest webinar series. Once a month, join our enrollment team members and other guests as they host quick and convenient 30-minute sessions that are designed to highlight popular topics when starting grad school. Take a deep dive into specific areas of interest such as applications and funding.
Students with bachelor’s degrees in areas such as architecture, management engineering, and civil engineering technology are normally accepted to this program. Professional exposure to design and construction activities is highly desired. Additional requirements for international applicants as imposed by the department of civil and environmental engineering apply. Work history will be considered if you include a resume in your application.
To apply for the Construction Project Management certificate program, you should already have a BS in civil engineering or another acceptable engineering field or physical and life sciences discipline (depending on your desired program of study).
You will select at least two and up to four core courses from the following:
CE 580 Advanced Project Management
CE 584 Advanced Cost Estimating Procedures
CE 587 Building Information Modeling (BIM)
FIN 500 Financial Information and Management
You then specialize your certificate based on your interests and goals by selecting two courses from the following:
CE 501 Professional Practice
CE 583E Contracts and Law
CE 590N Negotiations and Conflict Resolution in the Construction Industry
To find the next offering of online Civil and Environmental Engineering courses, visit the Registrar’s site.
